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ANONYMOUS. 鈥淧hotographie d鈥橦ubert Aquin鈥 from the archives of聽La Presse聽newspaper, date unspecified.
ANONYMOUS. 鈥淟e Rockhead Paradise (photographie)鈥,聽Virus Montreal, ISSN 0704-8475, Volume 1 (June 1978), back cover.
Collective.聽La Revue de Manon, Montreal [Emma GENDRON 茅d.], 1925-1931.
Collective.聽La Revue du Foyer, Montreal [Emma GENDRON & Joseph-Arthur HOMIER 茅d.], 1929-1931.
Collective. Programmes du聽Montreal Repertory Theatre, Montreal: [n.p.], 193?-1960.
Collective. Programmes du聽Th茅芒tre Arcade, Montreal: [n.p.], 194?-1949.
d鈥橝UTEUIL, Marie-Louise (text); Le TESTUT, G茅rard (illustrations).聽M茅moires d鈥檜ne souris canadienne, -Montreal, 脡ditions Albert L茅vesque / Librairie d鈥橝ction canadienne-fran莽aise limit茅e (collection 鈥淟es R茅compenses鈥), 1932.
DAVELUY, Marie-Claire (text).聽Les Aventures de Perrine et de Charlot, Montreal, Biblioth猫que de l鈥橝ction fran莽aise, 1923.
DAVELUY, Marie-Claire (text).聽La captivit茅 de Charlot, Montreal, Librairie Granger Fr猫res limit茅e, 1938.
M脡LAN脟ON, Claude (text).聽Par terre et par eau, Qu茅bec, Le Soleil, 1928.
OUELLETTE, Roger. 鈥淒e Gaulle et Daniel Johnson entour茅s de plusieurs ministres fran莽ais鈥 photograph from the Fonds du journal聽L鈥橝ction catholique, May 19, 1967.
OUELLETTE, Roger. 鈥淒e Gaulle salue le premier ministre Johnson 脿 la sortie de l鈥櫭塴ys茅e鈥 photograph from the Fonds du journal聽L鈥橝ction catholique, May 21, 1967.
PAG脡, Jean-Charles.聽Les Fous crient au secours. Montreal, les 脡ditions du Jour, 1961.
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