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Tougas, Gerard

File contains correspondence and a contract between The Ryerson Press and Presses Universitaires de France for the book "Histoire de la Literature Canadienne- Francaise" by Gerard Tougas.

Trueman, John Herbert and Trueman, Dawn Cline

File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press, John H. Trueman, and Dawn Trueman. They include:
1) Agreement with John Trueman for "Ancient and Medieval History"
2) Agreement with Dawn Trueman for "An Ancient and Medieval History" - Grade 9 History Course, Saskatchewan
3) Agreement with John Trueman for "An Ancient and Medieval History" - Grade 9 History Course, Saskatchewan
4) Agreement with John Trueman and Dawn Trueman for "A Study Guide to Accompany the Pageant of the Past"
5) Agreement with John H. Trueman for "Modern Perspectives"

Tupper, Kathryn Munro

File contains three agreements between The Ryerson Press and Kathryn Munro Tupper. Two of the agreements are for the poetry chapbook "Forfeit and other Poems" and the third agreement is for the poetry chapbook "Tanager Feather".

United Nations

File contains two agreements. The first agreement is between The Ryerson Press and the United Nations for the Press to be the sole distributor of United Nations and League of Nations materials in Canada. The second agreement is between The Ryerson Press and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations for the same thing.

Wallace, William Stewart

File contains agreements between William Stewart Wallace and The Ryerson Press. They include:
1) Agreement for book "Literary Backgrounds: The Lakes"
2) Agreement for book "A Dictionary of North American Authors"
3) Agreement for book "By Star and Compass"
4) Agreement for book "The Present State of Hudson's Bay"
5) Agreement and correspondence about book "The Pedlars from Quebec"

Watt, Frederick Balmer

File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Frederick Balmer Watt for the poetry chapbook "Vagrant". Also in the file is a letter from father of Watt to the Ryerson Press.

Weatherby, Hugh Wallace

File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Hugh Weatherby for the books "Teddy, Dappy and Joe" and "Forest Folk in Spring" (actual title "Fir Forest Fun"). Also in the file is an account statement.

Wensley, Amelia

File contains an agreement between Amelia Wensley and The Ryerson Press for the poetry chap book "At Summer's End". Also in the file is a single piece of correspondence regarding publication of poetry.

The Westminster Press

File contains correspondence and agreements between The Ryerson Press and The Westminster Press. Included in the file are:
1) Agreement between two parties for Ryerson Press to sell and distribute Westminster Press books in Canada
2) Correspondence regarding agreement
3) Agreement between two parties for Westminster Press to publish "The Meaning of Life in Five Great Religions" R. C. Chalmers and John A. Irving, editors in the U. S., and the Philippines.

Wetherell, James Elgin

File contains an agreement and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and James Elgin Wetherell regarding the book "Standard Poems for Supplementary Reading". Also in the file is a torn page that appears to be a letter regarding royalties and the Wetherell estate.

Willcox, Bertram Francis

File contains correspondence regarding the book "Any Well That Springs" by Neil MacMillan Leckie. The majority of the correspondence is between The Ryerson Press and Bertram F. Wilcox with the exception of one letter from the author Neil MacMillan Leckie to the Ryerson Press.

Wilson, Audrey E.

File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and Audrey E. Wilson for the books "Birds Companion Book", and "Outdoors for Science - Open Places, Activity Book" co-authored by Ivan Woolley and William MacKillican.

Wilson, Richard Albert

File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and R. A. Wilson for the books "George Frederick Cameron" in the Makers of Canadian Literature series, and "The Tempest" in the New Readers Shakespeare.

Woodside, Willson

File contains an agreement and correspondence regarding the book written by Willson Woodside about Canadian Universities. The title on agreement "Canadian Universities and the Wave of the Future" - book's actual title "The University Question: Who should go? Who should pay?"

Wrigley Printing Company Ltd.

