York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections

Living Literacies conference : video recordings

2017-002/013(14)
File
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : disc images

2017-002/013(05)
File
2002

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.

Published articles and reviews

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

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.

McLuhan Centre

2017-002/012(02)
File
2005-2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

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.

Creative writing awards : York University

2017-002/012(01)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail, a timeline and notes pertaining to Powe's involvement with the administration of Creative Writing Department undergraduate prizes.

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.

York University business cards

2017-002/011(19)
File
[ca. 2014]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Theatre @ York : Hamletmachine : program and ticket

2017-002/011(18)
File
Nov. 2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item pertains to Powe's daughter Katie and her work as lighting designer for this production.

Royalty statements

2017-002/011(17)
File
2013-2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Photos, memorabilia

2017-002/011(16)
File
[ca. 1976]-[201-]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of a Christmas card from Pierre Elliott Trudeau featuring a photo of his family, Powe's 1977 graduation portrait, a photograph of Powe and his mother, Alys, at his 1980 graduation ceremony, and two other photographs of Powe.

Photographs of B.W. Powe

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

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Notices and reviews about B.W. Powe

2017-002/011(12)
File
1987-2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Mars Hills Audio Journal : volume 126 : interview with B.W. Powe

2017-002/011(10)
File
2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File includes an audio recording of an interview (22 min., 33 sec.) conducted by Ken Myers with Powe on the subject of Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye and his book "Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: Apocalypse and Alchemy". Included is a letter from Eve Ruotsinoja of Mars Hill Audio about the interview.

Interviews

2017-002/011(08)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of questions pertaining to interviews given by Powe about his work as a writer and professor.

Family photographs

2017-002/011(07)
File
1959-1980

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of childhood photographs of Powe with his sister, Kathleen, and mother Alys, as well as a photograph of Powe with Kathleen in 1980.

Eulogy for Christopher Innes

2017-002/011(06)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of a program, a Y-File obituary, e-mail and drafts of Powe's eulogy for Innes' 25 June 2017 funeral.

Convocation programs

2017-002/011(03)
File
1980, 2009

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of convocation programs pertaining to conferring of Powe's Master of Arts (University of Toronto) and PhD (York University) degrees.

Class photos

2017-002/011(02)
File
[ca. 1966-1968]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of two class photographs featuring Powe and his classmates from Armour Heights Public School and Ledbury Park Junior High School. Included is a booklet featuring images of staff and student council from Ledbury Park Junior High School.

Baby book

2017-002/010(31)
File
1955

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item is a baby book for Powe maintained by his parents. It includes two photographs of Powe as a newborn and other ephemera relating to his birth.

Articles and reviews by or about B.W. Powe

2017-002/010(30)
File
1982-2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of clippings of newspaper articles and book reviews written by Powe and/or articles and notices about Powe or mentioning Powe and his work.

Rob Shields

2017-002/010(29)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Recent correspondence re: literary matters

2017-002/010(28)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Recent correspondence

2017-002/010(27)
File
June 2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Recent correspondence

2017-002/010(26)
File
2016-2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Recent correspondence

2017-002/010(25)
File
Dec. 2012

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Miscellaneous e-mail correspondence

2017-002/010(24)
File
2006, 2009, 2011

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Miscellaneous correspondence

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

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Letters and notes from students

2017-002/010(22)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Letters about writing

2017-002/010(21)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Letters

2017-002/010(20)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Guernica correspondence

2017-002/010(16)
File
2014-2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Family/close friends

2017-002/010(15)
File
2015-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Eric McLuhan correspondence

2017-002/010(14)
File
2009, 2013-2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

E-mail letters from friends and colleagues

2017-002/010(13)
File
2014-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Wilf Cude

2017-002/010(09)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Raven Murphy

2017-002/010(08)
File
2013-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Patricia Keeney

2017-002/010(07)
File
2013-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Michael Higgins

2017-002/010(06)
File
2014-2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Jordan Laffrienier

2017-002/010(05)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Javier Cercas

2017-002/010(04)
File
2013-2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Jason Sherman

2017-002/010(03)
File
Feb. 2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Eric McLuhan

2017-002/010(02)
File
2010-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Douglas Copeland

2017-002/010(01)
File
2008, 2010

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Diane Keating

2017-002/009(34)
File
2013-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Andy Toth

2017-002/009(33)
File
3 Feb. 2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence with Alex Kuskis

2017-002/009(32)
File
2015-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence re: Royal Society nomination (and rejection)

2017-002/009(30)
File
2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : William Aide

