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McLuhan, Corinne and Bruce Powers

File consists of consists of correspondence related to the book project "The Resonating Interval" (later known as "The Global Village"), by Bruce Powers and Marshall McLuhan, and disagreements about conflicting contracts signed by Corinne McLuhan. File also includes fascimiles of the U.S. copyright registrations and an earlier contract with Delacorted Press for "The Resonating Interval".

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 David Stockwood about potential litigation by Nelson Thall and Time Again Productions Inc. against CSWS Ltd. and the McLuhan estate; correspondence about Eric McLuhan's appearance at the 1994 Australasian Teleconferencing Association; correspondence from University of Toronto Press for permission to reprint material from The Gutenberg Galaxy. File also includes a CSWS pamphlet advertising speakers for hire, 1959-1960.

Johnston, Lynn

File consists of correspondence and business contracts related to Johnson as a CSWS Ltd. client. Also included are photocopies of clippings and correspondence from For Better or For Worse readers about the storyline of Lawrence "coming out".

McLuhan, Marshall

File consists of records related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes: McLuhan Associates Ltd. stationery, circa 1970's; "Eliot and the Manichean Myth As Poetry" : typed copy of a speech by McLuhan given at a symposium of the Catholic Renascence Society on 19 April 1954; clippings of German-language book reviews of McLuhan's writings, from 1979; correspondence from CSWS Ltd. on behalf of Corinne McLuhan to the Public Archives of Canada discussing negotiations for the sale of Marshall McLuhan's papers, 1982; Domenico Pietropaolo, "McLuhan's Interpretation of Vico", 1990. [article offprint]; clipping from Fall 1997 Stoddart catalogue of W. Terrence Gordon's biography on Marshall McLuhan, "Marshall McLuhan: Escape Into Understanding".

Moore, Mavor

File consists of primarily of correspondence (rights requests, Globe & Mail column, autobiography). Also included are typed draft of chapter 5 of his autobiography, curriculum vitae, headshot photograph, royalty statements, and clippings of his Globe & Mail column.

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).

McLuhan Programme - Eric

File consists of correspondence related to projects and rights requests about McLuhan's works. Included is correspondence with Eric McLuhan about the establishment of a communications programme at the University of Toronto. Also includes two clippings of articles about Marshall McLuhan.

McLuhan, Marshall

File consists of correspondence with publishers and about rights and requests to re-publish the work of Marshall McLuhan; correspondence about the book, The Global Village (working title "The Resonating Interval") by Marshall McLuhan and Bruce Powers.

Sanderson, George

File consists of records related to George Sanderson and his publishing endeavours about Marshall McLuhan; his book (with Frank MacDonald), "Marshall McLuhan: The Man and his Message"; and the Herbert Marshall McLuhan Foundation.

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.

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.

Powers, Bruce

File consists of biographical material, headshot photographs and royalty statements for communications scholar Bruce R. Powers, who co-authored with Marshall McLuhan the book, The Global Village.

McLuhan material

File consists of records related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes reproductions of correspondence related to the "Letters of Marshall McLuhan" book project; correspondence about rights and requests to re-publish the work of Marshall McLuhan.

Selleck, Laura

File consists of consists of correspondence and royalty statements related to the book "Lifting A Ton of Feathers: A Woman's Guide to Surviving in the Academic World" by Paula Caplan. Laura Selleck was a research associate at the Council of Ontario Universities which helped publish the book.

McLuhan, Marshall

File consists of records related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes: correspondence, primarily about rights and reproductions of his work; correspondence about the preservation of the Coach House and the Centre for Culture and Technology; royalty statements.

Harron, Don

File consists of various clippings about Harron. Also included is programme for 1974 Festival Lennoxville, a theatre festival in Lennoxville, Quebec featuring Harron's play "Adam's Fall".

McLuhan, Marshall: Rights : "The Mechanical Bride"

File consist of correspondence related to the rights of McLuhan's first book, "The Mechanical Bride." Includes correspondence about a German-language edition. File also includes unrelated royalty statement and clippings about McLuhan and the programme for a communications conference in Acapulco, Mexico in 1974, where McLuhan was a speaker.

McLuhan, Marshall

File consists of records related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes: wedding invitation for Corinne Keller and Marshall McLuhan, 4 Aug. 1939; publicity photograph of Marshall McLuhan, circa 197-; assorted correspondence about public appearances / speaking engagements, and rights and reproductions of his work; programme for Marshall McLuhan's funeral, 3 Jan. 1981.

McLuhan, Marshall: Prentice Hall-Southam contract

File consists of a copy of the permissions agreement between McLuhan Associates [estate] and Prentice Hall Canada for the licensing of rights for the book, "Forward Through the Rearview Mirror: Reflections on and by Marshall Mcluhan" (Scarborough, Ont: Prentice Hall Canada, 1997). File also includes a copy of an article about McLuhan in the Christian Science Monitor [6 April 1988] with attached note to Matie Molinaro from Corinne McLuhan.

McLuhan: Assorted material

File consists of research notes and reproductions of correspondence of Marshall McLuhan related to the book project, "Letters of Marshall McLuhan". Also included is draft agreement from 1996 between Prentice Hall Canada and McLuhan Associates Ltd. for the production of a CD-ROM for Understanding Media; clipping of article by Lewis Lapham, "Prime-Time McLuhan", Saturday Night, September 1994; request to reprint McLuhan article, "The Invisible Environment".

McLuhan, Marshall

File consists of records related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd. Includes: correspondence with publishers and about rights and requests to re-publish the work of Marshall McLuhan; copy of a letter from March 1988 from Eric McLuhan to Bruce Powers, with attached note from Bruce Powers to Matie Molinaro, about the manuscripts for Laws of Media and The Resonating Interval.

Moffatt, Pat

File consists of book proposals by actress Pat Moffatt: "Seabreeze", "Muskoka Moonlinght", and "Tails from Japan: A photographic Study of Two Japanese Bobtails" with D. J. Hamilton. Also includes correspondence related to these book projects.

Harron, Don

File consists of records related to actor and comedian Don Harron, as a client of CSWS Ltd.: clipping about Charlie Farquharson; correspondence about Sherman Heinz-Don Harron book project.

McLuhan matters

File consists of correspondence related to Marshall McLuhan and his estate as clients of CSWS Ltd., primarily about rights and requests to re-publish the work of Marshall McLuhan and reproductions of correspondence related to the "Letters of Marshall McLuhan" book. Also included is correspondence from Dec. 1985 from CSWS Ltd. to Corinne McLuhan about work performed by the agency and outstanding balance of fees.

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.

Fraser, John

File consists of correspondence (with Fraser and with publishers), biography and headshot related to Fraser's manuscript, "No One Saw Me Leave", and speaking engagements as an educator and Head of the Peel Board of Education.

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)".

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