File contains correspondence, reports, and invoices from the Wrigley Printing Company Limited regarding the books "Seeing for Ourselves" by L. H. Adair, T. J. Sanderson, and Hugh Weatherby; "Dance with Me!" by Marjorie Lee; and "Practical First Aid" by C. R. Salsbury.

Zielinski, Stanislaw A.

File contains an agreement between Stanislaw A. Zielinski and The Ryerson Press for the book "Encyclopaedia of Hand-Weaving". Also in the file contains a letter regarding copyright of the work.

Traill, Catherine Parr and Chamberlin, Agnes Dunbar Moodie

File contains a photocopied article "Flowers to heal and comfort: Mrs. Traill's Books for Collectors" from The Canadian Collector May/June 1978. Also in the file is an information sheet about book "Canadian Wild Flowers" by Catherine Parr Traill and Agnes Fitz Gibbon. Materials were found inside the 1895 edition of the book which is in Special Collections - QK 201. T68 1895

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Press Collection

  • 2017.014
  • Collection
  • 1862-1997

Collection contains books published by Ryerson Press in Toronto between 1862 and 1971. Subjects include educational texts and guides, Canadian history, religion, fiction and poetry. The collection also includes 3 boxes of records from Ryerson Press, including authors contracts, correspondence, and memorandums.

The Ryerson Press

Academic Press Inc.

Ryerson Press was the distributor in Canada of Academic Press' textbooks from the U.S. and from London, England. The file includes correspondence and contracts relating to this. Also in the file is correspondence and agreements relating to authors Keith William Smillie, Ching Lai Sheng, and D. K. Sen.

Ascot Productions Ltd.

File contains a series of agreements involving Ascot Productions. Included are:
1) Agreement between Ascot Productions and The Ryerson Press for book "Sports Stories" by Scott Young
2) Agreement between Ascot Productions, M. J. O'Brien Ltd., and The Ryerson Press for book "The M.J. O'Brien Limited Story"
3) Agreement between Ascot Productions and The Ryerson Press for book "Sports Fiction"
4) Agreement between Ascot Productions and The Ryerson Press for book "The Leafs I Knew"
5) Agreement between Ascot Productions, The Ryerson Press, and Cochrane-Dunlop Hardware Ltd for book "The Honourable Frank Cochrane Story"

Baker, Ray Palmer

File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Ray Palmer Baker for the book "The Literary Backgrounds of the Maritime Provinces" as part of the Makers of Canadian Literature series. Also in the file is correspondence between same parties regarding the book "The Selected Poems of Ida Emma Fitch Baker".

Band, Margaret Woodruff, and Symons, Dorothy

File contains agreement between The Ryerson Press, and Margaret Woodruff Band and Dorothy Symons for a book entitled "Playthings of Yesterday". The actual published title was "Playthings of Yesterday: Harry Symons introduces the Percy C. Band Collection". The author was Dorothy Symons husband, and the book was about the toys collected by Percy C. Band, husband of Margaret Band.

Barbeau, Charles Marius

File contains agreements between the Ryerson Press and Marius Barbeau. Agreements include:
1) Agreement for book: Makers of Canadian Literature "Indian Literature"
2) Agreement for book: Canadian Art Series "Henri Julien"; "Jean-Baptiste Cote"
3) Agreement for book: Canadian Art Series "French Canadian Painters"
4) Agreement for book: Canadian Art Series "Cornelius Krieghoff" plus correspondence.

Barnes and Noble, Inc.

File contains correspondence, an agreement, and a memorandum of agreement between The Ryerson Press and Barnes and Noble, Inc. (B & N) for the distribution of B & N's books in Canada.

Barris, Alex

File contains memorandum of agreement between The Ryerson Press and Alex Barris Enterprises Limited for book "The Pierce-Arrow Showroom is Leaking".

