Donald W. McLeod

Donald W. McLeod (born 1957)^[1] is the acquisitions coordinator and Sexual Diversity Studies program liaison at the Robarts Library, part of the University of Toronto Libraries.^[2] He is also a long-time volunteer at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.^[3]

After receiving a B.A. (1980) in Classical History and Archaeology from the University of Calgary, McLeod earned an M.L.S. (1983) from the University of Toronto.^[4]

McLeod’s background is in publishing. A former managing editor of ECW Press (1987–1995),^[5] since 2000^[6] he has edited The Devil’s Artisan (DA), a Canadian journal about printing and design history.^[7] Since 2006^[8] he has acted as the Secretary to the Board of the Champlain Society, a national organization devoted to the publication of Canadian historical documents.^[9]

Select publications

• Rayter, Scott, Donald W. McLeod, and Maureen FitzGerald (Curators). Queer CanLit: Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) literature in English. Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, 2008. Link to exhibition catalogue
• A Brief History of GAY, Canada's First Gay Tabloid, 1964–1966. Toronto: Homewood Books, 2003.

• Egan, Jim. Challenging the Conspiracy of Silence: My Life as a Canadian Gay Activist. Compiled and edited by Donald W. McLeod. Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Publication, no. 14. Toronto: Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives and Homewood Books, 1998.
• Lesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada: A Selected Annotated Chronology, 1964–1975. Toronto: ECW Press/Homewood Books, 1996.

• Canadian Writers and Their Works: Cumulated Index, Fiction Series. Toronto: ECW Press, 1993.

• Canadian Writers and Their Works: Cumulated Index, Poetry Series. Toronto: ECW Press, 1993.

• with Dennis J. Haubrich. Psychosocial Dimensions of HIV and AIDS: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. Ottawa: Health and Welfare Canada, Federal Centre for AIDS, 1988.

• with Alan V. Miller. Medical, Social, and Political Aspects of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Crisis: A Bibliography. Canadian Gay Archives Publication, no. 10. Toronto: Canadian Gay Archives, 1985.

Bibliography

• “The Devil's Artisan.” The Porcupine's Quill. 2008. Web. 18 November 2009.
• “Don McLeod.” Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. University of Toronto. 3 December 2007. Web. 18 November 2009.

• Gates, Robert (Comp.). “CLGA's Long-serving Volunteers in Their Own Words: Don McLeod.” Lesbian & Gay Archivist 22 (Spring 2007): 6-7.

• McLeod, Donald W. Personal interview. 11 November 2009.
• “Officers of the Society 2009.” The Champlain Society. 9 March 2009. Web. 2 December 2009.

• Rowsome, Drew. “Librarian Seduced by Tabloids!” Xtra. 4 December 2007. Web. 2 December 2009.

• Taylor, Jessica. “Bound together: Historic exhibit brings queer Canadian lit to the fore.” Xtra. 31 July 2008. Web. 2 December 2009.

References

1. ↑ McLeod, Donald W. Personal interview. 2009-11-11.
2. ↑ Don McLeod. Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. University of Toronto (2007). Retrieved 2009-11-18. Taylor, Jessica. Bound together: Historic exhibit brings queer Canadian lit to the fore. Xtra (2008). Retrieved 2009-12-02.
3. ↑ Don McLeod. Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. University of Toronto (2007). Retrieved 2009-11-18.
4. ↑ Don McLeod. Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. University of Toronto (2007). Retrieved 2009-11-18. McLeod, Donald W. Personal interview. 2009-11-11.
5. ↑ McLeod, Donald W. Personal interview. 2009-11-11.
6. ↑ McLeod, Donald W. Personal interview. 2009-11-11.
7. ↑ Don McLeod. Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. University of Toronto (2007). Retrieved 2009-11-18. The Devil's Artisan. The Porcupine's Quill (2008). Retrieved 2009-11-18.
8. ↑ McLeod, Donald W. Personal interview. 2009-11-11.
9. ↑ Officers of the Society 2009. The Champlain Society. Retrieved 2009-12-02.

External links

• The Devil’s Artisan
• Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
• The Champlain Society
• [https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/browse?type=author&order=ASC&rpp=20&value=McLeod%2C+Donald+W. A list of self-archived works is available here]
• A list of other publications is available here