File contains a cover letter by Robert Krueger, sent along with a United Nations (UN) press release detailing four resolutions adopted by the UN on seabeds. Also included is a statement given by American Ambassador C.H. Phillips on that topic.
File contains correspondence with Robert ("Bob") Rosen, a fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and later a professor of biophysics at Dalhousie.
File contains correspondence with Rod B. Byers, of York University, concerning "Denuclearization of the Oceans: Problems and Prospects," which Elisabeth Mann Borgese co-authored a paper for. Please see MS-2-744, Box 175, Folder 15 for more correspondence with Byers.
File contains correspondence with Legal Scholar and Judge, Ronald St. John Macdonald. Topics of discussion include attendance at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's contribution to a book honouring Professor Wang Tieya (includes a brief biography blurb of Mann Borgese), Mann Borgese's support for a nomination of Macdonald for promotion within the Order of Canada, and correspondence with Macdonald about joining the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File Includes a copy of "UNCLoS, UNCED, and the Restructuring of the United Nations System" by Mann Borgese; a copy of "The United Nations Decade of International Law" by Macdonald; and a copy of an article by René Jean Dupuy ("Humanity and the Environment").
File contains correspondence from Ronald St. John Macdonald, who was a Judge and a Professor of Law at Dalhousie University. Topics of discussion include Macdonald joining the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains a letter to Elisabeth Mann Borgese from Rudy Putns, an administrator of the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, asking for her experiences on establishing an institution or think tank.
Includes correspondence with Gisela Braun-Fischer, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Rothe, Senninger and Kollmar, Warner Bros., Golo Mann, and Harry N Abrams Inc. The correspondence is regarding various Thomas Mann's literary works as well as his diaries. Some discussion involves film rights to Thomas Mann's works. Also includes contracts.
File contains correspondence with Salvano Briceno, the Coordinator of Intergovernmental and Institutional Support for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Includes an application and discussion of his joining the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Salvino Busuttil, who was the Director-General of the Foundation for International Studies at the University of Malta and Treasurer of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics discussed include Elisabeth Mann Borgese's and the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s early funding of the IWCO, Pacem in Maribus XXIII (23), and organizing a workshop on ocean economics.
FIle contains correspondence with International Court Judge Shigeru Oda, discussing "The Common Heritage" by Arvid Pado, and publishing a new edition. Also discusses several Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences.
File contains a letter from Sidney Holt to Elisabeth Mann Borgese, sent with copies of correspondence between Holt and Dr. N. Laing, and Dr. Laing and Professor Borg Costanzi (the Treasurer for the International Ocean Institute (IOI)). Correspondence mainly discusses the solarmarine lagoon proposal.
File contains correspondence with Sir John Kendrew, a professor at Cambridge, some of which also concerns the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) and Robert "Bob" Hutchins. File also includes an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with S.P. Jagota as well as a copy of the article "Developments in the UN conference on the law of the sea" by S.P. Jagota from "Third World Quarterly." S.P. Jagota was the ambassador for the Permanent Mission of India to the UN.
File contains correspondence with Stejan Keckes, who was a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence discusses the draft text of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s activities for the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Professor Su Jilan of the Second Institute of Oceanography. Correspondence includes an invitation to become a member of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Kenneth R. Redden, Virendra Majmudar, D.R. Meghi, and N.R. Madhava Menon. Also includes a piece of correspondence from Salvino Busuttil.
File contains a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Ted Turner, inviting him to participate in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). See correspondence with Robert Muller, MS-2-744, Box 245, Folder 28, for a copy of Turner's reply (Muller also contacted Turner about the IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Teruko ("Terry") Arimatsu, of Microsonics Japan, Limited. Topics of discussion include the writing and researching of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's book "Seafarm."
File contains correspondence to the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s Board of Trustees and/or Planning Council. The file also contains a project proposal on “The Third World and the New Law of Sea Within the Framework of the New International Economic Order.”
File contains correspondence and documents received by the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security (CIIPS), mainly concerning a grant to publish the proceedings of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XVII. Also included are CIIPS's criteria for providing grants, a copy of its research plan, interim and final reports by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the PIM XVII project, promotional material, correspondence relating to the winding-down of CIIPS (includes a list of CIIPS's publications), and a copy of the introductory remarks to PIM XVII made by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence with the Donner Canadian Foundation regarding founding for the Canadian Friends of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Includes a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese detailing recent IOI projects that may be of interest to the Founation.
File contains correspondence with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, mainly concerning various International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects, including the “Ocean Yearbook,” training programmes, and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). File also contains scholarship invoices.
File includes correspondence to/from: F. Hall, A. Biro, J.J. Miocinovic, J.E. Johnson - S.J. Holt, F. Popper, G.W. Ford, E.J. Borg Constanzi, R. Pillay, E.B. Younie, P. Crane, A.H. Boerman, J.V.A. Nehemiah, C.P. Idyll, H. Kasahara, J.C. Marr, R.A. Nicolosi, J.E. Carroz, J. Traung, E.H. Hartman, L.I.J. Silva, D. Figurelli, E.F. Akyuz, R.I. Jackson, and O.H. Oren. Also includes account statements, a copy of a contract between the FAO and the International Ocean Institute, and documents relating to the Pacem in Maribus conference. File contains duplicates, which have not been scanned.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various government officials. A. Tarter, F. Hamburger, G. Weiss, E.M. Schmid, H. Wolfram and E. Lane, relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III and Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences. Also includes a draft of an Austrian statement, a handwritten speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on UNCLoS, and an announcement for a seminar on the impact of seabed mining on developing countries.