Batstone, A. T., et al

File contains memorandum of agreements, legal documents and correspondence relating to the books "A Commercial Arithmetic" and "A High School Arithmetic - based on A Commercial Arithmetic". Included in the file are:
1) Original agreement, and correspondence in relation to "A Commercial Arithmetic" by A. T. Batstone, and John Duncan Campbell
2) Original agreement, correspondence, and legal documentation in relation to "A High School Arithmetic" by A. T. Batstone, J. Harold Chown, and E. J. Alexander.

Bollert, Lillian Grace

File contains agreements and memorandums of agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company of Canada. Included are:
1) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book "Canadian Treasury Reader Manual for Grade I" (plus correspondence)
2) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book "Canadian Treasury Readers
Book I"
3) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book phrase cards
4) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book wall charts
5) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book "Canadian Treasury Reader
Primer"
6) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book "My Picture Book - a pre-
primer"
7) Agreement between Grace Bollert, The Ryerson Press, and MacMillan Company for book "Canadian Treasury Reader
Manual I"
8) Assignment of copyright to The Ryerson Press and MacMillan Company by Grace Bollert for all of her works within the
Canadian Treasury of Readers line.

Bourinot, Arthur Stanley

File contains correspondence and agreements between The Ryerson Press and Arthur Stanley Bourinot. Included are:
1) Agreement for book "What Far Kingdom - a book of verse"
2) Correspondence
3) Agreement for book "True Harvest" and correspondence
4) Agreement for book "Collected Poems" and correspondence
5) Agreement for book "The Treasures of the Snow"

Boyce, Eleanor

File contains memorandums of agreement (MOA)between Eleanor Boyce, The Ryerson Press, and The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited. Included are MOA's for"
1) New World Readers - Work and Study book for Grade IV
2) New World Readers - Work and Study book for Grade VI
3) New World Readers - Basal Reader
4) New World Readers - Work and Study book for Grade V
5) New World Readers - Teachers' Manual for Grade V
6) New World Readers - My World and I Grade VI

Brainerd, Barron, et al.

File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and authors Barron Brainerd, R. A. Ross, George A Scroggie, Morris J. Liebovitz, and D. A. Clarke for the book "Mathematics Grade 13 in four parts".

Brown, A. R.

File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and A. R. Brown for the book "A Text-book in Agriculture for Normal School Students and Teachers".

Butterfield, Hubert

File contains correspondence between Queen's University, The Ryerson Press, and A. D. Peters, literary agent on behalf of Hubert Butterfield, regarding the publishing of the lectures "Liberty in the Modern World" given by Hubert Butterfield as part of the Lectures on the Chancellor Dunning trust given at Queen's University once or twice per year.

Cameron, Silver Donald

File contains an agreement between Donald Cameron and The Ryerson Press for the book "Faces of Leacock" and a memorandum of agreement between the same for the book "On Leacock" as part of the Critical Views on Canadian Writers series.

Campbell, Marjorie Freeman

File contains agreements and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and Marjorie Freeman Campbell. Included are:
1) Agreement for book "Merry-Go-Round"
2) Agreement for book "High On A Hill"
3) Agreement for the book "Holbrook of the San"
4) Correspondence and agreement regarding the Canadian Writers' Service and appointment of literary agent
5) Agreement for the book "Ports of Call"

Chaffey, Margaret Ella

File contains a memorandum of agreement between Margaret Ella Chaffey and The Methodist Book and Publishing House (later Ryerson Press) for the book "Prince Melon Seed".

Chaput, Marcel

File contains correspondence between Marcel Chaput, Ther Ryerson Press, and Jacques Hebert of Les Editions du Jour regarding the english translation publication of Marcel Chaput's book "Pourquoi je suis separatiste" [Why I am a separatist].

Coffin, Irene

File contains an agreement between Irene Coffin and The Ryerson Press, and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and Claude Hurtubise regarding the english translation and publication of the book "La Fin des Songes" [The End of Dreams] by Robert Elie.

