This document from the Royal Institution ca. 1814 is a balloting list for the positions of president, treasurer, and secretary. This file consists of one printed page.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie discuss a number of topics related to the military including fortifications, ballistics, redoubts, and the Macedonian Phalanx. Dinwiddie mentions various materials for building fortifications, armour, and weapons. He also records the arrangement of the Macedonian Phalanx.
File contains a background paper. Full title: "Concerning the Difficulties Raised at the Last Informal Consultation of the Secretary-General with Respect to the Deep Sea-Bed Mining Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea."
File contains a background paper written by the International Ocean Institute (IOI). The physical file includes a 3.5 inch diskette with a Word Perfect 5.1 version of the file. Also included is a letter from Krishan Saigal explaining the contents of the disk.
File contains background materials used at mettings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University, and with the UN (United Nations) University for Peace on the development of a Virtual University for the Ocean. The package includes a "Proposal for the Establishment of the IOI Virtual University" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, along with letters of support for the venture, syllabi, and other reports and summaries.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Alfredo Boucher, A. Bos, Nancy Barron, Robert Ballard, and Jeffrey Barton ("San Diego Law Review").
File includes correspondence and agreements with publishers and magazines. Correspondents include Basic Books; Duke University Press; Future; GEO magazine; Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (regarding Borgese's "Mediterranean Project").
File contains records related to the 1998 AIDS Awake the World event, including one red ribbon, handwritten notes regarding AIDS-AWAKE event planning, one card, 1998 event pamphlets and schedule, a list of participants, performer biographies, Safe Harbour Church and AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia brochures, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Peccei was the founder and first President of the Club of Rome. Includes correspondence; speeches (including one by EMB with a handwritten copy); programme; schedule for working groups; background information; discussion papers; list of participants, CVs, and biographies; brochures.
File contains a "Special Examination Report," along with Auditor's reports and financial statements (for the years 1988-1991), all produced by the Auditor General of Canada. File also contains covering correspondence.
File contains a copy of a report prepared by Diamantino, Manfrè & Company, detailing the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s accounts for the year ending September 30, 1977.
File contains material relating to the October 31, 1990 meeting of the Audit and Evaluation meeting. Discussed at the meeting were internal audits (including a report from the West Africa and Indian Ocean division of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD)), an evaluation plan, the corporate plan, and banking information.
File contains a project proposal by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), on using the ship Atlantis II to provide mapping of the sea-bed in the Caribbean region. Includes correspondence from K.O. Emery of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the University of Puerto Rico, and a press release on the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).
In this scientific journal, James Dinwiddie focuses on astronomy. He discusses the solar system, sunspots, comets, and the moon. This file consists of one journal.
This series of notes written by James Dinwiddie focuses on astronomy. Dinwiddie discusses the properties of the moon and outlines the lunar cycle as well as the phenomenon of comets. He provides a list of well known astronomers and their publications including Isaac Newton, Rene Descartes, Johannes Kepler, Socrates, Nicolas Copernicus, Otto Guernicke, Galileo, Ptolemy, and Edmond Halley.
File contains a summary of what was Item one at a meeting chaired by Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, conducted at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VII. Contains handwritten comments and corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a report of uncertain authorship, on the need for an institute that would undertake marine training and research in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, by ASEAN nations.
File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, written after Pardo's death (in 1999), discussing his achievements (mainly with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), and concluding with a discussion of new issues affecting the international sea-bed area (e.g. under-sea fiber optic cables).
File contains anthropological articles on homosexuality in non Western European cultures. File also contains articles regarding sexual identity and gender presentation.
File contains two articles on world federalism, likely written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The first summarizes the Chicago Committee to Frame a World Constitution, the second is a draft of "The World Communities" by Mann Borgese (see MS-2-744, Box 147, Folder 1 for another version of that paper).
File contains correspondence and materials related Simon Nkoli's visit to Halifax organized by LGRNS and the Simon Nkoli Anti-Apartheid Committee. Simon Nkoli was a gay South-Afarican anti-apartheid and AIDS activist. See also MS-15-5 Box 1, Folder 3.
File contains two copies of an op-ed article written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for the Christian Science Monitor (one is an edited (abbreviated) version).The articles deal with the forthcoming Seventh Session of the Law of the Sea Conference.
File comprises a set of architectural plans for the Killam Library, undated and labelled 4B REV. Drawings include a site plan, south elevation, and complete set of floor plans. The basement and main floor plans indicate the square footage of each working area (e.g., mechanical, circulation, administration).
File contains an appendix to an unknown document. The appendix is titled "Soviet answer to the question: What must be done to ensure that the achievements of science are put to work in the economy without delay and on a broad scale?"
File contains an extract from a report of Arlie, Virginia Workshop on "The Conservation of Wild Living Resources," relating to resource management and the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "Anything Goes," directed by Linda Moore and designed by Robert Doyle. The file includes Doyle's original drawings and annotated copies. The file also includes a copy of the lighting design by Jeffrey Stewart.
File contains an autographed postcard photograph of Arthur Rubinstein with some handwritten music on the back, signed during his American tour in New York on May 18, 1873.
In this paper, James Dinwiddie writes his own opinions on the British government and various historical monarchs. He also includes notes on justice and pride. This file consists of one journal.
In this paper, James Dinwiddie writes his own opinions on forgiveness and the nature of man as well as traitors and political freedoms. This file consists of one journal.
File contains annual reports for the years 1985 and 1986. Contains appendices highlighting training and research activities, publications (including “Ocean Yearbook”), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, and other matters. File also includes some correspondence.
File contains two published annual reports, for the years ending December 31, 1992 and December 31, 1993. Each report provides a history of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), a summary of recent projects, lists of members, and financial information.
File contains the International Centre for Ocean Development's annual reports for the years 1985/86, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91. Reports outline financial information about the Centre, and provide updates on projects underway.
This Annual Report of the Visitors of the Royal Institution dated April 13, 1812 outlines the financial status as well as the status of the library and mineralogical collections. This file consists of four printed pages.
File contains a portion of a transcript of am afternoon session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Attended by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, [NSG], Arvid Pardo, Sidney Holt, [La Que], [Arrhenius], [Haber], [Sahovic], [Sohn], [Palma], [Emich], [Hoftsee], [Harvey], [Skoglund], [Hoveyda], [Busha], and others. Discussion of a piece of legislation or an agreement.
File contains a proposal (including budgetary information) for the “Workshop on the Third World and the New Law of the Sea Within the Framework of the New International Economic Order,” that was held jointly by International Ocean Institute ( as part of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VIII) and the Centre of Economic and Social Studies.