File contains outgoing correspondence only with Dr. Arnold Ruupel (Estonia), Anatolijs Gorbunovs (Latvia), and Vytautas Landsbergis (Lithuania). Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote to these leaders to urge them to ratify UNCLoS III (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).
FIle contains correspondence with Canadian Member of Parliament Charles Caccia. Correspondence concerns Bill C-27, the Law of the Sea, the United States-Canada fisheries dispute, the International Ocean Institute, and animal rights. Includes a commentary by Caccia that was published in the journal Environment, documents about Caccia's Parliamentary Centre for Environmentally Sustainable Development and copies of House of Commons Debates. Also includes a speech by Caccia ("Political Leadership and the Brundtland Report: What are the Implications for Public Policy?")
File contains outgoing correspondence only. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXIII, and Warioba writing a paper on the Law of the Sea and developing countries.
File contains documents relating to a 1982 workshop jointly held by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Educational Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations University (UNU). Documents include a list of participants, drafts of addresses and speeches, and correspondence.
File contains correspondence relating to Elisabeth Mann Borgese's article, "Law of the Sea for the Twenty-First Century." Please see MS-2-744, Box 339, Folder 5 for a copy of the article.
File contains correspondence and documents relating to the debate about UNCLoS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) and the Law of the Sea, hosted by the International Club, and at which Elisabeth Mann Borgese delievered the keynote address.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and employees at International Ocean Institute Halifax (Nicole Hegedus and Michelle Wood). Topics discuss include appointees to the Indepdent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence and documents from or relating to the International Ocean Institute’s Planning Council. Includes discussion of new members, Pacem in Maribus (PIM), the Train-Sea-Coast programme, the Eco-Villages project. File also includes reports and workplans from various IOI operational centres, and meeting agendas and minutes.
File contains correspondence with and about International Ocean Institute (IOI)-South Pacific, some of which concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), funding proposals (for "Management Issues in Environmental and Resource Economics," and "Management and Development of Coastal Fisheries"), and the Pacem in Maribus convocations. File includes a discussion paper prepared by the IOI-South Pacific ("Towards 2000: The Future Governance of the International Ocean Institute"), course outlines and participant forms for two IOI-South Pacific Training Programmes, a copy of "Pasifika," the IOI-South Pacific newsletter (April 1995-March 1996), action reports and a press release
File consists of documents (reports, a memorandum, and correspondence) relating to the Austrian proposal for the establishment of a Joint Enterprise for Exploration, Research and Development in the Ocean Mining (JEFERAD). Includes some preliminary remarks on JEFERAD, correspondence from B. Sen, sent with a memo regarding the Austrian proposal before Prepcom from the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committtee, a short speech on the topic (with handwritten corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), a working paper, and a paper entitled "Deep Seabed Mining: Legal and Commercial Considerations."
File contains correspondence with Edizioni Scientifiche e Techniche Mondadori's Edgardo Macorini concerning Elisabeth Mann Borgese writing an introduction for Ferruccio Mosetti's "Il Volto Degli Oceani." Includes a partial version of Mann Borgese's English introduction, and a draft Italian copy "Il nuovo ordini digli oceani." File also contains a piece of correspondence to Mann Borgese and her daughters concerning Giuseppe Antonio Borgese's "Rubè." See MS-2-744, Box 365, Folder 13 and MS-2-744, Box 281, Folder 10 for related correspondence.
File contains correspondence with the Library of Congress. Includes a receipt of an International Ocean Institute (IOI) occasional paper, and information about finding pictures for Mann Borgese's "The Drama of the Oceans."
File contains outgoing correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning stories she submitted for publication (the titles of the stories are unknown).
File includes a letter sent to Prime Minsiter Chrétien from Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes a copy of an editorial by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, "Open letter to the G7," that she sent to the Globe and Mail. The editorial discusses the importance of adding sustainable ocean development to the G7 agenda.
File contains correspondence to and from the UNA in Canada. Included is conference material surrounding the World Youth Leadership Training Summit, an invitation to a lecture by Dr. Federico Mayor, and an invitation to participate in a citizens' panel.
File contains correspondence regarding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's children's book "Chairworm and Supershark" sales to UNICEF, the spirulina project, and a UNICEF seminar. File also includes a Christmas catalogue, which has not been digitized.
File contains correspondence, a conference meeting schedule, a seminar prospectus, final reports and an agenda from the Planning Group session for the seminar on "Oceans, Mankind and Ethics." The file also includes Pacem in Maribus invitations, and correspondence about the "Ocean Yearbook."
File contains faxed material sent by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), includes an agreement between UNIDO and the International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS), and the statutes for the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
File contains material on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Included is material printed off UNITAR website (e.g., a work programme from 2001). Also included is an invitation and an agenda to a conference on "The Sea and Security" to be held in March 2002, at which Mann Borgese was supposed to give the keynote address.
File contains correspondence with Francis A. Cooke, Program Development Officer Science and Technology of the United States Information Agency regarding EMB's study trip on aquaculture and seafarming.