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  • Barnett Legacy Collection

    John Davis Barnett donated over 40,000 books and thousands of pamphlets, the largest single gift ever received by a Canadian library, to the University of Western Ontario in August 1918 and became Western's first librarian. Barnett's goal was to provide the nucleus of a national library, and so the donation was received with the understanding that his books would be available to everyone.

  • Canadian Black History Collection

    This collection includes digitized black history resources from a Canadian context that are held in Western Archives and Special Collections.

  • Folio

    This collection includes volumes of Folio, a publication of creative works by Western University students, published between 1947 and 1972.

  • Historic Cookery Collection

    A selection of volumes from our special collections and archives pertaining to medicinal and food recipes, dating from the 1600s to the early 1900s. The selection contains handwritten volumes, scrapbooks, as well as published books, many of which were created or compiled in Canada.

  • John and Amelia Harris Family fonds

    This collection from the John and Amelia Harris Family fonds contains the personal diaries of Amelia Harris (1798-1882) from 1857 to 1882 which detail her day-to-day life primarily in London, Ontario; the travel diary of Lucy Harris (1845-1901) during her 1897 trip to Japan; and the travel diaries of Milly Harris (1868-1959) from 1893 to 1903 which detail her trips around the world and include news clippings, magazine cutouts, photos, and pressed flowers.

  • Medical Scrapbook Collection

    The Medical Scrapbooks contain clippings which focus on Western’s Medical School, medicine in London, southwestern Ontario and the world. The scrapbooks were created by Western’s medical school and are a great resource for local medical history.

  • Muncey Photograph Collection

    Photographs taken in and around Muncey, Ontario in the 1940s. These photographs were found with a donation from the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association Lodge No. 89. They were removed as not being relevant to that fonds. The group of photographs were initially named “Peter Family Photographs and Muncey [Munsee] Reserve” and has been renamed “Muncey Photograph Collection."

  • Nursing Diaries Collection

    The Nursing Diaries collection of diaries, certificates, a photograph, and a yearbook about two nurses, from the 1920s and 1950s. This includes material from the Ruby Muriel Carter fonds and the Kathleen McIntyre fonds.

  • Six Nations of the Grand River fonds

    Six Nations of the Grand River is a reserve located on the Grand River that is made up of the six Haudenosaunee Nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora. This digitized collection contains a letter book kept by John Brant during his time serving as resident superintendent of the Six Nations of the Grand River (from 1828-1832), and four loose letters that were found in the letter book dating to after the death of Brant. Western Archives has repatriated the physical documents to the Six Nations Lands and Resources Office.

  • The Gustav Mahler-Alfred Rosé Collection

    The digitized items on this site are a selection of personal correspondence from the Gustav Mahler-Alfred Rosé Collection. The full collection includes personal correspondence, concert documents, scores, manuscripts, recognition, primary publications, secondary publications, university papers, photographs, recordings, memorabilia and artifacts mainly relating to the private and professional lives of Gustav Mahler, Alfred Rosé, Arnold Rosé, Alma Rosé, Bruno Walter, Justine Rosé, and Maria Rosé.

  • UWO Presidents Reports

    This collection includes the University of Western Ontario Reports of the President to the Board of Governors from 1928 to 2006. Note: We do not have copies for the academic years 1978-1979, 1979-1980, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, or 2000-2001.

199 items

  • A Collection of above three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick and Surgery

    Call number: RS127.C6 1719. A recipe book containing recipes for cooking and medicine. Full title: A collection of above three hundred receipts in cookery, physick and surgery; for the use of all good wives, tender mothers, and careful nurses. By several hands. 2d ed., to which is added, a second part, containing a great number of excellent receipts, for preserving and conserving of sweet-meats &c.

