In 1803, under cover of darkness, English nobleman and sometime spy Robert Clifford set sail in secret from the French port of Calais.

Having narrowly escaped the authorities in Napoleonic France, which was now at war with England, Clifford was returning home, bringing with him a precious cargo.

Concealed in a crate, Clifford had packed more than 200 lbs of some of the most advanced maps available at the time – maps that would become an invaluable weapon of war and eventually aid in the defeat of Napoleon.

Ken Blackwell has spent the last five decades studying the archives of pacifist, philosopher and Nobel laureate, Bertrand Russell. Now, he offers personal insights on what it was like to meet Russell and to work with the papers of one of greatest intellectuals of the 20th century.

WHY NOT! Productions recently took top honours at the annual McMaster 24 Hour Film Challenge gala event held recently in L.R. Wilson Hall.

One hundred years ago this month, Bertrand Russell – a philosopher, mathematician and pacifist, who would become one of the best-known public intellectuals of the 20^thcentury – entered the stony gates of London’s Brixton Prison.

Vivian Lewis, McMaster University Librarian, has been reappointed for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2018.

Do you love making films in your spare time? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at filmmaking, but never had the opportunity?  If so, register today for the McMaster 24 Hour Film Challenge.