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McGraw-Hill Ryerson Press Collection
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
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.
File contains contract between The Ryerson Press and Herbert Ruttan Alley for the book "Thinking of Rome? Think Twice".
Archibald, Rosamond Madison DeWolfe
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Rosamond DeWolfe Archibald for the book "The King's English Drill".
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"
File contains an agreement and correspondence relating to Asia Publishing House. Ryerson acted as their distributor within Canada.
File contains an agreement between Grace Murray Atkin and The Ryerson Press for the book "A Shadow Falls".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Kenneth Allison Baird for the book "Dermatology for Nurses"
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.
Baptist Hymnary Committee of Canada
File contains a single letter from George P. Gilmour, Vice-chairman of the Baptist Hymnary Committee, and Daniel Solandt of the Ryerson Press.
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.
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.
File contains memorandum of agreement between The Ryerson Press and Alex Barris Enterprises Limited for book "The Pierce-Arrow Showroom is Leaking".
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.
File contains three agreements between The Ryerson Press and Ethel Mary Granger Bennett for books "Land for their Inheritance"; "A Straw in the Wind"; and "Short of the Glory".
File contains an agreement between William George Berry and The Ryerson Press for the book "This Incredible Thing - Evangelism".
File contains an agreement between John Michael Bliss and The Ryerson Press for the book "Canadian History in Documents, 1763-1966".
Board of Evangelism and Social Service
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and the Board of Evangelism and Social Service - United Church of Canada regarding the book "The Big Change".
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.
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"
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.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Walter S. Woods for the book "The Men Who Came Back".
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?"
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Shirley Wright for the book "The Personal Touch".
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.
The National Council of the Y. M. C. A.
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and The National Council of the Y. M. C. A. of Canada regarding the book "The Y. M. C. A. in Canada".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Walter D. Young regarding the book "Social Protest in the Canadian West".
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
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society for the books "Mirror of Canada" and "Patterns of Canada".
File contains three copies of an agreement between The Ryerson Press and W. H. Rutherford to act a editor for the Ryerson Vocational Series of books.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Huia Ryder for the book "Antique Furniture of New Brunswick".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Walter Noble Sage for the book "The Story of Canada".
File contains agreements and correspondence between Sister M. St. George and The Ryerson Press for the books "Take Thy World" and "Road's End". She authored the books under the pseudonym Mary Douglas.
Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd.
File contains the agreement and annexed assignment papers between The Ryerson Press and Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd. regarding Louisa May Alcott's works "Little Men"; "Jo's Boys"; "Eight Cousins"; "Under the Lilacs"; "Rose in Bloom"; "Old Fashioned Girl"; "Jack and Jill"; and "Aunt Jo".
Sanger, Clyde and the Manitoba Association for World Development Incorporated
File contains an agreeement and correspondence between The Ryerson Press, Clyde Sanger, and the Manitoba Association for World Development Incorporated for the book "Canada and International Development".
Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and the Department of Public Health for the Government of Saskatchewan regarding the books "Building for Health" and "The Body and Health".
File contains an agreement between Samuel Sawchuk and The Ryerson Press for the book "Sons of the Soil".
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and Duncan Scott Campbell for the books "W. J. Phillips", "Archibald Lampman", and "In the Village of Viger".
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and The Clarke & Stuart Co. Limited regarding the publication of "The Collected Poems of Frederick George Scott".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and James Scott regarding the book "Ontario Happening" (possibly published under the title "Ontario Scene".)
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Joseph Morrow Scott for the book "Our Story of Travel and Transport".
File contains 2 letters regarding the Harry Shapiro Estate.
File contains a letter/agreement to Professor L. W. Shaw from The Ryerson Press and The MacMillan Company of Canada regarding The Canadian Treasury Readers. L. W. Shaw was a consulting editor in the series.
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and Nan Shipley. Included are:
1) Agreement for book "Anna and the Indians". Also includes correspondence
2) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Verlag J. G. Oncken Nachf G. M. B. H. for the translation and printing of "Frances and the Crees" in German
3) Agreement for the book "Frances and The Crees"
4) Agreement for "The Young Railroader"
5) Agreement for "Island of Light"
The Shute Institute for Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
File contains correspondence and an agreement between The Ryerson Press and The Shute Institute for the book "Alpha Tocopheral (Vitamin E) in Cardiology and Vascular Disease".
File contains an agreement and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and Samuel Bower Sinclair regarding the book "Backward and Brilliant Children".
File contains agreements, correspondence, rough notes, rough agreement drafts and other materials related to the book "The Man Robert Burns" by Grant F. O. Smith and published by The Ryerson Press.
File contains an agreement between J. Harry Smith and The Ryerson Press for the book "Newfoundland Holiday". Also in the file are royalty statements from Macrae Smith Company.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Thomas Vernor Smith for the book "Man's Threefold Will to Freedom".
File contains agreements between Waldo Smith and The Ryerson Press for the books "Talks to the Troops", "What Time the Tempest", and "The Navy and its Chaplains in the Days of Sail".
File contains a letter from The Ryerson Press to the Souvenir Press regarding Ryerson's re-publishing of the book "The Town That Died" by Michael Bird.
File contains agreements between Stanley Spicer and The Ryerson Press for the books "Masters of Sail" and "Play by Play".
File contains an agreement and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and R. O. Staples for the book "The Rural Teacher".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Robert Stead regarding the book "Ralph Connor" as part of the Makers of Canadian Literature series.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Charles Frank Steele for the book "Prairie Editor - the life and times of Buchanan of Lethbridge".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Florence B. Steiner for the book "Toy Balloons".
