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McLuhan, Eric

File consists of correspondence related to Eric McLuhan and the estate of Marshall McLuhan as clients of CSWS Ltd. Subjects include: rights to the electronic editions of The Essential McLuhan and The Gutenberg Galaxy; discussions with the University of Toronto Press about rights. Also included is a copy of a talk given by Eric McLuhan in Sienna, Italy in November 1996 titled, "The Renaissance Cycle".

Wilson, York

File consists of correspondence from CSWS Ltd. to Lela Wilson (daughter of York Wilson) and chapter summaries (chapters 1-15) for the book, "York Wilson: His Life and Work, 1907-1984" by Lela Wilson and Sandra Dyck (Ottawa : Carleton University Press, 1997).

Gordon, Terry

File consists of correspondence between CSWS Ltd. and McLuhan scholar W. Terrence Gordon about McLuhan book projects, including a draft extract of his biography of McLuhan, "Marshall McLuhan: Escape Into Understanding". File also includes correspondence and proposal/outline for his book, "Linguistic for Dummies" (later "Linguistic for Idiots").

McLuhan, Eric

File consists of records related to Eric McLuhan. Includes: correspondence about rights and royalty payments for the works of Marshall McLuhan; correspondence about public appearances; correspondence about Eric's book projects.

McLuhan, Emily

File consists of an email from Emily McLuhan to Matie Molinaro about the McLuhan Festival. File also includes correspondence about a permission to publish a Marshall McLuhan quote; correspondence about the Korean edition of Understanding Media.

McLuhan: Religion book proposal

File consists of a memorandum of agreement and proposal for a book of collected writings of Marshall McLuhan on the subject of religion, edited by Fr. Jacek Szklarek. This book was published as The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion (Toronto: Stoddart, 1999). Also included is an email about the Argentinian rights for the book.

Wiggins, Chris

File consists of records related to actor Chris Wiggins as a client of CSWS Ltd.: three short story manuscripts, "Who Do You Think You Are?", "Up in the Air", "Stroke of the Cat", and a rejection letter from Penguin Canada.

Tooze, Sandra

File consists of records related to author Sandra Tooze as a client of CSWS Ltd.: correspondence and excerpts related to her book "Muddy Waters: A Biography"; book proposal: "Chuck Berry : Rock 'N Roll Rebel".

McLuhan, Eric

File consists of correspondence related to Eric McLuhan and the estate of Marshall McLuhan as clients of CSWS Ltd. Subjects include: rights management and permission requests of the work of Marshall McLuhan; Chinese editions of Marshall McLuhan's books; royalty statements; book project with Malcolm Waddell on Egypt. Also included is a list of review copies given out of The Essential McLuhan.

McLuhan, Eric

File consist of general correspondence with and about Eric McLuhan with regards to speaking engagements and the management of the Marshall McLuhan estate. Includes requests for permission to cite and correspondence about the planning of the Marshall McLuhan International Festival of the Future.

Gordon, Terrence

File consists of records related to McLuhan scholar W. Terrence Gordon. Includes: correspondence with CSWS Ltd.; excerpt of his manuscript, McLuhan for Beginners; draft memorandum of agreement from 2003 with Gingko Press Inc. for the book, Basic Linguistics.

Gordon, Terrence

File consists of correspondence between CSWS Ltd. and McLuhan scholar W. Terrence Gordon about McLuhan book projects. Topics include: the editing for publication of McLuhan's doctoral dissertation, "The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nashe in the Learning of His Time"; and publication of a new edition of Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, edited by Gordon.; publication of Marshall McLuhan Unbound. File also includes draft of chapter 12 of biography on McLuhan (see 2010-040/076(07) for covering letter).

Gordon, Terry

File consists of records related to McLuhan scholar W. Terrence Gordon. Includes: outline/description and list of quotations to be used for the book Marshall McLuhan for Beginners; correspondence with publishers about Gordon's biography of Marshall McLuhan, Marshall McLuhan: Escape into Understanding.

Gould, Allan

File consists of two book proposals and related correspondence: "The Making of a Skyline: Secrets of a Successful Architect/Entrepreneur" with Geroge Hamann; "From Kirkland Lake to Beverly Hills! (The Very Funny Rise and Fall and Rise of Alan Thicke)".

McLuhan, Eric: Assorted

File consists of records related to CSWS client Eric McLuhan. Includes: assorted correspondence about the his public appearances and his publishing endeavours; correspondence about rights and the managemement of his father's estate. Also included is a headshot photograph of Eric McLuhan.

Gordon, Terrence

File consists of records related to McLuhan scholar W. Terrence Gordon. Includes: correspondence with CSWS Ltd. about McLuhan book projects including the editing for publication of McLuhan's doctoral dissertation, "The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nashe in the Learning of His Time". File also includes a covering letter from Gordon and a draft of chapter 2 of his biography on McLuhan.

McLuhan, Corinne: Ostrow

File consists of correspondence from Saul Ostrow about writing a book on Marshall McLuhan. Also included is general correspondence to CSWS Ltd. about rights and requests for permission to re-publish the work of Marshall McLuhan.

McLuhan, Eric: miscellaneous

File consists of correspondence related to Eric McLuhan and the estate of Marshall McLuhan as clients of CSWS Ltd. Subjects include: discussion of W. Terrence Gordon sale of McLuhan material to Batty Publishers (New Jersey); draft announcement of the founding of the Marshall McLuhan Institute for the Study of Culture and Communication (later known as McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology) at the University of Toronto; article by Eric McLuhan titled: "Virtual Reality: Theatre Without Walls" (1994).

McLuhan, Corinne

File consists of records related to Corinne McLuhan and the estate of Marshall McLuhan as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes correspondence with attorney Ian Mang about possible litigation against Mark Batty Publishers about the publication of Everyman's McLuhan; agreement between McLuhan Associates Ltd, the Herbert Marshall McLuhan Foundation (Antigonish, NS) and Southam Inc. about the creation and distribution of a Marshall McLuhan CD-ROM; correspondence from attorney Ian Mang about the sales of Understanding Media and royalties dispute with McGraw-Hill.

Wicks, Ben

File consists of records related to cartoonist and illustrator Ben Wicks as a client of CSWS Ltd.: general correspondence; book proposal by Barbara Robson about access to government information.

McLuhan and [George] Sanderson: Southam

File consists of records related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes: records related to a lawsuit brought upon by the McLuhan estate against Nelson Thall and Time Again Productions Inc. for infringement of copyright; correspondence with Southam Electronic Publishing about the production of a 'McLuhan' CD-ROM.

Robertson, Dewey

File consists of consists of correspondence, contract and biographical information related to book project, "The Missing Link: The Dewey Robertson Story" (later titled "Bang Your Head: The Dewey Robertson Story"), an autobiography about professional wrestler Dewey Robertson.

McLuhan, Eric

File consists of general correspondence with Eric McLuhan; correspondence with University of Toronto Press about electronic rights to "Laws of Media" and "The Gutenberg Galaxy"; correspondence about the dispute with Janine Marchessault.

McLuhan, Eric

File consists of correspondence related to Eric McLuhan and the estate of Marshall McLuhan as clients of CSWS Ltd. Topics include: rights management and permission requests for the work of Marshall McLuhan; publication rights for Marshall McLuhan's Masters thesis; electronic rights agreement from 1994 with University of Toronto Press for Laws of Media; speaking engagement arrangements for Eric McLuhan. Also included is Eric McLuhan's curriculum vitae.

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