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| THE LIBRARY |
| With
over eight hundred volumes, this small but focused collection is an
excellent staff resource, rich in information pertaining to all aspects
of the Town of York Historical Society’s mandate. The
library also contains a number of rare books relating to the early
postal system in Upper Canada and some indexed historical and
philatelic periodicals. Vertical files of research on postal history
and the early history of York/Toronto and its denizens are also located
on site. The collection is constantly being enriched through
acquisitions and donations. A Young Canada Works in Heritage Institutions grant in the summer of 2006 allowed for the hiring of Ian Gibson, a history graduate then halfway through the masters program at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information Studies. Thanks to his expertise, the collection has been completely catalogued and an Online Public Access Catalogue has been created. Because of its location on the fourth floor of the post-office building, adjacent to the administrative offices, the library is currently available for research by appointment only. Contact Toronto’s First Post Office at 416-865-1833 for further information. |
| © Town of York Historical Society, 2006- All rights reserved. |