Canadian History

BORIS Catalogue:   English

The following is a selective list of reference tools available for the study of Canadian History. BORIS, the library’s OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is the main source for finding material in the Library. When you know exactly what you are looking for, use the “Browse searching” option:

• For works by a particular author, enter the author’s name last name first: e.g. Smith, John, and click on the drop-down menu and highlight “author”. The same can be done to find a particular title, or if you know a particular subject heading you want to explore.

• For works about a particular individual or a particular subject, do a subject search under the appropriate name or subject heading(s). The Library of Congress Subject Headings List (the large red books in the main lobby) will help you determine the correct subject headings.

When you are not certain what titles, authors or subjects you are looking for, use the “keyword searching” option . This option will conduct a full search of the entire database for the term you enter into the search. Should you receive too many results, go to advanced search and try adding more terms to your search for more focused results. Canadian history books generally have Library of Congress classification numbers beginning with FC.

Most of the books on this list are located in the Reference Room. The location “Ref Ind Sd” in the call number indicates that the book is shelved on an Index Stand. The information provided in this guide is not comprehensive, but rather a selection of the most important sources. For more information about what else is available, or for help in using the materials on the list, please ask at the Reference Desk.

GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Bibliographie de l’histoire du Québec et du Canada = Bibliography of the History of Quebec and Canada.
Bibliographie d’histoire des Cantons de l’Est.
Bibliography of Ontario history, 1867-1976.
Bibliographia Canadiana.
Canada Since 1967: a bibliographical guide.
Canadian History: A Reader’s Guide.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside book of Canadian facts & dates.
Guide d’histoire du Québec: bibliographie Commentée.
The History of Canada: an Annotated Bibliography.
The History of Quebec: a bibliography of works in English.
Lists of Eastern Townships material in the John Bassett Memorial Library.
Printed Sources for the Study of English-speaking.
Quebec: an annotated bibliography of works published between 1980 and 1990.
A Reader’s Guide to Canadian History.
A Reader’s Guide to Quebec Studies.
Scott’s Canadian Sourcebook.

 FC 2925 .A9 Z99 1990 Ref.
FC 2943.9 .L4 Z99 1986 Ref.
FC 3061 .O5 Z99 1980 Ref.
Z 1382 .T47 1973 Ref.
FC 500 .G7 Z99 1977 General.
FC 164 .C36 Z99 1994 Ref.
FC 24 .M94 1986 Ref.
FC 2911 .G95 1991 Ref.
FC 164 .H5 Z99 1983 Ref.
FC 2911 .H5 Z99 1981 Ref.

FC 2943.9 .L5 Ref.

FC 2911 .O32 Z99 1992 Ref.
FC 154 .R4 1982 Ref.
FC 2911 .S4 Z99 1988 Ref.
FC 31 .M3 Ref.

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

The Canadian Encyclopedia.
The Collins Dictionary of Canadian history, 1867 to present.
Dictionary of Canadian Place Names.
Dictionnaire des noms propres du Québec.
Encyclopedia of Canada’s People.
L’encyclopédie Canada 2000.
The Oxford companion to Canadian History.
L'encyclopédie du Canada.
Dictionnaire des noms propres du Québec: petit Jean.

 FC 23 .C36 1999 Ref.
FC 23 .B47 1988 Ref.
FC 36 .R387 1999 Ref.
FC 2904 .C68 1993 Ref.
FC 104 .E56 1999 Ref.
FC 23 .C3614 2000 Ref.
FC 23 .94 20904 Ref.
FC 23 .C3614 Ref.
FC 2904 .C68 1993 Ref.

 

BIOGRAPHIES

The Canadian Who’s Who.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Dictionnaire biographique du Canada.
Dictionnaire biographique Guérin : Québec-Canada.
The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
References biographiques, Canada-Quebec.
Who’s who in Canada 1925/26 - .
Who’s who in Quebec.
100 Canadian Heroines: famour and forgotten faces.
Chronologie du Quebec: 1534-2007.

 FC 25 .C3 Ref.
FC 25 .D49 Ref.
FC 25 .D494 Ref.
FC 2905 .L338 1999 Ref.
FC 25 .M3 1978 Ref.
FC 25 .B44 1978 Ref.
FC 25 .W62 Ref.
FC 26 .F74 B5 Ref.
FC 26 .W6 F67 Ref.
FC 2911 .P76 2008 Ref.

