Social & political history

1867-1914

The People's Journal v. 1-2; Oct. 23, 1869-Apr. 22, 1871// Hamilton, Toronto. Weekly. "Home manufactures and a national policy for Canada."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Leader [morning ed.] Jan. 1, 1870-Oct. 5, 1878 Toronto, daily. "The largest and cheapest paper published in the Dominion." This microfilm supplements microfilm of earlier issues [July 11, 1853-1869] prepared by the Archives of Ontario. The issues for this period open a window on the first decade of Confederation, providing invaluable background for the constitutional debates of the 1990's. Published by James Beaty and edited by Charles Lindsay, the biographer (and son-in-law) of William Lyon Mackenzie, it was founded as the fifth Reform paper in Toronto. It became a moderate Conservative paper (until the founding of the Mail in 1872) and was an important voice in the political and journalistic dialogue of the period. As the two chief newspapers of Upper Canada, the Globe and the Leader were engaged in a bitter rivalry that continued through the 1870's. Despite the fact that Beaty was a Conservative member of Parliament, the paper supported the workers in the 1872 Toronto Typographical Union strike--one of the major labour disputes of the decade. An invaluable source that sheds light on the political and social issues of the period.
MICROFILM	20 reels	$2,900.00

Ontario Workman v. 1-2; Apr. 18, 1872-Apr. 9, 1874. Toronto, weekly. "Devoted to the interests of the working classes."
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Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News v. 1, no. 1-18; Apr. 4-Aug. 1, 1885// Toronto, Grip Printing & Pub. Co. Weekly. ". . .graphic illustrations of experiences of the volunteers and events transpiring at the Front in connection with the North West Rebellion."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Trip Hammer v. 1, no. 1-13; Feb. 1885-Feb. 1886// Toronto, Employees of the Massey Manufacturing Co. Monthly. "The Trip hammer is the pioneer journal of its class in America--the first literary magazine published by the employees of any business concern." Absorbed by Massey's illustrated.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Massey's Illustrated v. 1, no. 1-9; Mar. 1882-1884// Toronto. Rare illustrated periodical, photographed from a unique run in the archives of the Massey-Ferguson Co., Toronto. Some issues with text in French and German.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Massey's Illustrated New ser., v. 1-7; Dec. 1888-Dec. 1895// Toronto, monthly. "A Journal of news and literature for rural homes." Photographed from a unique run in the archive of the Massey-Ferguson Co., Toronto. Absorbed The Trip hammer.
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

College Topics v. 1-5, no. 10; Nov. 11, 1897-Jan.14, 1902// "Devoted to the interests of the Students in the Universities and Colleges of Toronto."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The White and Blue v. 1, no. 1-19; Oct. 7, 1879-Mar. 20, 1880// Toronto. "Published every Saturday morning of the Academic year under the auspices of University College Literary and Scientific Society."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Empire v. 1-8, no. 2215; Dec. 27, 1887-Feb. 6, 1895// Toronto, daily. As a result of strained relations between Sir John A. Macdonald and the Toronto Mail, especially on the Riel question, the Empire was founded as the new organ of Macdonald conservatism. Before it was absorbed by the Mail in 1895, it was the most influential Conservative daily in Canada. The microfilm edition, which includes all issues published, was prepared from originals in the Metropolitan Toronto Library, the University of Toronto Library and the Archives of Ontario.
MICROFILM	22 reels	$3,190.00

Toronto Daily News v. 1-39; May 2, 1881-Mar. 26, 1919// Founded by E.E. Sheppard, subsequently the founding editor of Saturday night and the most radical of the "new" journalists to emerge in Canada in the 1880's. Under Sheppard, the News was directed to a working class audience and, from its inception, was the official organ of the Knights of Labor. By the late 1890's, it was a populist paper published in six daily editions with the largest circulation of any daily in Ontario (see CHR, June 1973). In June 1909 the News became the official organ of the National Council of Women of Canada. Under the leadership of Sir John Willison, Laurier's biographer and the former editor of the Toronto Globe, the editorial page achieved literary distinction and took an independent stand on such issues as Sifton's immigration policy and the school question in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The emphasis on national issues resulted in a paper that had a considerable following in the country at large. Willison's obituary in the London Times, May 28, 1927 (a paper for which he was the Canadian correspondent) noted that he wrote on Canadian affairs with "a detachment and breadth of vision rarely surpassed. . .he took a very active part in Canadian political controversies. . .His alertness, frankness, wide knowledge and calm judgment aroused a sympathy and respect that were never limited by party. It was these qualities that made him so trustworthy an interpreter of current events." Photographed from original issues in the Metropolitan Toronto Library, the Archives of Ontario and the National Library of Canada.
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"What next!" N. McConnell cartoon reproduced from Toronto daily
news. [microfilm ed.], 1881-1919

Times v. 1, no. 1-138; Mar. 27-Sept. 11, 1919// Toronto, daily. Supersedes Toronto daily news, continuing its emphasis on labour news with the column "Labor in the new era."
MICROFILM	3 reels	$435.00

McKim's Directory of Canadian Publications; a complete list of the newspapers and periodicals published in the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, with full particulars. 1st-35th ed.; 1892-1942// Montreal, A. McKim. Title varies: The Canadian newspaper directory, 1892-1923. New microfilm edition, prepared from original volumes in the National Library of Canada and the Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. Complete text, including advertisements, of every volume published. (There is no known complete run of the original volumes of McKim's extant.) This famous work remains, for its period, the most authoritative and detailed source of information on Canadian newspapers and serials. Entries include publisher and editor, founding date, politics or field of interest, collation, subscription rate and circulation. Classified sections provide access to titles by language (if other than English), county and subject. There is also extensive gazetteer information for each city and town.
MICROFILM (2d rev. ed., 1999)	8 reels	$1160.00