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Publications

This series contains NSDL newsletters, Callboard magazines, manuals/handbooks, and other publicity put out by the NSDL and its affiliate organizations.

Flight : Searching for Scotland

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This 50-minute documentary for television follows and documents traces of Scottish identity which survive in Canada and includes extensive visual evidence of Scottish influences across Canada. The film was a co-production between Imagex Films and Antonine Films in Glasgow and was filmed mainly in Cape Breton and Ontario. This series contains applications, agreements, correspondence, cue sheets, a project synopsis, proposals, scripts, and video recordings.

Santa Jr

Series consists of records documenting the creative and financial activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film. This series contains a proposed budget and a script.

LGBT pins and apparel

Series contains pins and other apparel produced for LGBT events such as Halifax pride, or featuring pro-LGBT messages. Items in this series were collected and worn by members of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS].

Cornell-Aro Mental Health Research Project in the Western Region, Nigeria (1961) and the Study on the Role of Women (1963)

Series is comprised of materials related to the 1961 Cornell-Aro Research Project in the Western Region and the 1963 Study on the Role of Women. In the Cornell-Aro study, modeled on the Stirling County Study, Leighton’s team analyze the mental health trends of Nigerians living in both major cities and small rural villages via interviews, surveys, and observations. The Role of Women study may possibly be considered a ‘sub-study’ of the Cornell-Aro study, as it uses much of the same research material supplemented by new data. Materials present include correspondence, memoranda, datasets, research notes, fieldnotes reports, speeches, photographs, forms, applications, surveys and questionnaires, medical documents, affiliated studies, and comparative analyses.

Awards and distinctions

Series contains honours and distinctions awarded to Janet Conners in recognition of her involvement in the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada [the Krever Inquiry], and her subsequent advocacy work for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Materials include honorary degrees, awards, fellowships, and other distinctions, as well as associated programs, invitations, and forms.

Individual Transferable Fish Quotas

Series comprises records created and collected by Richard Apostle in the course of his study of the impact of individual quotas on the fishing industry in the Maritimes. Record types include transcripts of interviews with fishermen, completed surveys, draft manuscripts, notes, and secondary research materials.

Other conferences and organizations

Series was designed to accommodate records of otherwise unrelated conferences and organizations with which Borgese was affiliated. It illustrates the breadth of her professional activities. Borgese was involved in a multitude of organizations and endeavours and participated in numerous conferences outside and apart from her primary professional foci (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, the International Ocean Insitute (Pacem in Maribus), and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). Types of records include correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, flyers, brochures and pamphlets, conference-related materials such as proceedings and application forms, some related publications and articles, press releases, newspaper clippings, and speeches.

Pacem in Maribus

Series consists of administrative records, conference materials, correspondence, research materials, publications, drafts, reports, and speeches related to Pacem in Maribus conferences and the Committee to Frame a World Constitution.

Pacem in Maribus Convocation.

Latitudes

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This documentary series about competitive boat racing and extreme sailing was developed by imX. A pilot episode was completed but a sponsor could not be organized, so the project was ultimately dropped. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, a budget, correspondence, marketing strategies and a distribution plan, one-sheets, photographs, a pitch package, reports, research, a schedule, a storyboard, a synopsis, documentation on website development, and a video recording.

Correspondence of Robert Weil

This series consists of personal correspondence with family friends Corinne Sclag, Irving Sheffel, Horace D. Beach and Rev. Rodney Stokoe. Some professional correspondence is included with friends and collegues at Dalhousie University, including Dr. Frank A. Dunsworth regarding the Springhill mining disaster. More correspondence can be found within other files as noted in the file description.

Manuscripts and Published Work

This series consists of manuscripts of published and unpublished papers, journal articles and research studies by Weil on topics such as spontaneous and habitual abortion, mental health among the Hutterites, hypnosis, and the psychological impacts of disasters, along with other issues in the psychiatry field and on mental health. For published material on the Springhill mine disaster, see the series Springhill Mine Disaster.

United Nations

Series consists of administrative records, conference materials, correspondence, publications, drafts, speeches, and reports relating to the United Nations and to the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III), and the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).

The United Nations was established on October 24, 1945. Elisabeth Mann Borgese had professional associations with several branches of the UN including, but not restricted to, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and activities such as the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III). Often her ties to such branches was related to her other professional activities, such as those at the International Ocean Institute. For instance, Sidney Holt, one-time director of the International Ocean Institute, was also affiliated for a significant time with the FAO. Additionally, several UN organizations provided funding and guidance for International Ocean Institute activities.

