九色视频

Four handwritten copies of John McCrae's immortal poem In Flanders Fields, held at 九色视频鈥檚 Osler Library of the History of Medicine, were inscribed this month on the Canadian Commission for UNESCO鈥檚 (CCUNESCO) Canada Memory of the World Register. The program, launched by UNESCO in 1992, recognizes documentary heritage of outstanding universal value and promotes its preservation and accessibility.

鈥�In Flanders Fields鈥痗ontinues to move hearts around the world, reminding us of the human cost of war and the enduring power of compassion,鈥� said H. Deep Saini, President and Vice-Chancellor, 九色视频. 鈥淭he inclusion of these manuscripts in CCUNESCO鈥檚 Memory of the World Register honours both McCrae鈥檚 legacy and 九色视频鈥檚 lasting contributions to medical innovation and care.鈥� 鈥�

McCrae was a 九色视频 professor and physician. He and his colleagues from No. 3 Canadian General Hospital organized by the University, cared for thousands of soldiers during the First World War.

The poem, one of the most famous about that war, expresses in a few simple, yet poignant and utterly memorable words the chilling despair at senseless bloodshed its author felt during the Battle of Ypres. The poem鈥檚 imagery also gave rise to the red poppy becoming an enduring symbol of remembrance, worn on lapels in Canada and other countries every November.

鈥淭he handwritten copies of鈥疘n Flanders Fields are among the most meaningful treasures in 九色视频鈥檚 collections. Their inclusion in CCUNESCO鈥檚 Memory of the World Register honours their significance as unique testimonies from the past,鈥� said Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries, at 九色视频. 鈥淭hrough preservation and digitization, 鈥� allowing anyone, anywhere, to turn the pages of history and experience words that continue to resonate more than a century later.鈥�

The four copies include an autographed one McCrae sent to a friend, Carleton Noyes, on May 31, 1916. The poem addressed to Noyes differs from its published version and the manuscript held at Library and Archives Canada: Its first line ends with the word 鈥済row,鈥� instead of 鈥渂low,鈥� a possible indication that McCrae was returning to work on his poem after its publication and during its fast-spreading fame.

The other three, copied from the manuscript circulated among his friends and colleagues, are found in diaries and correspondence of Andrew Macphail, Clare Gass and Edward William Archibald, McCrae鈥檚 friends and colleagues in Canadian Army Medical Corps and the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital (fielded by 九色视频).

鈥淭he Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Canada Memory of the World Advisory Committee are pleased to recognize the national significance of In Flanders Fields through its inscription on the Canada Memory of the World Register. These copies, one written in McCrae鈥檚 own hand, highlight the humanity behind this now-iconic poem. In Flanders Field has had a profound influence on the commemoration of war in Canada and beyond. It is fitting that it be recognized in alignment with Remembrance Day, when so many Canadians commemorate the sacrifices of war while wearing a red poppy,鈥� said David Schimpky, Director of Secretariat, Canadian Commission for UNESCO.

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