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Databases
E.g. queenston heights,
"cuban missile crisis", etc.
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Digital Collections
An online historical image archive that brings together a variety of material from the Library's collections, including Toronto city directories, maps, books and printed text, manuscripts and pictures. |
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Historicity: Toronto Then and Now
A website to historical and current information about Toronto and its neighbourhoods. You will find resources like: Toronto city directories, maps, pictures, books, indexes, research guides, virtual exhibits and more. |
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Ontario History Quest
A student learning resource dedicated to discovering Ontario's history - its people, their dreams, struggles and achievements. |
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TD Gallery Exhibits Archive
Exhibits highlighting Toronto Public Library Special Collections |
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Baldwin Room
An extensive collection of material on the history of Canada, including broadsides & printed ephemera, books, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts, historical pictures (including the John Ross Robertson collection) and newspapers. For use at the Toronto
Reference Library. |
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Canadiana Collection
A large and comprehensive collection of genealogical research materials. Also includes collections documenting the historical and cultural development of Canada, including railroad memorabilia, pulp fiction, and books with fine printing and illustration and more. At the North York Central Library. |
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Genealogy & Local History Collection
An extensive collection of genealogical resources. The strength of this collection is its Canadian content but you will also find many resources for Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, particularly the north-eastern states. For use at the Toronto
Reference Library. |
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Local History Resources
Discover books, newspapers and pictures about Toronto's neighbourhoods at local library branches that serve them. Some library publications are available for purchase or borrowing. |
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Map Collection
A collection of Toronto, Canadian and international maps
- Current and historical maps, atlases and gazetteers
- Cartography books and periodicals
- Catalogues of antiquarian map dealers
- Catalogues of map collections in other libraries
For use at the Toronto
Reference Library. |
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Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Discover over 80,000 rare and notable modern children's books. The collection includes book-related art, literary archives, games and ephemera. At the Lillian H. Smith branch. |
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Periodicals and Newspapers Centre
Offers access to several thousand periodicals, magazines, academic journals, newsletters and bulletins. The collection contains both current and retrospective materials, in English and many other languages. For use at the Toronto
Reference Library. |
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Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection
Featuring over 16,000 print and audiovisual materials for adults, children and teens about the Black and Caribbean historical and cultural experience – with special emphasis on Canadian material. At the Cedarbrae, Maria A. Shchuka,
Parkdale and
York Woods library branches. |
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The North York Central Library and the Toronto Reference Library offer additional databases that can only be used in the branch. View complete list. |
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