This collection shows the durability, the vividness, and the astonishing productivity of a sector of history which is the stronghold of the history-lover rather than the professional historian.

André Beaulieu is Adjoint au Directeur de la Bibliothèque de la Législature du Québec. From 1963 to 1970 he held the position of Directeur du Service de référence et de bibliographie à la Bibliothèque de l'université Laval. Among his published works are Guide de l'étudient en histoire du Canada, and Les Journaux du Québec de 1764 à 1964, both written in collaboration with Jean Hamelin.

W.F.E. Morley is Curator of Special Collections in the Douglas Library at Queen's University. From 1959 to 1964 he was Biographer at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University.

Benoît Bernier was Professeur d'histoire au Départment des sciences humaines à l'université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. He was in charge of the history collection and specialized reference works at the library of l'université Laval from 1965 to 1969, and in addition taught two courses. In collaboration with André Beaulieu and Jean Hamelin he wrote Guide d'histoire du Canada.

Agathe Garon has held several positions with the library of l'université Laval, and is now responsible for general reference works and inter-library loans.