Canadian Literary Periodicals
These literary magazines, many of them illustrated, reflect contemporary literary tastes as well as the social and political life of their period

The Canadian Garland v. 1, no. 1-26; Sept. 15, 1832-Aug. 31, 1833// Hamilton, U.C., W. Smyth. "A semi-monthly literary journal."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Punch in Canada v. 1-2, no. 14; Jan. 1, 1849-Apr. 27, 1850// Montreal, Toronto.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Grumbler Mar. 20, 1858-Jan. 1, 1869// Toronto, irregular "Neutral in politics, attacking the weakness of all parties."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Poker v. 1-2, no. 7; July 5, 1858-Aug. 27, 1859//? Toronto, weekly. "Genus durum experiensque laborem."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Diogenes v. 1-3; Nov. 13, 1868-Feb. 4, 1870// Montreal, G. Burden, weekly. "Diogenes will satirize all classes. . .he will spare neither Dives in purple nor Lazarus in rags."--Prospectus.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Growler v. 1, no. 1-4; July 22-Aug. 19, 1864//? Toronto, weekly. "We growl, but bite not, save with fullest cause."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Grinchuckle Sept. 23, 1869-Feb. 24, 1870// Montreal, A. Gilbert. With illustrations by J.W. Bengough
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Arcadia v. 1, no. 1-21; May 2, 1892-Mar. 1, 1893// Montreal. "Devoted exclusively to music, art and literature."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Grip v. 1-42; May 24, 1873-Dec. 29, 1894// Toronto, Grip Printing & Pub. Co. "Independent journal of humour and caricature." Edited and illustrated by J.W. Bengough, described by the New York Herald as "the greatest cartoonist living on this side of the Atlantic." An unparalleled source of nineteenth-century Canadian political satire.
MICROFILM	7 reels	$1015.00

The Grip-Sack v. 1-2; 1882-83//? Toronto, Grip Printing & Pub. Co. "A receptacle of light literature, fun and fancy."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Globe Christmas numbers 1885; 1888-89; 1897-1912// Nineteen numbers (all published?) of a lavishly-illustrated literary supplement to the Toronto Globe. "A hitherto unknown treasure trove of turn-of-the-century Canadian writing."-- Canadian notes & queries, Autumn 1986. Nellie McClung, Isabel Mackay, Archibald Lampman, C.W. Jefferys, Charles G.D. Roberts and L.M. Montgomery were among the contributors
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

Arcturus v. 1, no. 1-24; Jan. 15-June 25, 1887// Toronto, J.C. Dent, weekly. "A Canadian journal of literature and life."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Dominion Illustrated v. 1-7; July 7, 1888-Dec. 26, 1891// Montreal, G.E. Desbarats [etc.] "A Canadian pictorial weekly." Articles include "Early days of Calgary," "Canadian artists in Paris," "Bliss Carmen," "Distinguished women." Continued as Dominion illustrated monthly.
MICROFILM	3 reels	$435.00

The Dominion Illustrated [special numbers] 1891-92. Montreal, Sabiston Lithographic & Pub. Co. Contents--Montreal: the commercial metropolis of Canada; Ottawa and the Parliament of Canada; Toronto: the commercial metropolis of Ontario.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Dominion Illustrated Monthly v. 1-2, no. 6; Feb. 1892-Aug./Sept. 1893// Montreal, Sabiston Lithographic & Pub. Co. Continues the Dominion illustrated, 1888-91.
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

Lake Magazine v. 1; Aug. 1892-Feb. 1893//? Toronto, monthly. Articles include: "The school question in Manitoba," "Art in Canada today," "That franchise question from a woman's viewpoint."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Moon v. 1-3; May 28, 1902-July 18, 1903// Toronto, weekly. "Canada's only satirical paper."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Rebel v. 1-4, no. 6; Feb. 1917-Mar. 1920// Toronto. E.J. Pratt, Arthur Lismer, C.W. Jefferys and A.Y. Jackson were among the contributors to this rare periodical.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Canadian Bookman v. 1-2, no. 6; Jan. 1909-June 1910// Toronto. "A monthly review of contemporary literature devoted to the interests of the Canadian book buyer."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

The Canadian Bookman v. 1-22; Jan. 1919-Oct./Nov. 1939// Toronto. "Devoted to literature and the creative arts." "A running record of artistic and literary events in Canada of major importance, a portrait gallery of artists and men of letters found nowhere else."--from B.K. Sandwell editorial, Oct./Nov. 1939. As the above quote implies, the Bookman chronicled the visual arts, in the form of exhibition reviews (e.g. the OSA, RCA annual shows) and articles on such artists as Arthur Lismer and C.W. Jefferys. In addition to its book reviews and author profiles, The Bookman was an important forum for the publication of Canadian poems: authors of these and other works included Dorothy Livesay, J.E.H. Macdonald, Charles G.D. Roberts, A.Y. Jackson, Mary Quayle Innis and E.J. Pratt. A hardcopy index is available (see Index to Canadian Bookman).
MICROFILM	5 reels	$725.00

Index to Canadian Bookman. Compiled and edited by Grace Heggie and Anne McGaughey. Toronto, McLaren, 1993. A comprehensive author/subject index, with separate "Book Reviews" and "Poems" categories arranged by author.
Spiralbound, 131 p.		$60.00

Willison's Monthly v. 1-5, no. 3; June 1925-Sept. 1929// Toronto. "Devoted to the discussion of public affairs affecting Canada and the Empire." Founded by Sir John Willison, editor of the Toronto Daily News (see Index), Willison's monthly included "the discussion of public affairs from the standpoint of women as part of its policy."
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

