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Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Ashok Parthasarathi

MS-2-744, Box 285, Folder 3
File
1989-1991

File contains correspondence, some of which is regarding a project on ocean mining, the International Ocean Institute (IOI) India, scholarships, and Pacem in Maribus (PIM).

Correspondence with Zvonko Perišić

MS-2-744, Box 24, Folder 6
File
1981

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a letter of correspondence from Zvonko Perišić. It discusses the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and disarmament, among other topics.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Klaus H. Pringsheim

MS-2-744, Box 240, Folder 14
File
1987-1991

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s cousin, Klaus H. Pringsheim, a Professor of Political Science at McMaster University. Topics of discussion include International Ocean Institute (IOI) funding, and his retirement. Also includes press release from Canada-Japan Trade Council announcing Pringsheim’s appointment as its President. File also includes one piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Hans E. Pringsheim, Klaus's brother.

Questionnaire from the International Ocean Institute

MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 10
File
[1974?]-[1975?]

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a lists of individuals invited to contribute to a publication, and a questionnaire from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) released after the Caracas session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Ranaswamy Mani, and Jean L. Ripert

MS-2-744, Box 30, Folder 48
File
1978

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence to Jean L. Ripert, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, which was sent along with a covering letter to Ranaswamy Mani. The correspondence provides a description of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and its projects.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese with Gloria Zuleta Rodrigues

MS-2-744, Box 239, Folder 1
File
1985-1997

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

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 and Dr. Peter Rona

MS-2-744, Box 238, Folder 5
File
1996-2000

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence which concerns the Training Programmes (Dr. Rona was a lecturer) and the “Ocean Yearbook” (Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Rona co-authored an article for it). Includes correspondence from other International Ocean Institute employees.

‘S’ miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 24, Folder 38
File
1980-1981

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Kurt Schmidt (Federal Republic of Germany), P.D. Snelson (Commonwealth Secretariat), Alex Sceberras Trigona of the Maltese Government, Arthur Alexiou, and R. Van Grieken.

Correspondence with Krishan Saigal

MS-2-744, Box 241, Folder 8
File
1987-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence to/from Saigal. Much of which discusses various International Ocean Institute (IOI) activities, including training programmes, courses, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conventions, and funding.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Adam Schaff

MS-2-744, Box 285, Folder 6
File
1985-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Schaff, of the Polish Association of the Club of Rome, much of which concerns Tatiana Parkhalina, who accepted for a research assistant position at International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Malta. Also discussed is a Polish translation of one of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's books.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Hon. Thomas Siddon

MS-2-744, Box 288, Folder 10
File
1986-1991

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Siddon, who was the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), the National Marine Council, and ocean policy. Much of the correspondence was received by Mann Borgese in her role as Chair of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD). File also includes an invitation and a news release.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Ambassador Neroni Slade

MS-2-744, Box 281, Folder 3
File
2000-2002

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Slade, the Samoan Ambassador to the United Nations. Some correspondence concerns the United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS), SIDS (Small Island Developing States), the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s training programme, and Elisabeth Mann Borgese's criticism of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) . File also includes a copy of a statement by Slade on oceans and the Law of the Sea during the 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a copy of his CV, and a press release from the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) on a joint venture with the government of Japan to engage in deep ocean mineral exploration in various South Pacific Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

'T' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 281, Folder 15
File
1986-2002

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with (among others): Dr. El-Hafid Tabet-Aoul; Professor Ines Wesley Tanaskovic; Dr. Hubert Tierry; Olaf Tandberg, Professor James Tobin (outgoing only) ;Edith Thauer; Amado S. Tolentino; Dr. Klaus Topfer (outgoing only); Tom Traves (outgoing only); and Alfredas Tytmonas. Topics of discussion include the Tobin tax, the rewriting of the Barcelona Convention, a project on sustainable sea-bed development, International Ocean Institute (IOI) financial matters, and the International Sea-bed Authority.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Senator Alan Cranston regarding the Tyler Prize nomination

MS-2-744, Box 36, Folder 44
File
January 12, 1985

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to United States Senator Alan Cranston, asking him to support the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s nomination for the prize. The letter gives a summary of IOI activities, and a list of individuals supporting the nomination.