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and Gerald Stevens. Included are:
1) Agreement for book "The Old Stone House"
2) Agreement for book "In a Canadian Attic"
3) Agreement and synopsis for book "The Canadian Collector"
4) Agreement for book "Frederic Simpson Coburn
5) Agreement and correspondence for book "Early Canadian Glass"
6) Agreement for book "Canadian Glass, 1825-1925"
File contains an agreement between Dr. Lionel Stevenson and The Ryerson Press for the poetry chapbook "A Pool of Stars".
File contains two agreements between Herbert L. Stewart and The Ryerson Press for the books 'Winston Churchill" and "Winged Words: Winston Churchill as Writer and Speaker".
File contains two agreements between The Ryerson Press and Margaret Stewart for the books "Developing Language Skills 4" and "Developing Language Skills 6".
File contains agreements and other materials related to the written works of James Frederick Swayze. Included in the file are:
1) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. F. Swayze for the general editorship of textbooks in English Literature for grades IX-XIII
2) Agreement between The Ryerson Press, J. F. Swayze, and A. M. Beattie for the books "Prose Vol. I and Vol. II", and "Poetry Vol. I and Vol. II"
3) Memorandum of Agreement between J. F. Swayze and The Ryerson Press for the book "Book IV in the Canada Books of Prose and Verse Series"
4) Correspondence re: royalties on book "Golden Caravan"
5) Memorandum of Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. F. Swayze for the book "The Practice Book for The Golden Caravan".
6) Memorandum of Agreement between The MacMillan Company, The Ryerson Press, and Mr. & Mrs. Swayze for the book "Guide Book to Accompany Our Heritage"
7) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. F. Swayze for the book "Tonty"
8) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. Fred Swayze for the book "And See Penelope Plain".
9) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. F. Swayze for the book "The Fighting Le Moynes"
10) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. Fred Swayze for the book "Run for your Life!"
11) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. F. Swayze for the chapbook "In the Egyptian Gallery"
12) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. Fred Swayze for the book "Manitoulin Manhunt"
13) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. F. Swayze for the book "Born to Trouble"
14) Correspondence and copy of will for James Frederick Swayze
15) Correspondence between the Ryerson Press and Mrs. J. F. Swayze regarding copyright.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press, Guy Sylvestre, Brandon Conron, and Carl Klinck for editorship of "Canadian Writers - a biographical dictionary".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Ruperta Tait for the book "Grandma Takes a Hand" - authored by her late husband John Tait, and illustrated by Adrian Dingle.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and G. N (Gaie Neufville) Taylor for the book "Anastasia's Daughter".
File contains agreements for the book "Arctic Bride" by Wanda Neill Tolboom.
1) Agreement between Wanda Neill Tolboom and The Ryerson Press
2) Agreement between The Ryerson Press and William Morrow and Company Inc. for the publishing rights for book in the U.S.
3) Memorandum of Agreement between The Ryerson Press and Robert Hale Ltd. for publishing rights in the British Empire (excluding Canada)
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"
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".
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and the United Church Press in the U. S. A.
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.
Vant, Margaret Josephine and Robertson, Gladys
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press, Margaret Josephine Vant, and Gladys Robertson for the book "Living in Canada".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press, Sara Veffer, and Ray Sonin for the book "Hidden for a Thousand Days".
File contains three agreements between Jean Percival Waddell and The Ryerson Press for the books "Down Aisles of Calm", "A Harp in the Wind", and "Candled by Stars".
File contains agreements between Paul A. W. Wallace and The Ryerson Press for the books "Selections from Haliburton"; "Literary Backgrounds - The West"; and "The Twist and other stories".
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"
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and A. P. Watt & Son regarding royalties.
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.
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.
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.
File contains an agreement between Paul West and The Ryerson Press for the book "The Spellbound Horses".
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.
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.
File contains an agreement between George Whalley and The Ryerson Press for the book "Poems: 1939-1945".
File contains agreements between Marjorie Wilkinson and The Ryerson Press for the books "The Good Tree", "The Living Branch", and "The Fruitful Life".
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.
File contains an agreement between Flos Jewel Williams and The Ryerson Press for the book "Fold Home".
Williamson, Owen Templeton Garrett
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and O. T. G. Williamson for the books "Civvy Street: Green Light or Red", "The Northland: Ontario", and "Mike Mullins of Boston Creek".
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.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Margaret E. Kerr regarding the book "High School Health Book".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and George F. Kingston regarding his essay "The Foundations of Faith".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Frank Home Kirkpatrick regarding the book "Speaking in Public".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Richard S. Lambert regarding the book "Home Front".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Gustave Lanctot regarding the book " Francois Xavier Garneau" as part of the Makers of Canadian Literature. There is correspondence included with the agreement.
Laurence, Frances Elsie Emily Fry
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Elsie Fry Laurence regarding the book "Rearguard and other Poems".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press, Frank Albert Knox, James Alexander Corry, Albert Edward Prince, Clifford Austin Curtis, and Leslie Edmund Law regarding the book "Five Political Creeds".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Margaret F. Leatherbarrow regarding the book "Gold in the Grass".
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Marjorie Lee regarding the book "Dance with Me".
File contains agreements and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and John Douglas Leechman. Agreements are for the books "Indian Summer" and "Eskimo Summer".