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First page, booklet McGill’s Heroic Past, 1891-1921 by Maude Abbott

First page of text of McGill’s Heroic Past, printed in 1921, black ink on sepia paper. The first half of the page provides an introduction to the book. This is followed by the beginning of the first of four parts, entitled “I – James McGill and the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning”.

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.