Print Collections

Lambo Collection on the History of Medicine
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Lambo Collection on the History of Medicine

The Lambo Collection on the History of Medicine consists of antiquarian books from the private library of Dr. Thomas Adeoye Lambo, MD., PhD., D.Sc. (1923-2004).

Marian Webb Botanical Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Marian Webb Botanical Collection

The Marian Webb Botanical Collection includes publications pertaining to the study of botany, including rare herbals and books related to ethnobotany, medicinal botany, and the botanical arts.

Schulich-Woolf Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection

The main strength of the Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection is British history and culture of the 16th through 18th centuries.

McNicol Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections McNicol Collection
The collection contains books, pamphlets, journals and archival resources on the experimental history and development of the telegraphic, telephonic and radio sciences.
Bible Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Bible Collection

This collection contains a number of versions printed from 1491 to present in large and small formats.

Architectural Guidebook Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Architectural Guidebook Collection
Collected guidebooks to various architecturally interesting sites across England.
McGill-Queen's Press Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections McGill-Queen's Press
A collection of McGill-Queen's University Press imprints, catalogued and searchable via Omni.
Macdonell Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Macdonell Collection
The Macdonell Collection contains Bishop Alexander's Library. The main areas are religion, Irish history, classics, literature, world history, & travel.
Riche-Covington Collection
W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections Riche-Covington Collection
A pioneer in radio astronomy, Arthur Covington? library and collection cover radio astronomy, the history of optics, and the scientific method.