Collection
The books in this collection come from a variety of sources, most of them unknown.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of four series of documents spanning a period of 250 years, from 1711 to 1961. The four series are the Bible and New Testament; Book of Common Prayer; Devotional Books; and Song, Hymn and Psalm Books. Some of them belonged to leading Montrealers such as William Dawson, John C. Molson and David Ross McCord. The collection shows the importance attached to religious books in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Several books contain notes indicating they were given as gifts on the occasion of weddings or communions or for pleasure. Some of them also contain family records of births, deaths, marriages, etc.
The collection is divided into the following series:
C394/A
Bible and New Testament
C394/B Book of Common Prayer
C394/C Devotional Books
C394/D Song, Hymn and Psalm Books
C394/E Other
Information about the objects in our collection is updated to reflect new research findings. If you have any information to share regarding this object, please email reference.mccord@mccord-stewart.ca.Information about rights and reproductions is available here.
This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.