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The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is a library in the University of Toronto , constituting the largest repository of
publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in Canada. The library is also home to the university archives which, in
addition to institutional records, also
contains the papers of many important
Canadian literary figures including Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen. Richard Landon, the director until his
death in 2011[1], organized two or three exhibitions of rare books and other
materials annually. The library is named in honour of Thomas
Fisher (1792-1874) who immigrated from Yorkshire settled along the Humber River in 1822 and became a successful
merchant-miller. In 1973 Sidney and
Charles Fisher, his grandsons, donated to
the library their own collections of
Shakespeare, various twentieth century
authors, and etchings of Wenceslaus Hollar. Collections At one of the open atria at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, a seminar room is situated at the base under a mezzanine and upper-level shelving. Among the collection's items are the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493), Shakespeare's First Folio (1623), Newton's Principia (1687), and Darwin's proof copy (with annotations) of On the Origin of Species (1859). Other collections include Babylonian cuneiform tablet from Ur (1789 BC), 36 Egyptian papyrus manuscript fragments (245 BC), and Catholicon (1460).[2] The RobeSenny Collection resides in
the library. This immense collection of
books, documents, and other materials
pertaining to the radical and labour
movements, particularly in Canada, contains approximately 25,000 items
collected by Robert S. Kenny, who was a member of the Communist Party of Canada. The Canadian section, which has 382 books and 768 pamphlets, was
acquired by the library from Kenny in
1977. The international section of the
collection was donated by Kenny in 1993. In addition, there is an outstanding
collection of etchings by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677) from the collection of Sidney Thomson Fisher. The collection has
been digitized and is a remarkable
historical resource.
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The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is a library in the University of Toronto , constituting the largest repository of
publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in Canada. The library is also home to the university archives which, in
addition to institutional records, also
contains the papers of many important
Canadian literary figures including Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen. Richard Landon, the director until his
death in 2011[1], organized two or three exhibitions of rare books and other
materials annually. The library is named in honour of Thomas
Fisher (1792-1874) who immigrated from Yorkshire settled along the Humber River in 1822 and became a successful
merchant-miller. In 1973 Sidney and
Charles Fisher, his grandsons, donated to
the library their own collections of
Shakespeare, various twentieth century
authors, and etchings of Wenceslaus Hollar. Collections At one of the open atria at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, a seminar room is situated at the base under a mezzanine and upper-level shelving. Among the collection's items are the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493), Shakespeare's First Folio (1623), Newton's Principia (1687), and Darwin's proof copy (with annotations) of On the Origin of Species (1859). Other collections include Babylonian cuneiform tablet from Ur (1789 BC), 36 Egyptian papyrus manuscript fragments (245 BC), and Catholicon (1460).[2] The RobeSenny Collection resides in
the library. This immense collection of
books, documents, and other materials
pertaining to the radical and labour
movements, particularly in Canada, contains approximately 25,000 items
collected by Robert S. Kenny, who was a member of the Communist Party of Canada. The Canadian section, which has 382 books and 768 pamphlets, was
acquired by the library from Kenny in
1977. The international section of the
collection was donated by Kenny in 1993. In addition, there is an outstanding
collection of etchings by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677) from the collection of Sidney Thomson Fisher. The collection has
been digitized and is a remarkable
historical resource.