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Booklet McGill’s Heroic Past, 1891-1921 by Maude Abbott

Cover of McGill’s Heroic Past, printed in 1921, black and red ink on sepia paper. At the top is the title “McGill’s Heroic Past 1821 – Centenary – 1921”. Below the title is the McGill University coat of arms. At the bottom of the page, the inscription “McGill University Publications – Series VI. (History and Economics). No.1 – October 12th 1921” is printed in black.

For McGill’s centennial in 1921, Maude republished at her own expense the article An Historical Sketch of the Medical Faculty of McGill University, first published in 1902, in the form of a booklet entitled McGill’s Heroic Past 1821-1921. An Historic Outline of the University from its Origin to the Present Time. McGill University purchased 500 copies to help her financially.

Maude E. Abbott, McGill’s Heroic Past, 1821-1921, McGill University publications, Series VI, no.1, October 12th 1921