File contains correspondence with the Administration personnel, concerning participation in an International Ocean Institute (IOI) training course, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project. File also includes a brochure (for the International Year of the Oceans), background information, and a project proposal.
File contains correspondence with various employees of the Ocean Resources Management Programme (including Hugh Williamson). Includes a copy of "Report of a Consultancy on a Proposal to Establish a Regional Programme of Courses in Ocean Resource Management" by Caroline "Fox" Vanderbilt.
File contains correspondence with the Saudi-Sudanese Red Sea Joint Commission, concerning the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s nomination for the Tyler Prize, and a special IOI programme for Arab nations.
File contains correspondence with and documents from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Correspondence concerns training programmes, Pacem in Maribus convocation, ratifications of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and a nomination for the 1998 King Baudouin Prize. Includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's notes for an International Ocean Institute (IOI) presentation at an UNCTAD meeting in Geneva, September 21, 1987; IOI's application for status with UNCTAD; a brochure; reports (mainly from UNCTAD committees); an activity brief for an IOI course ("Management and Conservation of Marine Resources"); notices; and meeting agenda.
File contains an application form from the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) section of the United Nations (UN) regarding International Ocean Institute (IOI) being granted consultative status with the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and information regarding UN NGO criteria.
File contains correspondence, largely concerning International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects, such as the “Ocean Yearbook,” and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). Also includes “UNITAR Activities Relating to Ocean Problems.”
File contains a letter with the United States Consul in Halifax regarding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's adoption of Canadian citizenship, and a letter with the Department of State, sent with a CV, and articles by Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence with Sherman of the Liberian Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM), PrepCom (the Preparatory Commission for the International Seabed Authority), and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). File includes a copy of a magazine interview with Sherman.
File contains correspondence with several Canadian governmental departments. Includes correspondence with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), concerning funding for International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects (Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, and training programmes), and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) project. The Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration, concerning ocean mining. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, concerning an Open-University series of books and films on the ocean. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Pierre Elliott Trudeau regarding the common heritage principle, disarmament, and an IOI training programme. Also includes correspondence to the PMO and Trudeau from third parties (former Member of Parliament Andrew Brewin, with a document entitled “Canadian Foreign Policy in the 1980s”), Gilbert Winham, and Gordon E. Beanlands. Also includes correspondence with Scotiabank, regarding funding.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various government officials. Includes correspondence regarding a Canadian visit of Italian author Alberto Moravia, a performance of Franco Mannino’s “Ocean Concert” in Rotterdam during Pacem in Maribus (PIM), and the training programme.
File contains a form letter, listing publications relating to Pacem in Maribus (PIM), as well as publications by Mann Borgese, and Arvid Pardo, which was sent to a number of libraries. Also contains a mailing list of libraries.
File contains correspondence with government and university representatives regarding the Training Programme and the establishment of marine technology centres.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Pravdić, of the Rudjer Bošković Institute in Croatia. Topics of discussion include personal matters, Pacem in Maribus (PIM), the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), training programmes and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD).
File contains correspondence with Maltese lawyer and politician Victor Ragonesi, some of which concerns the establishment of a Mediterranean Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology. Includes a copy of a letter from Maltese Prime Minister Edward Fenech Adami to the Secretary General of the United Nations on the concept.
File contains correspondence regarding International Ocean Institute (IOI) participation in a conference on Caribbean and Gulf Development and Impact on Marine Environment.
File contains correspondence with various World Economic Forum (WEF) officials, much of which concerns "Trustees 21." Other topics of conversation include the Club of Rome, and Pacem in Maribus. The file also includes a copy of the WEF's mission statement.
File contains correspondence with various ambassadors, and students from Yugoslavia. Correspondence concerns the political situation Yugoslavia, Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s appointment as Honourary Consul for the Yugoslavian Consulate in Halifax, some personal correspondence, and related two articles on Yugoslavia. Also includes correspondence with between the Yugoslavian ambassadors and several Nova Scotian politicians (John Savage and John Buchanan).
File contains correspondence with Joe Clark (then Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs). Topics include an invitation to attend Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XVI, and encouraging Canadian ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III), and how it would impact recent events (Arcitc disputes, the Gulf War, etc.).
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese, or the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and Rodrigues. Topics of discussion include jobs and references, a Spanish translation of Mann Borgese's "Chairworm and Supershark" (includes a draft), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) convocation, discussion of translations of "Ocean Yearbook" and other documents, IOI training courses. Includes Rodrigues' CV, and "Some Preliminary Thoughts About IOI-Columbia."
File contains correspondence to Jean L. Ripert, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, which was sent along with a covering letter to Ranaswamy Mani. The correspondence provides a description of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and its projects.
File contains correspondence with Rideau Hall, concerning the Order of Canada, and the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Includes correspondence with Rideau Hall staff and Governor General Jeanne Sauvé (informing Mann Borgese of the Order of Canada award), letters of congratulations from Tom Hockin, Alan R. Abraham, Fred Crickard, and Innis Christie, letters of support for other Order of Canada nominees, and correspondence concerning the 125th Anniversary Medal. The file also includes a programme from the November 8, 1988 investiture of the Order of Canada (Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a recipient), a booklet listing Order of Canada members, and a certificate received by Borgese on receipt of the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada in 1992.
File contains correspondence with Otsuka, an employee of Intercom Inc. Correspondence concerns funding, the creation of an International Ocean Institute (IOI) operating centre in Japan, development of a film on the oceans, and Elisabeth Mann Borgese's honourary degree from Yokohama City University. Includes, a concept paper on IOI activities for 1998-2003 (to be submitted to the Nippon Foundation), and "Project Outline for a Contribution of the Non-governmental Sector to the Process of Updating and Upgrading the UNEP Initiated Regional Seas Programme" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence regarding the publication of a series of books (two are mentioned by name “Mediterranean Marine Environment and the Development of the Region,” and “Development of the Caribbean”) for the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Correspondents include Tom Stacey and Ossian Goulding.