However, Elisabeth Mann Borgese is largely known for her involvement in UNCLoS III. UNCLoS III succeeded two previous Law of the Seas conferences in 1958 and 1960. Preparations for it began in 1968 with the formation of the Committee for the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction (Seabed Committee). Out of this committee began the conference proper in 1973 and it continued until 1982. Following the end of the conference, the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-bed Authority and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Prepcom) commenced (1983-1995). Briefly, UNCLoS III concerned itself with boundaries in international waters (often relating to the Exclusive Economic Zone), seabed mining, fisheries and other ecological concerns, ocean technologies (including nuclear weaponry), and other related issues. The ideals behind the convention originated with the now famous speech delivered by Arvid Pardo to the General Assembly of the UN on November 1, 1967 in which he discussed potential problems related to the oceans in terms of the 'common heritage of mankind'.

After decades of hard work, the conference produced a constitution for the seas, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was ratified by eighty-five countries by 1996. On November 16, 1994, the Convention entered into force. During UNCLoS III, the need for an International Sea-bed Authority (ISBA) and an International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLS) was recognized, and a Prepcom was initiated after the close of UNCLoS III to establish these organizations. The ISBA is based in Kingston, Jamaica, and came into existence in November 1994. The ITLS is based in Hamburg, Germany, and began operations in July, 1996.

Elisabeth Mann Borgese was actively involved in both UNCLoS III and Prepcom. She acted as an Ambassador to the Austrian Delegation at UNCLoS III and as a representative for the International Ocean Institute at the Prepcom. To further the work of UNCLoS III, Elisabeth Mann Borgese initiated the International World Commission on Oceans (IWCO) in 1995. Under the direction of the Portuguese President Mario Soares, IWCO (many members of which were hand-picked by Borgese) produced a report that was published in 1998, the UN Year of the Oceans. Borgese was one of IWCOs vice-chairmen, but she resigned in 1998 due to her frustration with the Commissions under-representation of the developing world. In response to IWCOs report, Borgese wrote The Oceanic Circle: A Report to the Club of Rome, which she regarded as a summary of thirty years of work.

Club of Rome

Series consists of administrative records, correspondence, conference materials, publications, drafts, and reports relating to the Club of Rome and the Reviewing the International Order project/Foundation. A founding member (since 1970) of the Club of Rome, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's work within the organization was usually ocean-related. In addition to being a member of the Club, Borgese was also a member of Jan Tinbergen's team for Reviewing the International Order (RIO), a project sponsored by the Club of Rome that later became a foundation.

Club of Rome

And I Loved them Madly

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, and financial activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film to be based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Parkhill. This series contains biographies, correspondence, a script, notes, a draft budget, and location images.

Keep Away from Me

Series consists of records documenting the administrative and creative activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film about a young man who believes he is bad luck and vows to stay away from women until he meets the woman of his dreams. This series contains correspondence, a script, and a synopsis.

The Event

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project is a feature film that went on to be produced by Emotion Pictures, the company of director and co-writer Thom Fitzgerald. This series contains agreements, biographies, correspondence, director's notes, incorporation documents, investment applications, marketing notes, a script, and a synopsis.

Perseverance

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. Released as A Lobster Tale, this feature film tells the story of an impoverished Maine lobster fisherman who discovers a handful of glowing seaweed that heals various ailments and the dilemmas about what will be done with the discovery. Perseverance was directed by Adam Massey, written by Court Crandall, and starred Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson, and Graham Greene. This series contains agreements, biographies, a budget, correspondence, location stills, research notes, schedules, scripts, and one-sheets.

Sheep Producers' Association of Nova Scotia records

Series contains textual records related to the sheep industry created by the Sheep Producer's Association of Nova Scotia between 1958-2002. There are 21 subseries: General Correspondence and Papers, Director's Meeting Minutes, Membership Meeting Minutes, Membership Lists, Sheep Fairs, Specific Correspondence, Lamb Marketing, Promotions, and Various Subjects/Topics.

Administrative records of the International Ocean Institute

Series consists of administrative records, correspondence, publications, drafts, speeches, and academic records relating to the International Ocean Institute, its Training Programme, and the Ocean Yearbook. Actively involved in the International Ocean Institute until her death, Borgese was its founder, Chairperson of the Planning Council, and Honorary President.

International Ocean Institute

Personal records of Elisabeth Mann Borgese

Series consists of correspondence from family and friends, office day planners during Borgese's employment at Dalhousie University, address books, curriculum vitaes and related biographical materials, newspaper and magazine clippings about the Mann family, legal forms concerning familial estates, a few financial documents, and some ephemera such as award certificates. The series also includes material collected by the International Oceans Institute in Halifax after Borgese's death, such as letters of condolence and a programme from her memorial service.