Collier, W. Benson and Hardy, Edmund

File contains an agreement between Benson Collier and The Ryerson Press for the book series "The Ryerson Music Series"; and an agreement between Benson Collier, Edmund Hardy, and the Ryerson Press for the book "The Singing Hour". Also in the file is correspondence regarding the estate of Edmund Hardy.

Corbett, Edward Annand

File contains agreements and correspondence. Included in the file are:
1) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Edward Corbett for editorship of "New Dominion Books"
2) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Edward Corbett for the book "Father, God Bless Him".
3) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Edward Corbett for the book "Henry Marshall Tory" and correspondence with family regarding copyright of book.
4) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Edward Corbett for the book "We have with us Tonight" and correspondence with family regarding copyright of the book

Cranston, James Herbert

File contains correspondence, an agreement, and a memorandum of agreement regarding the works of James Herbert Cranston. Included are:

1) An agreement between The Ryerson Press and James Herbert Cranston for the book "Etienne Brule: Immortal Scoundrel" plus correspondence
2) A memorandum of agreement between The Ryerson Press and The Quality Press Ltd. for publication of the book "Etienne Brule" in the British Commonwealth plus correspondence.
3) An agreement between W. H. Cranston for James Herbert Cranston and The Ryerson Press for the book "Ink on my Fingers" plus correspondence.

Cronin, Archibald Joseph

File contains agreeements and correspondence regarding books written by Archibald Joseph (A. J.) Cronin. Included in the file are:
1) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Bantam Books, Inc. for the reprinting and selling of A. J. Cronin's "The Keys of the Kingdom" in Canada plus correspondence.
2) Supplementary agreement between The Ryerson Press and Bantam Books, Inc. for the reprinting and selling of A. J. Cronin's "The Keys of the Kingdom" in Canada plus correspondence.
3) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Bantam Books, Inc. for the printing and selling A. J. Cronin's book "The Citadel" in Canada
4) Supplementary Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Bantam Books, Inc. for A. J. Cronin's book "The Citadel" in Canada plus correspondence.
5) Correspondence between The Ryerson Press and Nelson Doubleday, Inc. regarding permission fee for use of excerpt from A. J. Cronin's "Adventures in Two Worlds".
6) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Bantam Books, Inc. for printing and selling A. J. Cronin's book "The Green Years" in Canada.
7) Correspondence between A. J. Cronin and The Ryerson Press regarding his books.
8) Correspondence between Little, Brown and Company and The Ryerson Press for the republication of A. J. Cronin's works "The Green Years" and "Shannon's Way" in an omnibus of stories.
9) Correspondence between Little, Brown and Company and the Ryerson Press regarding the copyright to A. J. Cronin's works "The Citadel" and "The Keys to the Kingdom".

Croteau, John Tougas

File contains an agreement and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and A. B. MacDonald, Secretary for the Co-operative Union of Canada regarding J.T. Croteau's book "Cradled in the Waves: the story of a people's co-operative achievement in economic betterment on Prince Edward Island".

Crowe, John Congdon

File contains an agreement between John Congdon Crowe and The Ryerson Press for the book "In the Days of the Windjammers". Also in the file is a memorandum of order between Oliver and Boyd Limited in Scotland and the Ryerson Press for copies of the book.

Currelly, Charles Trick

File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Charles Trick Currelly for the book "I Brought the Ages Home". Also in the file is correspondence regarding royalties payable to the author's estate.

Currie, Alexander B.

File contains agreements between Alexander B. Currie and The Ryerson Press for the books "The Elementary School: A Manual for Teachers" and "The Modern Secondary School".

Daily, Helen S.

File contains a memorandum of agreement between Helen S. Daily and The Ryerson Press for the book "Work book to accompany Book II of the Highroad to Reading" readers.

Daynes, A.

File contains the original and a copy of the memorandum of agreement between A. Daynes and The Ryerson Press for the book "Streams Companion Book".

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