The University of Waterloo Library's Special Collections Department is housed in the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room in the Dana Porter Library. Named in honour of Doris Eileen Lewis, the first Chief Librarian of the University of Waterloo, the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room opened in 1976.
Special Collections holds early editions and rare books, collections of archives and manuscripts, and other material that requires special care and handling because of its early publication date, association interest, physical condition, aesthetic value, or unusual format.
The rare book collections have particular subject strengths in the following areas: women's studies, local history, the history of mathematics (especially Euclid's Elements of Geometry), architecture, dance and ballet, fine printing, and urban planning.
Architecture titles from the Rosa Breithaupt Clark Architectural Collection and the William Dendy Library are housed in the Musagetes Architecture Library.
Historical and literary archives are maintained in a variety of subject areas which, for the most part, complement the book collections. The collections are considered working collections which have been developed systematically around subjects that reflect the goals of the University of Waterloo's major teaching and research programmes.
The University of Waterloo Archives is also part of Special Collections. The University Archives houses official records of the University of Waterloo. Included are correspondence, reports, minutes, publications, architectural and building plans, photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia.
Historypin Repeats are created using the Historypin Smartphone App. They are modern replicas of your photos taken by other people or modern replicas of other person’s photos taken by you.
This Channel has no Historypin Repeats
Comments posted to your media by you or by other people.
This is our family dealership. My grandfather started selling automobiles for Lockhart's Garage on Ontario St in Kitchener during the 20's. He purchased the dealership in ... (read more)
gregstevens58
My mother Dorothy White/Russell recalled that they walked the 4 miles from Schneider Avenue to visit their Steckle cousins. Many photos show the farm home in ... (read more)
halruss
This aerial view shows KWCVS the year I graduated from high school. To the left you can see K-W Hospital. Beyond King St you can see ... (read more)
halruss
The Stanley Park Mall in Kitchener opened in January 1969. This 1973 photograph shows the futuristic architecture of the Zehrs grocery store. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
When this building was opened on April 26, 1952, Victoria St. N. was on the outskirts of Kitchener. Building supplies were in high demand in the ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This building stood at 15 Benton St., Kitchener, on the east side. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This view of King St. to the west from just above Union St. shows the street lined with large trees. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
Built in 1950 as the eastern and major bus terminal for transit in Kitchener-Waterloo. Since 1975 it has housed theRockway Senior Centre. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This photo, taken after dark, shows King St. decorated for Christmas. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
King St. in downtown Kitchener was the major shopping destination for the area. In this photo Christmas shoppers crowd the sidewalk. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This building on Agnes St. was constructed for the K-W Granite Club in 1927. For many years it housed both curling and badminton. In 2003 the ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
Sheppard School on Weber St. E. between Simeon and Borden St. began as an eight-room structure in 1929. In 1947 another four rooms were added to ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
Begun by Fr. Louis Funcken in 1865 in St. Agatha, St. Jerome's College moved to Duke St. in Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener) in 1866. In 1907 ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This view of Ontario St. S. looks south from Hall's Lane. Visible are Kitchener New, Dominion Shirt Co. and the National Cash Register Co. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
In 1889, Charles H. Doerr opened a grocery store on the corner of Breithaupt and Gzowski (now Weber) Streets in Berlin (now Kitchener, Ontario) that by ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
The clubhouse and grounds of the Kitchener Lawn Bowing Club used to be reached from Queen St. N., tucked beside the jailyard walls. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This photo looks east down Charles St. to Ontario St. S., where Charles St. used to end. On the right is Bullas Bros. electrical appliance and ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
In this view of King St., Stevens Motors can be seen on the right. The house to the left of the BA sign is still standing. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This building on the north side of Charles at Gaukel St. can be found on insurance plans of 1894. I would appear that the building consisted ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This section of King St. E. shown in this photo, looking east from just west of Ottawa St., is not recognizable today. Street railway tracks are ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
The area along what is now Stirling Ave. was open countryside until the post-war building boom. New foundations can be seen in this view. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This photograph, looking west down King St. from just east of the its intersection with Queen St., shows a bustling Kitchener downtown core. (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
Market Square on the corner of King St. E. and Frederick St. was constructed on a site formerly occupied by the Kitchener City Hall and the ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
Electrohome was known for high-quality Deilcraft furniture. Plant number 4, the Deilcraft Division, was this building on the corner of Shanley and Duke St. The name ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
This view of Weber St. E. is from the lawn of the Courthouse looking to the south side of the street. On the right is the ... (read more)
Doris.Lewis.Rare.Book.Room
We have noticed that javascript either isn't supported or is disabled in your browser. This website requires javascript.
