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CReefs: Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems (CReefs). The Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems project conducted a thorough examination of the sorts of life found in the world’s coral reefs, discovering thousands of new species in the process while placing known species in new locales. The project, headed up by Americans Nancy Knowlton and Russell Brainard and Australian scientist Julian Caley, developed a tool called the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure to provided standardized examination of species distribution, warming temperatures and oceanic acidification at reef locations throughout the world.

Report on the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his work as the research consultant for the Sub-committee on the Review of the Special Import Measures Act of the Standing Committee on Finance, for which he was responsible for drafting the Sub-committee report. Records include background papers; government reports; notes; correspondence; manuscript drafts; and a copy of the final report.

Gil Winham's professional correspondence

Subseries comprises correspondence written and received by Gil Winham over the course of his professional life, which has been maintained as he kept it, chronologically and with copies of outgoing correspondence filed separately from letters received. Correspondence is also located in other series: e.g., editorial correspondence with manuscript and other publishing records.

International Trade and the Tokyo Round of Trade Negotiations

Subseries comprises records created and collected by Gil Winham in the course of writing International Trade and the Tokyo Round Negotiation (Princeton University Press, 1986). Records includes a copy of the book, manuscripts, planning materials and research documents (primarily from the GATT), correspondence and reviews.

Gil Winham's manuscripts and conference records

Subseries comprises manuscripts of conference and seminar papers, testimony statements, and published and unpublished scholarly papers and reports. Records include related correspondence, agendas, notes, newspaper clippings, and other materials.

Gil Winham's PhD coursework and thesis

Subseries comprises Gil Winham's graduate school coursework, research notes and PhD thesis submitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included is the manuscript of his 1964 dissertation submitted for the Diploma in International Law in the University of Manchester.

The Halifax G-7 Summit : Issues on the Table

Subseries comprises records created and collected by Gil Winham in the course of co-editing with Sylvia Ostry The Halifax G-7 Summit: Issues on the Table (Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, 1995). Records include correspondence, a manuscript, contract, background materials and a copy of the published book.

Records regarding Peking University and Dalhousie University Law School

Subseries contains handwritten notes, annotated typescripts, correspondence, pamphlets, booklets, a copy of the agreement between Peking University International Law Institute and University Rotterdam GLODIS Institute of the Faculty of Law regarding a research and teaching program, a copy of the Canadian-Chinese programme in international and comparative law between Dalhousie University Faculty of Law and Peking University College of Law, a preliminary proposal for a joint research and education project on international law and human rights between Peking University International Law Institute and the University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre, and other materials.

H. McInnes' 1921 correspondence

Subseries includes correspondence and telegraphs between H. McInnes and the Naval and Military Magazine, the Office of the Prime Minister, and the National Liberal-Conservative Party, and regarding topics such as tariffs and Jewish immigrants.

Ron O'Dor's student records

Subseries contains records created by Ron O'Dor primarily during his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

ArcOD: Arctic Ocean Diversity

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee, Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD). The Arctic Ocean Diversity project was designed to catalogue animal species and microbes found in the Arctic region—on, in and under the sea ice, in deep basins and along the continental shelves. The project was led by American scientists Bodil Bluhm, Rolf Gradinger and Russ Hopcroft, who sought to document the northward extensions of ranges of Arctic fish and invertebrates.

ChESS: Biogeography of Deep Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Biogeography of Deep Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems (ChESS). The Biogeography of Deep Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems project explored life in the hostile, acidic, oftentimes hot and corrosive deep-sea seeps and hydrothermal vents, where life thrives away from any sunlight. The project, led by British scientists Paul Tyler and Maria Baker, American scientist Chris German, and Spanish scientist Eva Ramirez-Llodr, examined more than 1000 species and expanded ranges further north, south, and deeper than had previously been explored.

COMARGE: Continental Margin Ecosystems on a Worldwide Scale

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Continental Margin Ecosystems on a Worldwide Scale (COMARGE). The Continental Margin Ecosystem on a Worldwide Scale project examined life on the continental slopes, over the course of 60 expeditions. The project, led by French scientists Myrian Sibuet and Lenaick Menot and American scientist Robert Carney, discovered stretches of life flourishing on these marginal spaces (including heretofore unknown coral reefs off Africa). The project also examined the threat posed by oil and gas drilling on these sensitive stretches of seafloor.

FMAP: Future of Marine Animal Populations

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP). The Future of Marine Animal Populations project analyzed fishing data and scientific surveys to determine changes in diversity and distribution of marine life. The project, headed by Canadian scientists Ian Jonsen, Heike Lotze, and Boris Worm (and previously by Ransom Myers), identified hot spots of diversity drawn from the Census of Marine Life database and changes in water temperature as one of the most integral determinants in the shaping of marine diversity patterns, while confirming that marine conservation helps to correct the rapid population declines associated with over-exploitation of marine stocks.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College development of a 'Training Program in Sustainable Agriculture' at the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Columbia) project records

Subseries contains records that were created and used in the partnership project with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) and the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Columbia) in the development of a 'Training Program in Sustainable Agriculture' at UFPS for both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program ran between 1997 and 2002. The Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (UFPS) was asked to play a key role in “El Salto Social”, the social leap forward, in the Santander region of Colombia. New curricula was to be introduced at UFPS, faculty being upgraded and new extension and outreach programs being established with the assistance of NSAC through this project. Other project partners were the Universidad de la Republica Uruguay (URU) of Uruguay and Saint Mary’s University (SMU). This was an Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) University Program for Cooperation in Development (UPCD) Tier 2 project led by NSAC. NSAC Personnel involved were Norman Goodyear, Bonnie Waddell, Sam Asiedu, and Leanne French.

The Flowing Summer

Subseries consists of three folders regarding Charles Bruce's book of poetry,The Flowing Summer, published in 1947, including a manuscript, correspondence and book reviews.

News and the Southams

Subseries consists of 29 folders relating to Charles Bruce's last major work, "News and the Southams," published in 1968, including a manuscript, correspondence, business papers, notes and reviews.

Personal Note

Subseries consists of two folders relating to Charles Bruce's poem Personal Note, including correspondence and reviews.

The Township of Time

Subseries consists of two folders relating to Charles Bruce's 1959 book The Township of Time, including correspondence and reviews.

The Gales of August

Subseries consists of the manuscript, correspondence and notes pertaining to Charles Bruce's 1971 story The Gales of August.

Ronald St. John Macdonald’s correspondence by decades

Subseries contains Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with different individuals, including John Holmes, Paul Martin, Maxwell Cohen, Roland Michener, D.W. Fulford, Donald S. Macdonald, Charles B. Bourne. Christine Boyle, Donald E. Buckingham, David R. Chipman, Innis Christie, H.C. Charles, George F. Curtis, Audrey Davis, L.C. Green, and others, regarding a wide range of subjects.

Republic of Cyprus

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his consultation work for the Republic of Cyprus. Subseries contains a draft constitution for the Federal Republic of Cyprus, bulletins, newspaper clippings, reports, and other materials.

AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS]

Series contains materials relating to the formation and operations of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS based in Halifax. ACNS was formed in 1996 via the merger of two pre-existing organizations, the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and AIDS Nova Scotia, and still operates today. Materials in subseries include administrative records such as meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos and correspondence; planning materials for ACNS events; proposals, research materials, and reference materials; and notes.

AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia

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