Print Collections

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
18th Century British Political Pamphlet Collection
These ephemeral documents cover a variety of social topics from 1642 to the Reform Bill of 1832.

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
St. Mary's Cathedral Library Collection
The St. Mary's Cathedral Library numbers around 6,000 volumes, and contains a rich variety of Catholic religious texts and secular titles.

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.

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
Mitchell Gift
The original six volumes donated to Queen's in 1840 by Judge James Mitchell, M.A. are still in the Jordan Library collection.

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
Rare Books Collection
Complementing the Dated Collection, these books are printed after 1700 and include many examples of contemporary bindings and prominent printers.

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
Vogelzang/Fore-edge Paintings Collection
We hold almost 40 examples of fore-edge paintings. The majority of this collection was donated by Peter j. Vogelzang.

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
Jeannie and Vero Wynne-Edwards Collection
The Jeannie and Vero Wynne-Edwards Collection consists of over 1800 books, pamphlets, periodical, and ephemeral pieces in the field of natural history.

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.

W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections
Non-Canadian Pamphlets
Social documents covering a number of political issues outside of Canada.