  • Accounts and medical recipe books of George Whitehouse

    Archival box number: B4119. The accounts and medical recipe books of George Whitehouse, a physician and surgeon of London, dating approximately 1850-1870. Volume 1 contains office accounts from 1851-1857 as well as food and medicinal recipes with family legal notes. Volume 2 contains recipes and medicinal recipes only.

  • Alma Mahler to Justine Rosé-Mahler, after December 15, 1901

    A handwritten letter from Alma Mahler to Justine Rosé-Mahler.

  • Alma Mahler to Justine Rosé-Mahler?, December 15, 1901

    A handwritten letter from Alma Mahler to Justine Rosé-Mahler.

  • An Epitomie of most experienced, excellent and profitable secrets appertaining to physicke and chirurgery

    Call number: RS125.W66 1651. Contains recipes relating to medicine and surgery. Full title: An Epitomie of most experienced, excellent and profitable secrets appertaining to physicke and chirurgery : for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man, as by the table appeares ; also, the judgement of urines ; for the benefit of such discreet ladies, gentlewomen and other which labour to doe good in that art, mystery and profession, by O.W., Professour in physicke and chyrurgery.

  • Archival Photographs at Western University

  • Barnett Accession Journal 1

  • Barnett Bookplate

  • Barnett's Accession Journals

    These are 5 volumes created by J.D. Barnett to track and organize books he acquired. Barnett's collection process was extensive and thorough. Almost every book he collected and donated contains his signature, his bookplate, and a number corresponding to a journal entry. The accession journals organize books by subject headings, and include the author's name, book title, publisher, date of publication, dimensions of the book, notes about binding and condition, and the number assigned to the book. Barnett uses abbreviations and codes to note location (e.g., T = Toronto; B = Boston; L = London), date (e.g., /31 = 1831), and binding (e.g., 1/2 b = half bound; fb = full bound; cursive lowercase Ls = limp vellum).

  • Child in field with barn

    Photographs taken in and around Muncey, Ontario in the 1940s. These photographs were found  with a donation from the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association Lodge No. 89. They were removed as not being relevant to that fonds. The group of photographs were initially named “Peter Family Photographs and Muncey [Munsee] Reserve” and has been renamed “Muncey Photograph Collection." Please help us name the people in the photographs. Names will be added to the descriptions as they are received.

  • Child with book in front of barn

    Photographs taken in and around Muncey, Ontario in the 1940s. These photographs were found  with a donation from the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association Lodge No. 89. They were removed as not being relevant to that fonds. The group of photographs were initially named “Peter Family Photographs and Muncey [Munsee] Reserve” and has been renamed “Muncey Photograph Collection." Please help us name the people in the photographs. Names will be added to the descriptions as they are received.

  • Class Picture of 23 children and teacher SS No. 3 Plympton

    Photographs taken in and around Muncey, Ontario in the 1940s. These photographs were found  with a donation from the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association Lodge No. 89. They were removed as not being relevant to that fonds. The group of photographs were initially named “Peter Family Photographs and Muncey [Munsee] Reserve” and has been renamed “Muncey Photograph Collection." Please help us name the people in the photographs. Names will be added to the descriptions as they are received.

  • Collected clippings, 1921-1953

    A scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Western’s libraries, focusing on the medical library but also discussing general campus library news including J. D. Barnett's passing.

  • Collected clippings, 1963-1964

    A scrapbook of newspaper clippings about medical news, advancements, and achievements. Many of these newspaper clippings discuss the smoking-cancer link, anti-smoking campaigns, danger labels on cigarettes; birth control; and the typhoid epidemic.

  • Commonplace book containing notes on Pott's lectures on the practice of surgery

    Call number: RD30.P8 C66 1799. Manuscript containing lecture notes on surgery copied after Pott's death, dated 1799 on title. The book was subsequently used by several others through the 19th century, containing notes concerning current events, recipes, travel, plants, literary quotes, short original pieces, and more. The book was subsequently re-purposed as a scrapbook, with clippings pasted to many pages (sometimes over handwritten entries) and a large quantity of pages in the middle of the book left blank.