2017-002/009(29)
File
2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Robert D. Denham

2017-002/009(28)
File
Nov. 2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Ray Robertson

2017-002/009(27)
File
2013-2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Prof. Dachuan Lu

2017-002/009(26)
File
Dec. 2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Michael Helm

2017-002/009(25)
File
Nov. 2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Marshall Soules

2017-002/009(24)
File
2010, 2016-2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Joseph Boyden (former student)

2017-002/009(22)
File
2013-2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : John Robert Colombo

2017-002/009(21)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : John, Megawatt Ideas

2017-002/009(20)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : J.F. Martel and Graham Larkin

2017-002/009(19)
File
2015-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Ian Sloan, minister (United Church

2017-002/009(18)
File
2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : HAL (Hamilton Arts and Letters)

2017-002/009(17)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Elana Wolff

2017-002/009(16)
File
2015-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : colleagues and collaborators

2017-002/009(15)
File
2014-2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : Barry Callaghan, Michael Callaghan

2017-002/009(14)
File
2012-2014, 2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence : authors, students

2017-002/009(12)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Correspondence

2017-002/009(11)
File
2011, 2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Amir Khan

2017-002/009(10)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Where Seas and Fables Meet" : Guernica stuff

2017-002/009(08)
File
2015-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail and reviews pertaining to this book, published by Guernica Editions.

"Where Seas and Fables Meet" : Guernica contracts

2017-002/009(07)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Where Seas and Fables Meet" : annotated manuscript and notes

2017-002/009(06)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

University of Toronto Press : discussion of M&F book, contract

2017-002/009(02)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail and correspondence exchanged between Powe, Siobhan McMenemy of University of Toronto Press, and Jessica Clark of the Federation for the Humanities of Social Sciences.

"Towards a Canada of Light" : contract amendment

2017-002/009(01)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"These Shadows Remain" : manuscript and e-mail

2017-002/008(22)
File
2008, 2011

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"The Tigers of Perception" : revisions

2017-002/008(21)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"The Tigers of Perception" : notes, designs

2017-002/008(20)
File
2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Stuff about Mc-Frye

2017-002/008(15)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File pertains to Powe's book "Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye". Records include a blurb by Barry Callaghan, a draft promotional release, a copy of the book's cover art, and e-mail about the book's publication, promotion and launch.

Reviews/articles about "Where Seas and Fables Meet"

2017-002/008(13)
File
2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Responses to my work/writings

2017-002/008(12)
File
2014-2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail from Steven Takatsu Lee and Terry Trowbridge and a copy of a paper by Trowbridge entitled "Divorce, Treaty, and Expulsion in B.W. Powe's 'The Unsaid Passing'".

Responses to "Where Seas and Fables Meet" : correspondence and reviews

2017-002/008(11)
File
2015-2016

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Responses to McFrye : e-mail and reviews

2017-002/008(10)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Response to "Decoding Dust"

2017-002/008(09)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Rejected covers/designs for “These Shadows Remain” and “Where Seas and Fables Meet”

2017-002/008(08)
File
[ca. 2011], 2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Recent things

2017-002/008(07)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of a copy of an interview with Powe for "Brainstorm" and an article by Powe entitled "The Charge in the Global Membrane: Notes on Paradigm Change",

Recent responses to BWP's work

2017-002/008(06)
File
2017

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Reader responses at UofT Press for McLuhan and Frye book (early stages)

2017-002/008(05)
File
2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Publishing info

2017-002/008(04)
File
2010-2013

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail exchanged between Powe and representatives of Exile Editions, University of Toronto Press editor Siobhan McMenemy, and Elana Wolff of Guernica Editions.

Passages from "Where Seas and Fables Meet"

2017-002/007(35)
File
2012

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Passages from "Facing Eternity, Each Day"

2017-002/007(34)
File
2012

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Other publishing ventures : e-mail

2017-002/007(33)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Opening Time" : text and images

2017-002/007(32)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

"Opening Time" : summer 2013

2017-002/007(31)
File
2013-2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail, notes, images, a poster and presentation slides pertaining to this project.

"Opening Time" : quotes/research, background notes

2017-002/007(30)
File
[ca. 2004]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

“Opening Time” project : slides

2017-002/007(29)
File
2014

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of presentation slides pertaining to this project, prepared by Powe, M. Century, M. Ciastellardi, and C. Miranda de Almeida, a McLuhan Initiative/IN3 project.

"Opening Time" project in Barcelona, Spain (IN3) : notes