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

MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 5
File
1995-2002

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

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.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

MS-2-744, Box 108, Folder 8
File
1974-1984

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence, largely concerning International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects, such as the “Ocean Yearbook,” and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). Also includes “UNITAR Activities Relating to Ocean Problems.”

'V' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 87, Folder 18
File
1976-1981

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence to/from: Jon van Dyke, Žiga Vodušek, Daniel Vignes, Michel Vigneaux (concerns a thesis Elisabeth Mann Borgese was writing), Julio del val Caturla, [von Salis], Richard C. Vetter, Mr. Verploegh (World Meteorological Organization),, Bart van Steenbergen, Gustavo J. Vollmer, and C.M. Vadrot. Some correspondence touches on the “Ocean Yearbook” and the Training Programme.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Erika Wolf

MS-2-744, Box 70, Folder 4
File
1980

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Ruediger Wolfrum

MS-2-744, Box 359, Folder 6
File
1998-2001

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence, some of which concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM), a paper Borgese contributed to a collection for Judge Shigeru Oda (includes a draft table of contents), and UNCLoS. Includes a copy of a programme for Pacem in Maribus XXVII.

First committee : suggested compromise formulation on Articles 31 and 32 of the Informal Single Negotiating Text

MS-2-744, Box 111, Folder 13
File
June 24, 1977

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a reworked text of Article 31 and 32 of the Informal Single Negotiating Text (ISNT) prepared by the First Committee of the Negotiating Group, from the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) talks.

Conference on small energy resources : [agenda]

MS-2-744, Box 114, Folder 22
File
September 9-18, 1981

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains an agenda from a conference by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), outling the sessions and speakers. The conference was held in Los Angeles, California.

Conference on the new international economic order and the law of the sea [part 1 of 2] : [transcript]

MS-2-744, Box 111, Folder 3
File
February 5, 1976

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains the transcript of the conference's morning and afternoon sessions from February 5, 1976. The conference was sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI), participants included Arvid Pardo, Sidney Holt, Jan van Ettinger, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, among others. Some of the transcript pages have handwritten annotations. This file also contains a partial transcript from an unknown date.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) roundtable on straddling and highly migratory fish stocks : [conference materials]

MS-2-744, Box 298, Folder 13
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence, agenda, list of participants, and a report relating to the NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) Roundtable on Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, organized by the United Nations Association in Canada. The International Ocean Institute (IOI) attended the conference.

The new international economic order and the law of the sea : [transcripts]

MS-2-744, Box 87, Folder 13
File
April 7-8, 1976

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains transcripts (along with a page of notes and a list of participants) from the two-day seminar sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI). This conference was attended by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Silviu Brucan, Sidney Holt, and Arvid Pardo, among others.

The United Nations at forty : crisis and opportunity : [list of participants]

MS-2-744, Box 111, Folder 1
File
October 26, 1984

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a list of conference participants (which included Elisabeth Mann Borgese), along with another document containing short biographies of each of the participants.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - regional leadership seminar on marine/ocean affairs in Africa

MS-2-744, Box 291, Folder 7
File
1994

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains agendas, reports, case studies, lists of participants, brochures and handwritten notes from the seminar, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between March 28 and April 2, 1994. Elisabeth Mann Borgese was the coordinator for one of the sessions (April 1, 1994), and made several presentations. The seminar was sponsored by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and the IOI's Africa office. Several of the case studies relate to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) and landlocked Africian nations. File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Fourth Global meeting of regional seas conventions and action plans

