York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections

File pertains to Powe's involvement with an initiative to open the McLuhan Centre for the Study of Literacies at Stong College, York University. Records include a grant agreement, meeting notes, correspondence and e-mail, sample logos, a project summary, presentation slides and a budget proposal.

McLuhan Literacies Speaker Series

2017-002/003(06)
File
2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of event notices, speaker biographies, a contract, a press release, and e-mail from managing director Karen Dempster pertaining to these events held at York University in 2007-2008. Included is a photograph of speaker R. Murray Schaefer.

Correspondence between B.W. Powe and Valerie Stride

2010-049/005(04)
File
2005-2007, 2010

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence from Richard Meech to B.W. Powe

2010-049/001(42)
File
2004-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Website printouts

2017-002/004(03)
File
13 Mar. 2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of pages printed from the Living Literacies website and Powe's website, and an about Powe written by Marshall Soules from his website media-studies.ca.

"Mystic Trudeau" : notes, quotes, research

2010-049/008(01)
File
2006-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence, mostly with Antonio D'Alfonso re: "These shadows remain", also with Michael Levine and Sean Wilson

2010-049/015(08)
File
2006-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Useful articles

2017-002/004(02)
File
1993-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Mystic Trudeau" : cover layout and draft text

2010-049/008(03)
File
2006-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : partners

2017-002/002(24)
File
2003, 2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence from Diane Keating to B.W. Powe

2010-049/001(21)
File
2004-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Mystic Trudeau" : 2nd draft plus 3rd draft notes

2010-049/007(17)
File
2006-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Copy-edited and annotated draft manuscript.

Correspondence and notes about manuscript

2010-049/008(02)
File
2006-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

E-mail correspondence re: "Towards a Canada of light"

2010-049/013(24)
File
2006-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : speaker contracts and forms

2017-002/002(25)
File
2002, 2005, 2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Memorabilia and identification tags

2010-049/004(20)
File
2000, 2005-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Cormac McCarthy : notes, ideas

2012-052/001(43)
File
1994-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"The unsaid passing" : correspondence

2010-049/013(01)
File
2005-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Opening time" : used notes

2010-049/016(13)
File
2004-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Academic and teaching files

S00184
Series
1990-2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

The series consists of course/lecture notes, research materials, correspondence, course syllabi, teaching proposals, course evaluations, official York University publications and other material related to Powe's instruction of courses at York University and Humber College, his position as Academic Advisor at Winter's College, the completion of his PhD, his applications for tenure and promotion, and his work as coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at York University. Also documented in this series are Powe's activities while a visiting scholar at IN3, University of Catalunya, Barcelona.

Development of McLuhan Centre : correspondence

2010-049/004(07)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

English 1100 exams : all years

2017-002/002(03)
File
2003-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

M.I. : research : notes, letters, articles

2012-052/007(13)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

York University appointments and service

2010-049/019(06)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"The unsaid passing" : correspondence

2010-049/013(08)
File
2004-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Thomas Allen Publishers contracts : "Trudeau meditations", "A Canada of light"

2010-049/014(05)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Frye-McLuhan debate at York University

2017-002/013(03)
File
29 Mar. 2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of four video recordings, with a left camera view and right camera view, of a debate by Powe's students on the theories of Northrop Frye and Marshall McLuhan held at York University with commentary by Powe and Philip Marchand.

"Media hermetica" : contract and correspondence with publishers and agent

2010-049/016(16)
File
2003-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

More comments on B.W. Powe's work

2010-049/017(08)
File
1995, 2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Photographs of Katharine Groves

2010-049/005(03)
File
[2002?], 2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

York correspondence

2010-049/002(18)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Original pages for B.W.P.'s website (taken down in 2008)

2010-049/002(23)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Towards a Canada of light" : revised version for Patrick Crean and Thomas Allen : correspondence, proofs, notes

2010-049/013(14)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence from John Roberts to B.W. Powe

2010-049/002(08)
File
2005-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

F.C. presentation (PowerPoint)

2017-002/013(02)
Item
2003-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item consists of a PowerPoint presentation of images pertaining to the history of Frontier College, Canada's oldest literacy organization, including images of logging camps, farms and schools.

Miscellaneous correspondence

2017-002/010(23)
File
1999-2006

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

McLuhan Initiative for the Study of Literacies : text and layout for website

2017-002/003(05)
File
[ca. 2006]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies Initiative, Foundation and Endeavour (LLIFE)

2017-002/003(02)
File
2002-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of correspondence, project descriptions, progress reports, e-mail, meeting agendas, background material and application forms pertaining to the securing of funding for this initiative.

Assorted computer disks

2017-002/011(20)
File
2002-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Items pertain to Powe's Living Literacies and his teaching at York University.

Major Authors in English : Toni Morrison : English 1100

2017-002/003(03)
File
[ca. 2005]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of Powe’s lecture notes and test for this course.

B.W. Powe : articles/reviews, letters of support

2010-049/017(07)
File
1993-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Notes for Edges of the New : new course

2012-052/012(28)
File
2003-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Barry Sanders on the Beats

2017-002/013(01)
Item
20 Jan. 2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item is a classroom lecture by Barry Sanders at York University.

Philosophical : mystery - thoughts

2012-052/004(20)
File
2003-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

M.I. : title, themes, quotations, openings

2012-052/006(11)
File
2003-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

M.I. : endings : talking cure, coming to a close, silence, nothing to say

2012-052/006(35)
File
2004-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

M.I. : part III : "The unopened" : prohibitions, protections

2012-052/007(15)
File
2004-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Photographs of B.W. Powe

2017-002/011(15)
File
1964-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Published articles and reviews

2017-002/012(04)
File
1994-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

McLuhan proposal docs

2017-002/013(16)
Item
Nov. 2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Photographs of B.W. Powe

2010-049/004(15)
File
1975-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Photographs in this file also depict Kate and T.C. Powe, Alys Brady, Kathleen Powe, Mary and Brian Brady.

Articles/comments by B.W. Powe

2010-049/018(07)
File
1979, 1993-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Facing eternity" : quotations, used or paraphrased

2012-052/005(17)
File
2004-2005, 2012

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Essays (selection)

2017-002/012(03)
File
1993-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of draft and published writing by Powe, including a tribute to Saul Bellow, a Noam Chomsky book review, a poem about 9-11, and an essay about the Rolling Stones.

M.I. : correspondence

2012-052/001(38)
File
2004-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Cards from Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul

2010-049/002(10)
File
2003-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies book launch : Bravo Studios, Toronto, Ontario.

2017-002/013(04)
Item
19 Jan. 2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item is a video recording of a reception relating to this initiative, featuring talks by Powe, Ross Mayot, Irshad Manji, Barry Sanders, and John Daniel O'Leary.

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