Western University Archives
Archives and Research Collections Centre, Western University N6A 3K7 London, ON, Canada

Exciting news! We have digitized the entire back catalogues of Locke Studies and The Locke Newsletter. 50 years of scholarship about English philosopher John Locke are now freely available online: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/locke/index This project was a collaboration between Locke Studies Editor-in-Chief Dr. Benjamin Hill, Digitization and Digital Preservation Librarian Leanne Olson, and Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian Kristin Hoffmann

Leonard Westland, hardware store owner and amateur photographer in London South, took pictures of landmarks and events in London & Middlesex County, Port Stanley, Sarnia & other villages and rural areas. Take a look at our Westland fonds finding aid https://www.lib.uwo.ca//archi/AFC%20465%20-%20Westland.pdf Photograph is c. 1912 Commissioners Rd and Wharncliffe Rd, London, Ontario.

The #WesternU Covid-19 Archives is documenting history as it happens for future generations. We want to know the feelings and experiences of the #ldnont community as the pandemic continues. Please visit our site and #tellyourstory: https://verne.lib.uwo.ca/s/covid19/page/welcome

The moment this little fellow realizes there is more than books at the library! From our 1965 London Free Press photo negative collection (AFC 177-S1-SS1-F7531) #gingerbread #festivetradition

Do you love local built heritage? Enjoy detective work and solving mysteries? Visit our updated #MysteryMondays Architectural Drawings site to see if you can match buildings in and around London, Ontario to the unknown plans we have in ASC Watt & Blackwell fonds, like this one of an unknown church/ religious building. (AFC 451-S1-F189, 1923) Western Libraries - Western University , ACO London

This large shipping package was delivered to the ARCC recently and after its week long quarantine in the HDM, Matthew Fluter reveals the nested item inside. Our Horatio Hale notebook, on loan for the past year to the State Library of New South Wales, Australia, has returned!

In 1954, Marina, Dowager Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra visited Canada and in early September they toured London, ON. This image offers an interesting view of the streetscape and the crowds gathered to welcome them. (LFP 1954, AFC 177-S1-SS3-F-5177d ) #NationalPrincessDay #LdnOn

Wondering how to find and use primary sources and rare books in your research? Need a catalyst? Check out ASC themed Research Guides. They are like a jump start to discovering and using archival materials. Visit https://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/researchguides.html to access the latest guides on topics such as Black History; Local Historic Buildings; Medical Resources; Visual Resources and much more! (Photo of Dr. J.B Collip in a medical lab, AFC 410-S3-F1, 1954 )

November 13th is #WorldKindnessDay! Every act of kindness matters in ways we often do not see. Let's remember to reach out and strive to make the world a gentler and kinder place, especially to those around us who are most vulnerable. Thankful for all our first responders, health care workers and everyday heroes who go the extra mile each day! (LFP photo of Victoria Hospital Nurse, 1955 treating a woman who was bitten by a dog, Photo credit Schenck AFC 177-S1-SS4-F 4062_250) #bekind

This Remembrance Day we are reaching out to ask if you recognize this unusual photograph, the soldiers, setting or occasion? The men in this c.1920 image may be unidentified, but they are not forgotten, each one with a unique story and life. Let us take a moment to thank and remember all our Veterans, past and present. (AFC 49.2, RC478, c1920) #Lestweforget #CanadaRemembers

It’s #FoundinBooksFriday! Tucked into Journeys to the Shores of The Polar Sea by Captain John Franklin is a signed letter dated 1832, Patras, Greece (where Franklin was stationed at the time) detailing instructions for soldiers on board the HMS Dolphin and Rainbow! These primary source archival treasures are exciting to discover! Find this book by searching OMNI at Western Libraries lib.uwo.ca (G650 1819.F77)

Today’s Throwback Thursday picture highlights #NationalDoughnutDay with a 1954 memory of WesternU Alumni gathered on the Thames Hall lawn for an after-game Donut Dunk. Whichever way they are spelled, these tasty pastries continue to be a favourite treat! (LFP, AFC 177-S1-SS3-F6179, Photographer Lee)

Happy Halloween! Today we are highlighting one of our Rufus Hawtin Hathaway Collection books, The Werewolf, by 19th century author and activist, Clemence Housman. Featuring spooky drawings by her brother, Laurence Housman, significant because they were likely his last before he lost his eyesight. 1896. Find out more about this rare book by searching PR4809.H17W48 in OMNI @westernulibs #pagefrights #staysafe