  • Crete Chadwick’s Recipe Scrapbook, File 8-16

    Archival Box B4394, File 8-16. A scrapbook of recipes including clippings from newspapers as well as handwritten and typed recipes.

  • Crete Chadwick’s Recipe Scrapbook, File 8-17

    Archival Box B4394, File 8-17. A scrapbook of recipes including clippings from newspapers as well as handwritten and typed recipes.

  • Diary of Amelia Harris, 1857 - 1860

    A handwritten diary kept by Amelia Harris from September 12, 1857 - August 12, 1860, in London Ontario and on her travels.  Amelia (Ryerse) Harris (1798-1882) was the daughter of Sarah Underhill and Samuel Ryerse and was born in Port Ryerse. She married John Harris in 1815. In 1821, John was appointed to Treasurer of the London District. They moved to London, Ontario after the London District Government was moved in 1834 to their new home, Eldon House. Her diaries cover 25 years of life in London during the second half of the 19th century. Includes news clippings.

  • Diary of Amelia Harris, 1860 - 1866

    A handwritten diary kept by Amelia Harris from August 13, 1860 - February 19, 1866, in London Ontario and on her travels.  Amelia (Ryerse) Harris (1798-1882) was the daughter of Sarah Underhill and Samuel Ryerse and was born in Port Ryerse. She married John Harris in 1815. In 1821, John was appointed to Treasurer of the London District. They moved to London, Ontario after the London District Government was moved in 1834 to their new home, Eldon House. Her diaries cover 25 years of life in London during the second half of the 19th century. Includes news clippings.

  • Diary of Amelia Harris, 1866 - 1877

    A handwritten diary kept by Amelia Harris from February 20, 1866 - May 18, 1877, in London Ontario and on her travels.  Amelia (Ryerse) Harris (1798-1882) was the daughter of Sarah Underhill and Samuel Ryerse and was born in Port Ryerse. She married John Harris in 1815. In 1821, John was appointed to Treasurer of the London District. They moved to London, Ontario after the London District Government was moved in 1834 to their new home, Eldon House. Her diaries cover 25 years of life in London during the second half of the 19th century.

  • Diary of Amelia Harris, 1877 - 1880

    A handwritten diary kept by Amelia Harris from June 20, 1877 - November 21, 1880, in London Ontario and on her travels.  Amelia (Ryerse) Harris (1798-1882) was the daughter of Sarah Underhill and Samuel Ryerse and was born in Port Ryerse. She married John Harris in 1815. In 1821, John was appointed to Treasurer of the London District. They moved to London, Ontario after the London District Government was moved in 1834 to their new home, Eldon House. Her diaries cover 25 years of life in London during the second half of the 19th century.

  • Diary of Amelia Harris, 1880 - 1882

    A handwritten diary kept by Amelia Harris from November 21, 1880 - February 25, 1882, in London Ontario and on her travels.  Amelia (Ryerse) Harris (1798-1882) was the daughter of Sarah Underhill and Samuel Ryerse and was born in Port Ryerse. She married John Harris in 1815. In 1821, John was appointed to Treasurer of the London District. They moved to London, Ontario after the London District Government was moved in 1834 to their new home, Eldon House. Her diaries cover 25 years of life in London during the second half of the 19th century.

  • Emily Chadwick’s Recipe Scrapbook, File 8-13

    Archival Box B4394, File 8-13. A scrapbook of handwritten and typed recipes.

  • Emily Chadwick’s Recipe Scrapbook, File 8-14

    Archival Box B4394, File 8-14. A scrapbook of recipes including clippings from newspapers as well as handwritten and typed recipes.

  • Folio Volume 1 Issue 1

    Folio began in 1947 and released publications in the Fall and Spring terms of the academic year until the early 1970s. The contents are creative works by University of Western Ontario students and includes poetry, short stories, artwork, photography, and more.