MS-2-744, Box 227, Folder 19
File
November 21-23, 2001

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents from the meeting, which was held in Montreal from November 21-23, 2001. File includes: A list of documents; a list of participants; a report from the 1999 meeting of this group; a provisional agenda; a presentation by the International Ocean Institute (IOI); an inventory of work in chemicals undertaken by regional sea programmes; "Ecosystem-based Management of Fisheries: The Way Forward;" a report of transboundary movements of wastes; reports on a process to establish the state of the marine environment; a report on cooperation in the Mediterranean; a policy papers from the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or Their Representatives on International Environmental Government meeting of July 17, 2001; reports multilateral environmental agreements; a report on the "Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment rom Land-based Activities through Improved Coastal and Ocean Governance;" a report on issues facing regional sea conventions and plans; meeting minutes from the Caspian Sturgeon Resources: Stakeholders' Meeting (July 12-13, 2001); a memorandum of understanding between the Secretariat of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific; and the "Report of the Third Global Meeting of Regional Seas Convention and Action Plans" from November 2000.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities : [meeting documents]

MS-2-744, Box 259, Folder 2
File
2000-2001

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents used and created by participants in various Global Programme of Action (GPA) conferences and meetings held between 2000 and 2001. Includes (from the April 2000 meeting): a list of documents, agendas, background papers, correspondence about the participation of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), an "Alternative Draft High Level Declaration," conclusions from the co-chairs, a draft report from Discussion Panel B: "Economic and Social Impact of Marine Pollution and Degradation, Especially in Coastal Areas." Contains, from the August 2000 meetings: correspondence, and discussion papers. Also contains correspondence, a non-paper, press releases, agendas, membership lists, policy papers, copies of a website, a paper from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds 1971 and 1992, steering committee documents (Mann Borgese was a member), all arising from the Fourth Meeting of Regional Seas held in Montreal between November 21 and 23, 2001. Also included is a copy of "The Montreal Declaration on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities," which arose out of the conferences. The file also contains a plan for the International Ocean Institute booth at one of the conferences, and handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See file MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 10 for correspondence between GPA and International Ocean Institute during this period, and MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 11 and MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 12 for related documents. File contains duplicates which have not been digitized.

Mediterranean Multaqa (UNESCO conference) : [correspondence, meeting documents, and reports]

MS-2-744, Box 309, Folder 5
File
1998

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains material, including correspondence, reports, agenda, and registrations forms for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s 1998 conference called "Mediterranean Multaqa," which was chaired by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The conference aimed to explore the idea of establishing the Mediterranean as a maritime "zone of peace." Also included in this file is a concept paper, "Integrating Sustainable Development and Regional Security," and a statement by the chair of the closing session, both by Mann Borgese.

Correspondence with Richard Bells

MS-2-744, Box 173, Folder 34
File
1969

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Professor Richard Bells regarding the planning of a conference for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, as well as an untitled project proposal.

Correspondence with J. Henry Glazer

MS-2-744, Box 104, Folder 10
File
1975

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a letter to Arvid Pardo, carbon copied to Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing the International Sea Service (ISS) proposal.

Correspondence with Jacques E. Godchot of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

MS-2-744, Box 155, Folder 27
File
1982

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with R. Lee (UN Secretariat) and J. Couratier (External Relations, France) relating to the Society for International Development conference. Originally filed with the contents of file MS-2-744, Box 155, Folder 26 and file MS-2-744, Box 72, Folder 1.

Correspondence with Julian Gomez

MS-2-744, Box 104, Folder 14
File
1979

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Julian Gomez of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for International, Economic and Social Affairs.

'K' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 87, Folder 9
File
1979-1980

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

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).

Correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski

MS-2-744, Box 100, Folder 21
File
1970-1972

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski, Special Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Topics of discussion include the Arctic Basin Project, Planning Council meetings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and sea shells.

'A' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 2, Folder 32
File
1980

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence from D. Armstrong and Harry S. Ashmore (the latter is on the death of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's mother).