Goblin v. 1-8, no. 2; Feb. 1921-Oct. 1927. Toronto, The Goblins Ltd., monthly. "Canada's only humourous publication, containing . . .satire, caricature and dependable literary criticism." By the end of its first volume, the Goblin boasted a 7,000 circulation and was distributed by American News Co. at newstands across Canada. J. W. Bengough cartoons appear in some 1921 issues. Stephen Leacock was on the editorial board and contributed several pieces to the paper. Several of the staff (Richard Taylor and the illustrator Aladjalov) were later contributors to the New Yorker.
MICROFILM	3 reels	$435.00

"Style book: Canadian capitalist,"Avrom cartoon reproduced
from Masses [microfilm ed.],May 1932

City Lights v. 1-2, no. 2; Nov. 1934-Dec. 1935. Toronto, monthly. "Canada's metropolitan magazine." No more published? This rare periodical, complete but for August 1935 issue, is a window on Toronto's cultural life in the mid-1930's. Articles include "Seen at the Beaux Arts Ball [photos], "Dominion Drama Festival (Apr. 1935), "Art of the little theatre in early Toronto" (Apr. 1935), and "National opera company for Canada" (Apr. 1935). Richard Taylor, later a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker, was a contributor, as he was to the earlier Goblin (see above). Includes three-part series on Toronto tabloids ("how and where they started").
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

Masses v. 1-2; Apr. 1932-Apr. 1934// Toronto, Progressive Arts Club.
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

New Frontier v. 1-2, no. 5; Apr. 1936-Oct. 1937// Toronto, monthly. "Canadian literature and social criticism."
MICROFICHE	17 sheets	$145.00

Canadian Comment v. 1-7, no. 5; Feb. 1932-May 1938// Toronto, Current Publications. "Interpretative articles and summaries of world news." Issued by the publishers of Quill and quire (see Index). Nicholas Ignatieff, E.J. Pratt and Arthur Lismer were on the editorial board.
MICROFILM	3 reels	$435.00

Quill and Quire v. 1-    Apr. 1935- Toronto, Current Publications, Greey de Pencier [etc.] "Since 1935 for the Canadian book trade." ". . .intelligent treatment of a wide range of literary topics."--Wilson library bulletin. For more than seventy years Quill and Quire has provided the only continuous record of Canadian publishing and bookselling. In recent years, there has been an increased literary emphasis, with numerous author profiles and interviews. The Subject Index provides access to hundreds of topics, including Canadian book design, censorship, scholarly publishing in Canada, copyright legislation, public lending rights and government aid to publishing. Indexed in Canadian periodical index, the Canadian magazine index and the Canadian business index. Beginning with Feb. 1987 issue as a supplement, later as contents of the journal proper, is Books for Young People.    Microfilm edition includes supplement Canadian Publishers Directory (semiannual,1998-  ), and other supplements.
MICROFILM Back run (v. 1-72;1935-2006)	46 reels	$6,670.00
Annual microfilm subscription(2007+)		$175.50

Curtain Call v. 1-13, no. 2; Nov. 9, 1929-Nov./Dec. 1941// Toronto, monthly. "The voice of the arts in Canada." Rare periodical devoted to the theatre and fine arts. Microfilmed from original issues in a private collection, the Metropolitan Toronto Library, the National Library of Canada, Hamilton Public Library and the University of New Brunswick Library.
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

Finnish Organization of Canada Finnish-Canadian play and operetta manuscript collection. 51 items (in Finnish). Toronto, McLaren Micropublishing, 1974. An original microform publication photographed from typescripts in the collection of the Finnish Organization of Canada. These works, written by first generation immigrants to Canada and the U.S., were circulated in typescript form and performed at Finnish Organization of Canada halls in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, South Porcupine, Port Arthur, Sudbury, Toronto, Vancouver, Sointula, B.C., and other Finnish communities. In addition to being a primary source on early twentieth-century Finnish immigration to North America, the collection will also be of interest to historians of radical political movements. The microfiche is accompanied by a printed finding aid.
MICROFICHE	76 sheets	$690.00

Canadian Review of Music and Art v. 1-6; Feb. 1942-Jan. 1948// Toronto. Absorbed by Northern review.
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

Northern Review v. 1-7; Jan. 1946-Summer 1956// Toronto. "The leading magazine of writing and the arts in Canada." "A Canadian literary quarterly. . .stories, poetry, film, radio, stage, music, painting, books." Formed by the union of Preview and First statement. Continues the Canadian review of music and art.
MICROFILM	2 reels	$290.00

Here and Now v. 1-2; Dec. 1947-June 1949// Toronto. "A Canadian quarterly magazine of literature and art."
MICROFILM	1 reel	$145.00

That's Show Business v. 1-5, no. 6; Dec. 1, 1971-May 19, 1976// Toronto, biweekly. "Canadian entertainment news." Trade paper for the Canadian film industry.
MICROFILM	4 reels	$580.00

Books in Canada v. 1- July 1971- Toronto, Canadian Review of Books. "A national review of books." For more than twenty-five years, Books in Canada has attracted the talent of many of Canada's best-known literary figures. In addition to reviews, feature articles deal with author interviews and a wide range of literary topics.
MICROFICHE Back run (v.1-21;1971-98)		$1,835.00
1999-2005 Microfilm reels to be available September 2006