Special Collections

Our Special Collections and Rare Books Room is on the 5th floor of the Killam Library. All our books are catalogued and can be accessed by author/title/subject in the Novanet catalogue.

Author collections

• Rudyard Kipling Collection
  
• Sir Francis Bacon Collection
  
• Thomas Chandler Haliburton Collection
  
• William Gilpin Collection
• Oscar Wilde Collection

Canadian collections

• Canadian Historical Maps & Prints
• Canadian Small Press Collection
• William Inglis Morse Collection
• Nova Scotia Creative Writers Collection
• Thomas Head Raddall Collection
• J.J. Stewart Maritime Collection

Theme collections

• Ellen Ballon Collection (Music)
  
• Douglas Cockerell Fine Binding Collection
  
• Raymond 18th Century Collection
  
• Australian Literature Collection
  
• K.G.T. Webster Castle Collection
  

Collections policy

For a complete description of our policy, please see our Special Collections Policy Page.