Correspondence relating to Elisabeth Mann Borgese's 75th birthday

MS-2-744, Box 6, Folder 18
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Thomas "Tom" Harris, Gunter Görner, Renate Platzöder, and Tim Shaw, on the occasion of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's 75th birthday. Also includes a series of faxed invitations to a party hosted by Mann Borgese.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Boregese and Mario Ruivo

MS-2-744, Box 2, Folder 41
File
1980

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a piece of correspondence from Mario Ruvio of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on the death of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's mother.

Correspondence with Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning the Saint Francis Prize for the Environment and the Earth Charter

MS-2-744, Box 6, Folder 13
File
1993-1995

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning the Franciscan Center of Environmental Studies. Topics of discussion include the Center's "Earth Charter" (included is a copy), and Elisabeth Mann Borgese's receipt of the International Saint Francis of Prize for the Environment in 1993. The file also includes a copy of a manuscript prepared by Mann Borgese ("Canticle of all Creatures"), and a copy of Mann Borgese's CV.

Correspondence from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 55, Folder 28
File
1984

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a form letter from Pierre Trudeau regarding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's receiving Canadian citizenship.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the US Consulate General and Department of State, Washington

MS-2-744, Box 2, Folder 22
File
1976-1984

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a letter with the United States Consul in Halifax regarding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's adoption of Canadian citizenship, and a letter with the Department of State, sent with a CV, and articles by Mann Borgese.

Fables by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 159, Folder 11
File
[199-]

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains typed drafts of short stories by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes "Birdpeople," "The Time Bomb," and "How Gottlieb Hauptman Abolished the Death Penalty: A Fable," with a German translation: "Die Parabel von der Zeitbombe."

A new strategy by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 173, Folder 24
File
1975

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing the Oaxtepec Declaration, which followed on the Caracas session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) talks.

Across the oceans : the International Ocean Institute newsletter : [issues from volume 1 and volume 2]

MS-2-744, Box 42, Folder 29
File
1982-1983

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains three issues of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s newsletter "Across the Oceans." Includes the following issues: volume 1, issue 1 (January 1982); volume 1, issue 2 (July 1982); and volume 2, issues 1, 2 (January, July 1983).

Across the ocean: the International Ocean Institute newsletter : [mockup]

MS-2-744, Box 300, Folder 4
File
1982-1989

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a layout for the January 1982 issue of "Across the Oceans: The International Ocean Institute Newsletter," and the Winter/Spring 1989-1990 (number 5) edition of "IOI News,"

Across the oceans : the International Ocean Institute newsletter : [drafts, published versions, and correspondence]

MS-2-744, Box 300, Folder 5
File
1999-2001

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains copies (mainly drafts) relating to the IOI's newsletter. Includes copies of the April 1999, October 1999, May 2000, June 2000, July 2000. Articles include discussion of IOI projects, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, the October 1999 issue contains "Tribute to Arvid Pardo" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The file also includes correspondence with editor Anita Coady.

An international sea service : a progress report

MS-2-744, Box 44, Folder 17
File
1974

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains an "IOI Report," from Pacem in Maribus (PIM) V. The report discusses recent PIM conferences, and projects of interest to the International Ocean Institute (IOI).

Background materials on the virtual university for the ocean

MS-2-744, Box 58, Folder 1
File
2000

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

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.

Brochure from the International Ocean Institute

MS-2-744, Box 315, Folder 3
File
[1998?]

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

Contribution of the International Ocean Institute of Canada to the implementation of the Global Programme of Action (GPA)

MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 11
File
[200-]

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents relating the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Global Programme of Action (GPA). Includes "Normative and Institutional Mechanisms to Implement the GPA at the Regional Level" (UNEP/GPA/IGR.1/INF.2), and two documents outlining the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Canada's contributions to the implementation of the GPA. See also MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 10, MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 12, and MS-2-744, Box 259, Folder 2 for related documents.

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