Original documents can be found in a variety of places, from library, archive, and museum collections, to government websites, online databases, newspapers, and even your family records. Depending on the subject focus and topic of your research, you might find relevant resources in TMU Library's online databases, physical collections on campus. local archives, or other online resources. For this assignment, we've put together the following is a curated list of links to sources that focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion topics, particularly as they relate to education, children, and Canadian society.
Early Chinese Canadians, 1858-1947: Guide to collections, resources, and exhibitions in Library and Archives Canada.
Ethno-Cultural Groups: On this page you will find links to various resources relating to Indigenous and immigrant groups in Canada.
Digital Archive: Explore photos, maps, manuscripts, digitized books and more from Toronto Public Library. Search the digitized records with general keywords related to EDI topics.
Plum Blossom from the Bitter Cold: Selections from the Chinese Canadian Archive. Selected portions of an exhibition at the Toronto Reference Library.
The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott: Online Exhibition
Toronto Orphanages and Day Nurseries: Online Exhibition
Pathways: Following traces of Indigenous routes across Ontario: Selections from an exhibition at the Toronto Reference Library.
The TMU Library has access to a variety of databases that provide online access to digitized primary sources related to many subjects.