Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Collection of Canadiana Mount Allison University, Ralph Pickard Bell Library Subjects America--Discovery and exploration; Canada--Discovery and exploration; Canada--History to 1763 (New France) History Established in 1969, the collection is a gift from Edgar and Dorothy Davidson and is expanded only by them. Description The collection includes early Canadiana with a particular focus on accounts of voyages of discovery and exploration (including the Jesuit relations), and on early Canadian history and literature. Seventeenth and eighteenth century imprints concerning New France are emphasized. Special holdings include original works by Champlain, Charlevoix, Denys, Diereville, Hennepin, Joutel, Lafitau, Lahontan, Lalemant, Lescarbot, Quen, and Vancouver. Supporting collections include the Winthrop Pickard Bell Collection of Acadiana, the general Canadiana Collection, and the Canadian Government Documents Collection. Language English, French, and selected foreign language material. Holdings 299 volumes. Bibliographic Access The collection is catalogued. A separate card file and shelf list are maintained. Physical Access The collection is housed in the Davidson Room. It is accessible to scholars only upon application to the Director of Canadian Studies. For further information about the collection visit: http://www.mta.ca/library/page2.htm. For information about access to the collection visit: http://www.mta.ca/library/index.html. Interlibrary Loan: No. Reprography: No. Reference Assistance: Yes. Publications Describing Collection Ralph Pickard Bell Library. -- The Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Collection of Canadiana at Mount Allison University. -- General editor, Lawrence Douglas McCann. -- Sackville, N.B. : Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 1991.