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University of St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto

Kelly Library: Special Collections

  • Rare Book Collection

    The Rare Book Collection includes over 5,000 volumes. It embraces most books owned by the Library which were published before 1850.

  • Chesterton Collection

    The Chesterton Collection includes over 3000 volumes connected with the life and work of the English journalist, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936).

  • Newman Collection

    The Newman Collection includes over 1000 volumes connected with the life and work of the nineteenth-century English theologian, the Venerable John Henry Newman.

  • Counter-Reformation Collection

    The Counter-Reformation Collection includes over 3500 volumes of primary source materials showing the Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation up to the time of the French Revolution.

  • Soulerin Collection

    The Soulerin Collection represents the pre-Confederation library of St. Michael's College. The collection numbers almost 900 volumes (some 700 titles), most of which date from the late 18th or the early 19th century.

  • Henri J.M. Nouwen Archives and Research Collection

    The Henri J.M. Nouwen Archives and Research Collection documents the life and work of Henri J.M. Nouwen (1932 - 1996). The collection includes the vast majority of Nouwen's manuscripts and published works, as well as secondary material about Nouwen.

  • Joseph Sablé Centre for 19th Century French Studies

    The Joseph Sablé Centre for 19th Century French Studies (Centre d'études du 19 siècle francais Joseph Sablé) is made up of two parts:

    the Sablé Collection of some 12,000 volumes on French Romanticism.
    the Zola Collection includes all the works of Emile Zola as well as many works by other Naturalists and a number of French literary journals.

  • St. Michael's Publications Collection

    The St. Michael's Publications Collection includes publications by individuals who have been members of the faculty, staff, or student body of the University of St. Michael's College. It includes works published from 1813 to the present.

    Browse this collection online.

  • Faith and Sharing Fonds

    The fonds consists of administrative, organizational, summary and financial records relating to the Faith and Sharing Federation. The records range in date from 1968 to 2003. The fonds is composed of eight series.