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Autographs and letters from various composers

File includes a postcard with a black and white photograph of Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), an Italian opera composer. The postcard has various signatures on the front, including Francesco Marconi (1855-1916, operatic tenor from Rome) and four other illegible signatures. The postcard is addressed to Frau Dr. Lehnsern(?) of Berlin. File also includes the incipits of three pieces by Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), signed at dated October 3, 1844. There are also five letters written by the following composers: Jacques Offenbach (1879), Gustav Mahler (1899), Edvard Grieg (1902), Maurice Ravel (1921), and Ignacy Paderewski (n.d., 1860-1941).
Background materials on the virtual university for the ocean

Background materials on the virtual university for the ocean

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.

Bernard Chaudron

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'objets d'art' by Bernard Chaudron, presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1969 as part of the Atlantic Provinces Art Circuit.

Records consist of a list of artworks and prices, a list of purchased works including a note about a stolen piece, a condition report, correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Ghislain Clermont (Curator, Art Gallery of the University of Moncton), and a handwritten transcription of Chaudron's biographical notes.

'C - G' miscellaneous correspondence

'C - G' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Alex Comfort, V. Dedijer, Da Capo Press Inc., Encyclopedia of the Sea, Rita Ettl, Fayard Editions, Peter Fricke, FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Donald Gledhill, and Jay Goldburg Cousteau Society.
'C' miscellaneous correspondence

'C' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the following individuals: Sanjay Chaturvedi; Richard V. Carter; Dr. Hans Corell; Lucien Chabason (on the Regional Seas Programme); Krista Singleton-Cambage; Peter Cramer (concerning Thomas Mann); Pietro Carrigliol; Kevin Coady (concerning the death of one of Mann Borgese's dogs); Christopher Corkett (critiquing one of Mann Borgese's talks); Aldo Chircop; Dr. Edward Carr; Senator Alan Cranston; Christo and Jean Claude (outgoing only, includes prints of various art installations); Liara Covert; Winifred Caponigri; Rideau Hall; Pluto Press; Senator Alan Cranston; Ignacio Perez Caldentey; Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President of Brazil); Sergio D. Claure; Dr. Maria della Costa; Richard V. Carter; Erksine Childers; Professor Jonathan Charney; Judge Maurice Caruana Curran (Chancellor of University of Malta); Arthur H. Campeau; H. Reuben Cohen (Chancellor of Dalhousie); Elisabeth Cyran; Hon. David Coore; Ana Luisa Cortez; Frederick Clairmonte; Ingvar Carlsson (Prime Minister of Sweden); and others. Also includes copies of the following papers: "The Training Programme of the International Ocean Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese; "Professionalization of the Field of Marine Affairs" by Aldo Chircop; "NATO's War of Aggression Against Yugoslavia: An Overview by Michel Chessudovsky. Some correspondence may be personal.
Cooperative programme of research on aquaculture : reports by the General Fisheries Council for t...

Cooperative programme of research on aquaculture : reports by the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean

File contains two reports prepared by the FAO (Food and Argricultural Organization of the United Nations)'s General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean: "Cooperative Program of Research on Aquaculture: Report I," and "Report of the Third Session of the Cooperative Programme of Research on Aquaculture."
Correspondence concerning "Encyclopaedia Universalis"

Correspondence concerning "Encyclopaedia Universalis"

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.
Correspondence regarding "The Drama of the Oceans"

Correspondence regarding "The Drama of the Oceans"

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."

Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights press releases

File includes a copy of the convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms of the commonwealth of independent states, the European Court of Human Rights press file no. 13 of September 1996, the European Court of Human Rights press file no. 14 of November 1996, and the European Court of Human Rights report on the draft protocol no. 12 on securing certain additional rights to persons deprived of their liberty.

Episode of Earth Action : various topics

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a variety of topics including cleaning up the world from Australia, ozone issues from London, and the impact of The Chemical Weapons Convention treaty in Paris. The episode aired on March 4, 1993, and was rebroadcasted on March 5, 1993 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
'F' miscellaneous correspondence

'F' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence from Brian Flemming, Association International Futuribles (regarding an introduction Mann Borgese was to write for a collection), "Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung" (FAZ), and the Ford Foundation. File also includes lists of names.

