New online: McGill (University) Gazette 1874-1890

We’ve added 107 full colour issues of the McGill (University) Gazette. This semi-monthly is currently our oldest serial in our student publications digital collection.

Published by the undergraduates of McGill University the Gazette requested contributions of tales, essays, and all suitable literary matter from University men and cost 1$ for a subscription. Our archival run starts with Vol. 1 No. 4 which was published on January 1st 1874.

Front page of the University Gazette Vol. 01 No. 04: January 1, 1874

Front page of the University Gazette Vol. 01 No. 04: January 1, 1874

All of our student publications uploaded to the Internet Archive are also full text searchable.

Searching for text inside the pages of the University Gazette Vol. 01 No. 04: January 1, 1874

Searching for text inside the pages of the University Gazette Vol. 01 No. 04: January 1, 1874

Learn more about what was happening in the past on campus by searching through our Student Publications digital collection that includes over 9,800 issues spanning the history of McGill from 1874 to 2001.

On this day: November 4th 1913 & 1952

What a difference a few decades makes. Click on the front pages of each paper to read the full McGill Daily issues from 39 years apart.

Front page The McGill Daily Vol. 03 No. 028: November 4, 1913

Front page The McGill Daily Vol. 03 No. 028: November 4, 1913

Front page of The McGill Daily Vol. 42 No. 025: November 04, 1952

Front page of The McGill Daily Vol. 42 No. 025: November 04, 1952

Learn more about what was happening in the past on campus by searching through our Student Publications digital collection that includes over 9,800 issues spanning the history of McGill from 1875 to 2001.

On this day: October 11, 1911

McGill University well represented on Canada’s new cabinet. Out of fourteen ministers Premier Borden selects eleven graduates. Click the front page to read more from the McGill Daily October 11th issue.

Front page of The McGill Daily Vol. 01 No. 6: October 11, 1911

Front page of The McGill Daily Vol. 01 No. 6: October 11, 1911

Learn more about what was happening in the past on campus by searching through our Student Publications digital collection that includes over 9,800 issues spanning the history of McGill from 1875 to 2001.

On this day: September 29, 1898

On this day in 1898 the McGill Outlook published it’s inaugural issue and “makes its initial bow to the student public”. The McGill Outlook (1898-1907) was a weekly student newspaper that followed after the ending of the  McGill Fortnightly (1892-1896) publications.

McGill Outlook Vol. 01 No. 01: September 29, 1898

First issue of the McGill Outlook Vol. 01 No. 01: September 29, 1898

Learn more about what was happening in the past on campus by searching through our Student Publications digital collection that includes over 9,700 issues spanning the history of McGill students writing from 1875-2001 from the McGill University Archives.

On this day: September 11, 1958

On this day in 1958 there was a ‘Frosh Invasion Underway’. Click the front page to read more from the McGill Daily Special Freshmen Issue.

Front page of The McGill Daily Vol. 48 No. 001: September 11, 1958 September 11, 1958 - Special Freshman Issue https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-mcgill-daily-v48-n001-september-11-1958-10430

Front page of The McGill Daily Vol. 48 No. 001: September 11, 1958 – Special Freshman Issue https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-mcgill-daily-v48-n001-september-11-1958-10430

 

Learn more about what was happening in the past on campus by searching through our Student Publications digital collection that includes over 9,000 issues spanning the history of McGill students writing from 1875-2001 from the McGill University Archives.

New online: 113 issues of the McGill Outlook (1898-1907)

New to our Student Publication collection on the Internet Archive is 113 full colour issues of the McGill Outlook. This student publication was the successor of the Fortnightly (1892-1898) and appeared everything Thursday of the collegial year from 1898-1907. Issues includes reports from various student societies, class reports and advertising matter.

Front page of McGill Outlook Vol. 01 No. 01: September 29, 1898

Front page of McGill Outlook Vol. 01 No. 01: September 29, 1898

McGill Outlook collection of 113 issues.

McGill Outlook collection of 113 issues.

 

1954 – 1968 The failt-ye times : the voice of Macdonald College

If you are curious about what student life was like on McGill’s Macdonald Campus back in the 1950s and 60s we’ve got 222 issues of The failt-ye times online.

Failt-ye times in the Internet Archive

You can consult the original papers at the Macdonald Campus library on level one during regular library hours.