Publications, drafts, and speeches

Series consists of publications, drafts, and speeches created or collected by Elisabeth Mann Borgese that are unconnected to other series. Also included are research materials and correspondence. These papers are related to her many and varied research interests.

Health services research

Series contains records created and collected by Murray Brown that document his research into aspects of health care services, including national health insurance and medicare.

The Bird Artist

Series consists of records documenting the creative activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film set in early 20th-century Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and delves into a family's dark secrets. This series includes one script.

Clothesline Patch

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This half-hour television program, written by Donna Morrisey and directed by Mary Lewis, was a coming-of-age tale of a girl in 1960s Newfoundland. It received the 2002 Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Short Program. This series contains agreements, correspondence, a credit list, a production schedule, screening copies, video recordings, a script, a one-sheet, and a press kit.

Quilts

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project is a thirty-minute dramatic television show filmed in Halifax in 2002 in which a man learns to quilt and finds purpose in his altered circumstances. The script was written by Brian Heighton. This series contains agreements, biographies, a budget, correspondence, scripts, and schedules.

Dalhousie University

Series consists of academic and administrative records, correspondence, publications, drafts, and reports from Elisabeth Mann Borgese's time at Dalhousie University. Borgese first came to Dalhousie University in 1978 as a Killam Fellow at the Center for Foreign Policy Studies, where she worked on a number of ocean-related projects. She later became a professor in the Department of Political Science, where her duties included thesis supervision, research, and teaching.

Midday Sun

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film tells the story of a Canadian volunteer with good intentions to change the world who is placed in a small African village. It was shot in Zimbabwe and is notable for its unsentimental documentation of the contemporary African landscape, people, and lifestyle. The 94-minute drama was co-produced by Imagex, written and directed by Lulu Keating, and starred Isabelle Mejias, George Seremba, and Jackie Burroughs. This series contains agreements, a cast contact list, credits, crew lists, dialogue transcripts, film posters, location stills, a music cue sheet, a one-sheet, a press kit, release prints, a script, a synopsis, and video recordings.

Songs In Ordinary Time

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and production activities of this project. Based on the novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris, this made-for-television film was directed by Rod Holcomb. The screenplay was written by Malcolm MacRury and starred Sissy Spacek, Beau Bridges, and Keir Dullea. This series contains agreements, an audit report, a cast list, correspondence, daily production reports, day lists, incorporation documents, notes, payroll documentation, screenplays, and scripts.

Unpublished Manuscripts of Thomas Donal Linehan

This series includes the unpublished manuscripts of major works including “Gazooks”, “Touching the Wild”, “Kedge Journal”, and “New Life in Old Schools”. In addition, the series contains rough drafts and revised copies of the mentioned titles as well as correspondence relating to the manuscripts.

Novanet Members

Series includes files that document the process of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and the Community College of Cape Breton joining the Novanet consortium.

Personal records of Alan Creighton

Series consists of works by Alan Creighton that were of a private nature, including correspondence, diaries, and photographs. Diaries are the largest component of this series and cover a wide range of topics, including reminisces of the past, hopes and dreams for the future, and relation of daily life and encounters with various people. The records also include several select items and works that were saved, but not written, by Alan Creighton, in addition to assorted memorabilia.

Weight of Water

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film, based on Anita Shreve's novel of the same name, was co-produced by imX and Miracle Pictures for Canal+ in 1999. It was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starred Sean Penn, Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine McCormack, and Sarah Polley. This series contains agreements, applications, biographical information, a budget memo, cast lists, correspondence, cost reports, crew lists, film posters, schedules, scripts, a storyboard, a treatment, and video recordings.

Photographic materials

Series consists of a range of black and white and colour photographs and negatives depicting Pacem in Maribus events and functions, and projects at sea and on land such as fish farming operations and experimental equipment. Also included are images of sketches and paintings intended for a children's book Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote in the 1990s and personal photographs depicting Borgese, her house, dogs, colleagues, friends, family, and various travel locations. Friends and family also sent her photos of themselves, their families, and their pets, some of which are attached to greeting cards.

Sketches

Series consists of sketches and art studies by Alan Creighton in various media, including pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, and watercolour and oil paints. Subjects include people (faces and figures as well as studies of isolated body parts), landscapes (particularly coastal and wooded scenes), and studies of various elements of nature (such as clouds).

Workshops, conferences and meetings

This series consists of records relating to conferences, workshops and meetings that Girard has been a part of. Types of records include material from the conferences, papers he has presented and notes he has taken while at the events.

Girard, Philip

Symphony Nova Scotia's photographs

Series contains photographs taken by the Symphony of its performers or performances, promotional photographs of guest artists given to the Symphony, and film or negative advertisements for publication in the Symphony’s programs.
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