Lakehead University Archives
Chancellor Paterson Library, 955 Oliver Road P7B 5E1 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Global Plants: This database of digitized plant specimens, drawings, and information contains both historic and current information. See how the study of nature has changed and developed, and how people understood plants in different times and places.... http://ezproxy.lakeheadu.ca/login We have this database at least until June 2021. Let us know how you're using it in research, teaching, or study!

19th Century British Pamphlets This collection of over 25,000 publications covers key political, social, technological, and environmental issues in Britain and relating to the rest of the world. http://ezproxy.lakeheadu.ca/login

Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa This primary source database, which LU students, faculty, and staff now have access to, includes over 25,000 primary source documents related to liberation struggles and the end of Apartheid in southern Africa. http://ezproxy.lakeheadu.ca/login... We've gotten access recently to some amazing collections through JSTOR. These will be available at least until June 2021. Let us know how you're using these materials in your research, learning, or teaching!

On this Remembrance Day, take the time to learn about the impact of the First World War on the people of the Thunder Bay District: https://tbayworldwarone.com/

World Heritage Sites: Africa This collection includes photographs, texts, maps, and more documenting world heritage sites across the African continent. Architecture, art, history, and more. http://ezproxy.lakeheadu.ca/login

Don't forget to register for the North(west)ern Archives Crawl happening Tuesday evening!

Sara (Archivist) wrote about our digital preservation practices for this year's World Digital Preservation Day: https://www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/blog-sara-janes-wdpd #WDPD2020

The Archives Association of Ontario is holding its 2021 conference both virtually and with our neighbours in Sault Ste Marie. Doing The Work: From Colonial Pasts to Inclusive Futures Proposals are due at the end of the month. For more information: https://aao-archivists.ca//2021%20Con/CFP%20AAO%202021.pdf