Donald W. McLeod

Donald W. McLeod (1957– ) is the acquisitions coordinator and [...] Diversity Studies program liaison at the Robarts Library, part of the University of Toronto Libraries. He is also a long-time volunteer at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.
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.
McLeod’s background is in publishing. A former managing editor of ECW Press (1987–1995), since 2000 he has edited The Devil’s Artisan (DA), a Canadian journal about printing and design history. Since 2006 he has acted as the Secretary to the Board of the Champlain Society, a national organization devoted to the publication of Canadian historical documents.

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 [...] 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 Nov. 2009.
“Don McLeod.” Mark S. Bonham Centre for [...] Diversity Studies. University of Toronto. 3 Dec. 2007. Web. 18 Nov. 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 Nov. 2009.
“Officers of the Society 2009.” The Champlain Society. 9 Mar. 2009. Web. 2 Dec. 2009.
Rowsome, Drew. “Librarian Seduced by Tabloids!” Xtra. 4 Dec. 2007. Web. 2 Dec. 2009.
Taylor, Jessica. “Bound together: Historic exhibit brings queer Canadian lit to the fore.” Xtra. 31 July, 2008. Web. 2 Dec. 2009.