File contains correspondence with Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Chairman and Director of Petro-Canada. File also contains a postcard announcing Strong's candidacy for a seat in the Canadian Parliament in the 1979 election.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and with various government departments and Nova Scotia politicians (both federal and provincial), including Alexa McDonough, Robert Chisholm, George Moody, and Peter Stoffer. Topics of discussion include the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Bill C-27 on highly migratory fish stocks, and invitations to various events. File also includes a discussion paper prepared by Stoffer on fisheries.
File contains correspondence between various International Ocean Institute (IOI) employees (including Elisabeth Mann Borgese) and the GPA. Includes an invitation to Elisabeth Mann Borgese to join the Steering Committee of the First GPA Intergovernmental Review. Includes a report of IOI/GPA related activities. Correspondence also discusses a proposed tourism tax, and the Regional Seas Programme,
File contains correspondence with Dr. Gao Zhiguo and his wife, Ping Han. Some of which concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) and the Ocean Yearbook. Other topics of discussion include Ping Han’s studying at Dalhousie. Also includes a copy of the article "China and the Law of the Sea (LoS) Convention" by Gao Zhiguo.
File contains correspondence with DOALOS, the majority of which concerns the establishment of the Train-Sea-Coast-Program by DOALOS and International Ocean Institute (IOI). Other topics of discussion include proposed training programmes, and the DOALOS library, a working paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese ("Analysis of Debate on Coordination") on the idea of the United Nations forming a "Committee of the Whole," to deal with ocean developments and ocean space in an inter-related and systematic manner. The file also includes a letter from Michael MccGwire.
File contains correspondence with Claude Gregory, John Dodge, F. Weizsacker, Jean R. de Salis, John Kendrew, P. Kapitza, Salvatore Quasimodo, Daniele Bovet, Georg Likacs, D. Lavergne, Linus Pauling, S. Radhakrishnan, C.F. Weizsacker, Werner Heisenberg, Robert Forbes, Robert Hutchins, and Theodor Svedberg. Correspondence mainly includes invitations to join the Encyclopedia Universalis' project. Also includes comments written about the encyclopedia by Marcello Colocci (on the "Physics" and "Chemistry" pieces) and Guiseppe Barbreri (on the "Geography" section). Contains English, Italian, and German correspondence.
File contains correspondence to/from: A.G. Bollen (International Whaling Commission), John Hayward, T. Cohn, N.J. Campbell, A. Studier, and Nikolai Inosemtsev. Likely a miscellaneous correspondence file for individuals and organizations beginning with the letter "I".
File contains correspondence with J. Alan Beesley about participating in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans public hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia (held on April 26, 1996). Included is a copy of Beesley's CV.
File contains correspondence with Robert Fournier (outgoing only); Lennox Hinds (Canadian International Development Agency), and Ron Jones (outgoing only). Topics of discussion include funding and administrative matters relating to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans, and hearings to be organized on its behalf in Canada.
File contains correspondence with Canadian government officials, including Huguette Labelle (president of the Canadian International Development Fund, or CIDA); and L.S. Parsons of the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans (outgoing only), and Professor Dale Poel (outgoing only). Correspondence mainly about the funding of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans and its public hearings in Canada. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with Pilkington Bros. Ltd., Princeton University Press, Alessandro Olschki, Claire McDonald, Sheila Martin, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, N. B. Marshall, Tom Mahnken, The Metropolitan Museum, Harry N. Abrams, Cyril Glasse, Judith Munns, Brian J. Rothschild, Donna D. Schwartz, A. M. Kennedy, Kjel Sandved, Srpoka Knizevna Zadruga, Flip Schulke, Professor Vigneaux, John Sylvester, Jack Drafahl, Deirdre Silberstein. Most of the correspondence relates to clearing pictures for inclusion in Elisabeth Mann Borgese's "The Drama of the Oceans."
File contains an untitled draft article, correspondence with B. Foodagri, F. Hall, A. Biro, and P. Hendry, regarding "Ceres" and a copy of the journal "Ceres" (November-December 1974) cointaining the article "The Common Heritage" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence, notes, and associated reports regarding the United Nations Coference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and the Preparatory Committee of UNCED (PrepCom), Pacem in Maribus XIX (19), and the 1992 Rio Conference.
File contains correspondence with the Non-Governmental Organization Section of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. File also includes invitations for International Ocean Institute participants to UN-sponsored conferences for NGOs.
File includes correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Jan Pronk, A. Behnam, M.J. Shah and UNCTAD, mainly regarding Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XI and the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s Training Programme.
File contains project descriptions, documents related to Pacem in Maribus X and XIV (ten / 10 and fourteen / 14), correspondence to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, "Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution," "Report of the ad hoc Expert Group meeting on the Draft World Charter for Nature," and other miscellaneous reports. Reports written in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
File contains correspondence and issues from "Vista," the magazine of the United Nations Associations. Includes the following issues of "Vista": August 1973 (which contains "On Surveying Earth's Resources from Space" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), May/June 1972 (which contains a report on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), and January/February 1972 (which contains "Who Owns the Oceans? by Mann Borgese). Also includes a draft article, "Yugoslav Consititutional Law as a Model for World Law and the Law of the Seas" by Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence with Anthony Bromley of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Juan Miguel Bákula, and a partial piece of German correspondence.