Collection Highlights

Rare and Historical Map Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Rare and Historical Map Collection
Special Collections has a large map collection. Our rare and historical maps include Kingston, Canada, North America and the world.
Alexander Watt Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Alexander Watt Collection
The Watt Collection consists of books about theosophy, occult, and related topics. This material was originally collected by Alexander Watt.
The John Buchan Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Author Collections

The personal and working collections of several prolific authors.

Queen's College Library Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Queen's College Library
Queen's College Library reflects the original holdings of Queen's University Library based on the 1853 checklist.
F. R. Scott Canadian Poetry Magazine Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections F.R. Scott Canadian Poetry Magazine Collection
The collection was purchased in 1969 and includes over 200 "little magazines".
Cartwright Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Cartwright Collection
The Cartwright Collection is an example of a typical 19th century gentleman's library. The content relates to history, politics, literature, law, philosophy, religion.
Canadian School Textbooks Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Canadian School Textbooks
A collection of 19th century Ontario textbooks.
Children's Literature Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Children's Literature Collection
More than 2,000 volumes of children's books from predominantly the 19th century.
Ephemeral Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Ephemeral Collection
Other non-book publications, objects, and furniture held in Special Collections.