War of 1812 Collection

The Special Collections and Archives possess a strong assembly of primary and secondary records contemporary to the War of 1812 and many research materials written afterwards. Some of these resources include:

• Canadian, American and British newspapers from the war period
• Contempory booklets, addresses, speeches, legal records and more
• Written documents from the War
• Research and writings of 1812 historian Dr. Frederick Drake
• Research of 1812 historian Robert Malcomson
• Modern works of history about the War 

To see a research guide on War of 1812 resources at Brock, click here.

Recently, the Brock University Library partnered with six Niagara heritage institutions to digitize and place online their 1812 era records and artefacts.  The result was over 1000 items captured by 22000 images.  The website for this initiative is www.1812history.com.  To search the site immediately, enter a keyword in the box above.