The Ontario Ministry of Education donated its textbook collection in 1974. Items have also been transferred from theTextbook Collection of the Faculty of Education Library at the University of Toronto. Texts used prior to 1846 are also represented. Variant editions and printings are held. Texts approved by the Irish National Board of Education are represented.
Supplementary material includes answer keys, manuals, guides, and workbooks.
Existing holdings are supplemented through donations. The collection also includes extensive reference material on curriculum guidelines and textbook publishing. Language English predominates. German, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Italian, and Russian language material is also present as subjects of instruction. Holdings 3,600 titles.