National Library News July 1998 Vol. 30, no. 7-8

Gifts Enrich the National Library's Collections

by Monique Dupré,
Gifts and Exchanges, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services

Since the beginning of the year, a number of donors have offered us old Canadian newspapers. Among those that are now part of our collection are the following two publications issued during the Second World War:

• The Bullet, Vol. 2, No. 6, Saturday, December 20, 1941. Toronto, Ont., Auxiliary Services, Military District No. 2.
• Lowdown, Vol. 1, No. 2, Thursday, December 6, 1945. Toronto, Ont., Public Relations Branch, Military District No. 2.

We also received several interesting Canadian brochures. The following titles are of particular interest because of the Prime Minister's recent visit to Cuba:

• Cuba Confronts the Future: Five Years of the Revolution. A Speech by Fidel Castro, Jan. 2, 1964. Toronto, Fair Play For Cuba Committee.
• A Report by Four Canadians on Cuba As They Saw It! Toronto, Fair Play For Cuba Committee, [1963], 31 p.
• Cuba's Road to Peace: A Speech to the United Nations by the delegate Carlos Lechuga. Toronto, Fair Play For Cuba Committee [1963?].

Gifts from individuals and organizations in Canada and abroad assist the National Library in filling gaps in its Canadiana collection.

If you are considering disposing of any Canadiana publications, we encourage you to communicate with us.

For further information on making gifts to the National Library of Canada, contact:

Gifts and Exchanges
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N4
E-mail: gifts@lac-bac.gc.ca