 

DISSERTATIONS AND RESEARCH

Canada: a Dissertation Bibliography.
Canadian Theses. 1947-80.
1980/81.
Dissertation Abstracts International, A: the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Doctoral Research on Canada and Canadians.
Theses in Canada: a bibliographic guide.

 FC 51 .C251 Ref.
Z 5055 .C20883 Ref.
Z 5055 .C20884 Mfiche.
Z 5055 .U5 A53 Mfiche.
Z 1365 .D6 1986 Ref.
Z 5055 .C2 R6 1986 Ref.

 

STATISTICS

Paper copies of the Canadian Census reports can be found in the Map Collection Room in the basement. Some of this material, as well as statistical material, is also available online through E-Stat. E-Stat is an online source of statistical information on Canada and Canadians which includes census information for 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001 as well as some historical data.

You will also find statistics on the environment as well as some data from CANSIM and CANSIM II which are also available separately. To access these sources of Canadian statistics you will find hypertext links to them on our periodical indexes and databases page. They both have time series of statistical data which can also be shown graphically. If you need to know how to properly cite data and products from Statistics Canada visit http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/12-591-XIE/12-591-XIE2006001.htm

In addition to this we also have the following hardcopy sources:

Statistiques principales de la culture et des communications au Québec.

 FC 2919 .S73 Ref.

Access to Online Canadian Data at McGill (including Human Activity and the Environment 2000) is also available to students at http://www.library.mcgill.ca/edrs/data/data.html

YEARBOOKS

Canadian Almanac and Directory. 1893- .
Canadian Annual review of Politics and Public Affairs.
Canadian News Facts. 1968- .
Canadian Sourcebook. 1967, 1971- .

 AY 414 .C2 Ref.
FC 2 .C2 Ref.
FC 24 .C3 Ref. IndSd.
FC 31 .M3 Ref.

 

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

The Library has a wide selection of publications distributed by the Government of Canada and the Province of Quebec. These include: the Federal Statutes; the Debates of the House of Commons and Senate; the Debates of the Assembly Nationale; and the Canada Gazette.

CHRONOLOGIES

Canada, 1875-1973: a chronology and factbook.
Canadian Chronology.

 FC 24 .H54 1973 Ref.
FC 24 .T3 1970 Ref.

 

SOURCES

Constitution Act. 1987.
A Consolidation of the Constitution Acts, 1867 –1982.
Atlantic Canada imprints.
Upper Canada Imprints, 1801-1841: a bibliography.
A Bibliography of Canadiana.
Supplements.

A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints, 1751-1800.

 KE 4168 .B7 1962 General.
KE 4165 1989 RefM.
Z 1392 .A8 F54 1991 Ref.
Z 1365 .F6 1988 Ref.
Z 1365 .T64 1934 Ref.
Z 1365 .T641 1959 Ref.
Z 1365 .T642 1985 Ref.
Z 1365 .T7 1952 Ref.

 

PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

In order to locate articles in journals it is necessary to use the periodical indexes. Periodical indexes are usually arranged by subject and author and can be found in both print and online formats. Consult a Reference Librarian for assistance in using these tools. Printed indexes are located in the Reference Room on the Index Stands or upstairs on the Reference Mezzanine. The following printed indexes are of interest to students of Canadian History:

Canadian Index.
Canadian Periodical Index.

 AI 3 .C245 Ref/IndSd.
AI 3 .C25 Ref/IndSd.

Online indexes and databases can be accessed through the Internet on the Library’s periodical indexes and databases webpage . The following indexes are of interest to students of Canadian History:

Academic Search Premier
Proquest
CPI-Q
Web of Science

You will find many sources of information on Canadian History on the Internet. Here are some academic websites which may be of use to your research. The links were active when this guide was prepared. If you find other websites that you feel would be helpful, or to report an address that is no longer valid, please see the Reference Desk.

Canadian History Resources – History of Canada
   http://www.academicinfo.us/canhist.html
Historica: The Canadian Encyclopedia
   http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/
Historical Statistics of Canada
   http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/11-516-XIE/sectiona/toc.htm
Dictionary of national biography Online
   http://www.biographi.ca/EN/
Canadiana: Canadian Internet resource page
   http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/misc/Canadiana/README.html
OH Canada : Canadian History on the Internet
   http://web.archive.org/web/20000816034002/http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Ebleeck/canada/

W. Durrant, December 2006
Contact:  D. Bromby

January 2009
L. Lemay