Many of the books are first editions and some include original dust jackets. There are selected issues of gay and lesbian periodicals as well as general periodicals with gay and lesbian content. This collection consists of some 255 monographs by and about the noted British writer and poet. It includes first editions and limited editions of his poems, essays, biographies, histories, novels, satires and light verse. James Card Cinema Collection International in scope, this collection includes approximately 120 general, technical and biographical works dealing with the history of film from the silent era to the 1960's.
Most works are in English with some German, French, Spanish and Swedish titles.
The collection comprises published works, many original manuscripts, and the lifetime correspondence of the poet Irving Layton. In addition, there are some notebooks, audio and video tapes of public appearances, photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and various personal memorabilia. This collection consists of letters, reports, briefs submitted to various groups, newspaper clippings and other documents recounting the work of this organization. Quinn Collection Canadian political pamphlets covering the period from the 1930's to the mid-1970's are contained in this collection. The pamphlets present the platforms and agendas of a dozen Canadian political parties as well as several foreign parties.