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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.

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.

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association conference

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. The episode was recorded on August 31, 1992, and was broadcasted on September 1, 1992.

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.

Impromptu pour le piano

Item is a first-edition publication of Chopin's first Impromptu, published by Maurice Schlesinger in Paris, a subsidiary company to A.M. Schlesinger of Berlin. The composition was dedicated to Caroline de Lobau.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Trois Polonaises, Op. 71 : [piano scores]

File contains each of the three Op. 71 polonaises by Frédéric Chopin, published posthumously under the guidance of Julian Fontana. Each Polonaise includes a note from Fontana regarding their publication (dated May 1855, in Paris).

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Marche funèbre, Op. 35 : exécutée aux funérailles de l'auteur

Item is a copy of the first separate edition of Marche funèbre from Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor. The separated third movement was played as Chopin's body was conveyed to the mausoleum on October 30, 1849, and was subsequently released as a separate publication, using the original plates (891) by Troupenas. The file includes a folder and brief description of the work from Scribner.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

L'oiseau de feu : contre dansé en 2 tableaux : [piano arrangement]

Item is a copy of the first edition of Igor Stravinsky's piano arrangement of his ballet, "The Firebird." The ballet was written for the Ballets Russes in Paris, under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev. The piano arrangement was published shortly after the premiere performance on June 25, 1910 at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra.

Stravinsky, Igor

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Item is a handwritten letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on July 26, 1947. The letter details Villa-Lobos itinerary on a European tour and comments on Ballon's performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. One French postage stamp is affixed to the envelope.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Promotional pamphlet for French Stories by Marguerite Clement

File contains a pamphlet advertising a series of records containing fairy tales in French recorded by the Educational Department of the Columbia Graphophone Company by Marguerite Clement, professor of French language and literature at the Lyceum of Marseilles and the University of Paris.

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

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 5, 1930

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated December 5, 1930 from Paris, lamenting the passing of Howard Murray, his convalescence after another illness, the discovery of shrapnel behind his ear nearly fourteen years' removed from active duty, and his contemplating pursuing a Ph.D at Dalhousie.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 9, 1928

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 9, 1928 from Paris, lamenting having just undergone his 28th operation, reminiscences of a recent car crash, and in response to prompts from MacMechan, sharing rich details of the characters sitting with him in a cafe.

"R" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "R". These include Kate Rawlinson of Dalhousie's Biology Department Olli Ronning of the University of Turku (Finland), and Dr. A. de Ricqles at the University of Paris. Materials include the renewal of Hall's postdoctoral fellowship at Dalhousie.

Thomas Cantley fonds

  • MS-2-755
  • Fonds
  • 1794 - 2005
Fonds consists of Thomas Cantley's materials accumulated and sometimes annotated by Catherine Campbell in the course of her research on Cantley's life, including correspondence regarding his political and professional activities; correspondence with family members; manuscripts and typescripts; speeches; photographs; financial statements; and other textual records. Fonds also contains records originating with Cantley's family, including correspondence between his children Charles L. Cantley and Marian Cantley, and a letter from Donald F. Cantley to E.W. Sutherland.

Cantley, Thomas

'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).

'R' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Berudt Richter, Jacques Rougeru (of the Centre d'Architecture de la Mer et de l'Espace), Don Reed, Ruder and Finn, and Ruth Ross. Topics of discussion include Borgese's "The Drama of the Oceans," the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and a speech Borgese gave at the Henry Salvator Center (which includes a transcript, with handwritten annotations and corrections by Borgese).

'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.

'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.

'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.

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."

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.

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.

'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.

'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.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Wang Tieya

File contains correspondence with different individuals, including Wang Tieya, Bing Ho, Cedric Chu Chi-Wu, Liu Wen-Zong, Ruth A. Boorman, Ying Han, Handon Y. Huang, Arthur Erikson, Sienho Yee, Chen Degong, and others. File includes handwritten notes, Zhaojie Li and Li-hai Zhao's resumes, an issue of the Beijing Review of February 1982, an issue of Canada Pacific Review of February 1982, a photograph of Ying Han's son, and other materials related to the subject.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding the International Law Gazette and the World Network for International Law

File contains correspondence with different individuals, including Robert Jennings, Maurice Glele, Rudolf Bernhardt, Andronico O. Adede, Francisco Orrego Vicuna, C.F. Amerasinghe, Christiane Bourloyannis, A.H.A. Soons, Jean-Claude Aime, Erik Jayme, and others. File includes the resolution of the Council of Delegates of November 1991 and other materials related to the subject.

Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

  • MS-2-615
  • Fonds
  • 1823 - 2006
Fonds comprises Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his personal, academic, and professional activities as a jurist, judge, and professor. Records include those related to Macdonald's involvement with Osgoode Hall, University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, the European Court of Human Rights, the Hague, Peking University, World Academy of Arts and Science, Canadian Council of International Law, United Nations, Institute of International Law, African Society of International Law, British Institute of International Law, Canadian Institute of International Law, International Law Association, and others. Records types include correspondence; meeting minutes and agendas; research materials; photographs; newsletters; newspaper clippings; manuscripts; and off-prints.

Macdonald, Ronald St. John, 1928-2006

Research and program notes for various composers

File contains research notes and drafts of program notes by Anthony Pugh pertaining to the works of Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccola Porpora, Joseph Haydn, Gioachino Rossini, Felix Mendelssohn, and Jean Sibelius. The file also contains programs used in his research, including those from the Biggar Music Club, Radio France, Orchestre de Paris, and the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (includes program notes by Pugh).

Research and program notes for composers R

File contains drafts of program notes by Anthony Pugh pertaining to works by the following composers: Ottorino Respighi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Gioachino Rossini, Albert Roussel, Franz Reizenstein, and Max Reger. The file also contains three programs that Pugh used in his research from the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama, and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Research and program notes pertaining to Shostakovich

File contains drafts of program notes and research notes by Anthony Pugh pertaining to works by Dmitri Shostakovich. The file also includes two programs that Pugh used in his research from the Edinburgh International Festival and Saison Musicale de Radio France. Included in his research notes are handwritten excerpts by Pugh from various pieces by Shostakovich.

Research and program notes pertaining to Janáček

File contains drafts of, and research for, program notes by Anthony Pugh pertaining to works by Leoš Janáček. The file includes four programs used by Pugh in his research and a copy of an excerpt from a score for Janáček's String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters".
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