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Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various Italian embassies and organizations

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.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Victor Ragonesi

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.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Yugoslavian government officials

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).

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese the Right Honourable Joe Clark

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.).

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese with Gloria Zuleta Rodrigues

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."

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Rideau Hall, and others regarding the Order of Canada

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.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese, the International Ocean Institute, and Masako Otsuka

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.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Tom Stacey, and Ossian Goulding

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.

Correspondence between Joseph O'Brien and John Northrup & Sons

File contains letters sent from John Northrup and Sons to Joseph O'Brien. John Northrup and Sons was a merchant based in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the nineteenth century. The company sold flour, fish, groceries, liquors, dry goods, and other materials. The correspondence pertains to business matters of various vessels, including the barques "Janet" and "Lucknow."

Correspondence between Maurice Strong of the International Development Research Centre and Elisabeth Mann Borgese

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.

Correspondence between Movie Makers magazine and Alexander Leighton

File contains a series of letters between Arthur Gale and Alexander Leighton regarding his film "Porpoise Oil." The correspondence includes an announcement of its inclusion as an Honorable Mention by Movie Makers staff in the selection of the Ten Best Non-theatrical Films of 1937, as well as letters about an article Gale commissioned from Leighton about the making of his film. There is also correspondence from 1941 with James Moore at The Amateur Cinema League regarding Alexander Leighton's possible submission of his film about Navajo life, "Work for your Own," for a contest in the Special Class.

Correspondence between Nova Scotia politicians and Elisabeth Mann Borgese

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.

Correspondence between the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the United Nations Environment Programme-Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA)

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,

Correspondence between the International Ocean Institute, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Zhiguo Gao and Ping Han

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.

Correspondence between the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI)

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.
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