French paintings exhibition

File consists of records relating to organization, planning, and preparation for the exhibition 'French Painting 1840-1924' organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in February and March of 1971.

Records consist of correspondence, condition reports from Dalhousie Art Gallery and others, accompanying texts for the exhibition including a bibliography, recommended film screenings, readings, and descriptive texts; an exhibition loan agreement, docent agreements, lists of artworks and biographical information, and a newspaper clipping.

ILGA Conference interview

File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features July 1992's International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association conference (previously the International Gay and Lesbian Association or ILGA) in Paris. It features an interview with Dona (names have been changed) who attended the conference, July 12-18, with the Canadian Federation of Students and SUNS. She graduated the year previously from NSCAD, and went as an observer with Robin Metcalfe from Halifax. She was one of five Canadians at the conference. The episode was recorded on July 26, 1992, and was broadcasted on August 26, 1992, and on August 31, 1992.

Interview with Robert Allen on the Paris AIDS conference and the latest development on AIDS testing in Nova Scotia

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Robert Allen, the Executive Director of Nova Scotia Person's With AIDS Coalition (NSPWAC). Allen spoke with CKDU's Dan Hart about the AIDS conference in Paris and latest developments on AIDS testing in Nova Scotia. The interview aired November 19, 1990 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program, and was rebroadcast November 28, 1990 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program.

Interview with Susan George on the growing world debt and environmental destruction

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Susan George, an economist at the University of Paris and author of "How the Other Half Dress" and "A Fate Worse than Debt." George spoke with CKDU's Kris Pekarek while at Dalhousie University to speak at a conference on the Rural Community in Crisis. The interview aired in November of 1987 and was rebroadcast March 10, 1988; March 23, 1988; and September 7, 1988 on Title Waves.
'K' miscellaneous correspondence

'K' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the following individuals: D.C. Krause (UNESCO), A.G. Koroma (Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the UN), A.N. Kholodilin (UNESCO), the International Institute for Integrative Technology (IIT), and V. Kopal (Academy of Science, Prague).
'K' miscellaneous correspondence

'K' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence to/from: [Kirthisinga], Dale Krause (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO), Martin Kaplan (World Health Organization, or WHO), Heimo Kellner, Birabhongse Karemrri, Johan Kaufman (The Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations), Susan Kaeser (World College West), and Franz Koenig (Archbishop of Vienna), which discusses the Holy See's position on the Law of the Sea.
'K' miscellaneous correspondence

'K' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Armelli de Kerros, P. Korrinsp (?), Lee Kimball, Susan Kaeser, Don and Marion Kelley, Robert L. Kanter, and Lars-Ake Kvarning. Topics of discussion include "The Drama of the Oceans," and an upcoming book on self-management by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

Letter from Giuseppe Verdi

File contains an autographed letter from Giuseppe Verdi, addressed to his publisher in Paris, Léon Escudier.

Verdi, Giuseppe

Letter from Jacques Offenbach

File contains an autographed letter from Jacques Offenbach as Director of the Theatre des Bouffes Parisiens, addressed to "Monsieur le Baron" (likely Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussman).

Offenbach, Jacques

Letters from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

File contains letters to Ellen Ballon from William Somerset Maugham concerning gifts, performances, visits, friends, and books. Some of the letters are also addressed to Sally "Tammie" Ryan and Ralph Gustafson.

Somerset Maugham, William

'P' miscellaneous correspondence

'P' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence with Alexandera Post, T.V.R. Pillay (Food and Agricultre Organization of the United Nations), Princeton University Press, O.S. Plue, Prentice-Hall of Canada Ltd, Les Presse de la Cité, Elaine Partnow, Praeger Publishers Inc., M. Piovene, and PHP Institute Inc. Also includes "The Implications of Change in Mining Finance and Participation" by Alexandra Post, excerpts from "Ocean mining" by Alexandra Post, a proposal on deepsea mining by Alexandra Post and a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, "Progress of Aquaculture" by T.V.R. Pillay.
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