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Act to Enlarge the Powers of Institution

Act to Enlarge the Powers of Institution

This document is a copy of an act issued in 1810 by the King of England enlarging the powers of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The act allows named proprietors to purchase a library and meeting house on behalf of the institution and outlines the requirements for elections.
An autograph letter of Saccardy, describing in detail his voyage round Acadie, and including in t...

An autograph letter of Saccardy, describing in detail his voyage round Acadie, and including in the document a coloured map of the Basin of Annapolis.

For meagre details concerning this engineer, as also concerning Gargas, compare the records found in the Introduction. The date of this record differs slightly from that of the official copy of his report in Paris. A later comparison may prove of interest to the reader.
Portrait of two girls

Portrait of two girls

File contains a photograph of two unidentified girls. One girl is sitting at a table and the other is standing behind the chair.
Correspondence related to Ronald St. John Macdonald's visits to China

Correspondence related to Ronald St. John Macdonald's visits to China

File includes correspondence between Ronald St. John MacDonald, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Jacques Roy, Wang Tung, Mary Sun, Cheng Jian-Hua, M.D. Copithorne, R. Randle Edwards,a nd Jerome A. Cohen. File also includes MacDonald's essay "The People's Republic of China and the International Court of Justice", and a package of travel document preparation.
Correspondence

Correspondence

File contains seven pieces of typed correspondence addressing S.R. Balcom, regarding events at the Bramshott Camp, Hants., the No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital, and the No. 12 Canadian Stationary Hospital, during and shortly after the First World War. Correspondence sent from Major S.G. Chown, Colonel H.M. Robertson, and Lt.-Col. H.E. Randall.
Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital Correspondence

Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital Correspondence

File contains typed and handwritten correspondence related to the 1965 reunion dinner of the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital. File includes correspondence from Samuel Balcom, Thomas Whelpley, Thomas Dickson, S.B. Murray, E.C. "Army" Armstrong, George Morrison, Alice Proudfoot, M.S. MacKinnon, J. Mitchell Scott, Margaret MacDonald, and Marty O'Toole.
Question to House - Grants for Vocational Training

Question to House - Grants for Vocational Training

File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding the contributions to Vocational Training in the fiscal year 1953-54 by the Federal Government, as well as a reply to the question from the Honorable Milton F. Gregg.
Speech to House of Parliament

Speech to House of Parliament

File contains the text of a speech (and drafts) given to Parliament in 1956 by Samuel Balcom, regarding pensions and disability allowances for veterans, as well as increasing funding from the National Harbours Board for the Port of Halifax.
Correspondence, Red Cap Snow Shoe Club

Correspondence, Red Cap Snow Shoe Club

File contains correspondence from Samuel Balcom and Hylton Olthouse to members of the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club, about honorary memberships, reminders of upcoming meetings and committee obligations, and potential donations of books (in lieu of flowers) as requested by deceased members, to All Saints Cathedral, and the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.
Letter from the Geological Society

Letter from the Geological Society

File contains a letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Geological Society to Thomas McCulloch. The letter indicates that McCulloch's paper on Nova Scotian plant fossils has been received.
Proposal on training for the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) by Elisabeth Mann ...

Proposal on training for the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains the report "Proposal on Training for ICOD," authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. This version contains some handwritten corrections. This report details areas of cooperation between the ICOD and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) for training, project development, and research programs, and Mann Borgese offers her services as coordinator between these two organizations.
Board of governors of the International Ocean Institute – directors’ meetings and course developm...

Board of governors of the International Ocean Institute – directors’ meetings and course development documents

File contains various meeting agendas and minutes; correspondence; proposals (including one relating to the Independent World Commission for the Oceans (IWCO)); reports; and course outlines. Includes documents from the following meetings: the meetings of the Representatives of the Operational Centres of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) held May 17-18, 1993, April 28-28, 1994, May 25-26, 1995, December 7-8, 1995, and November 13, 1996; Course Development Committee meetings held September 5 and 7, 1993, December 3 and 4, 1994, December 8, 1995, and November 14, 1996; the Combined Meeting of the IOI Center Directors, Tripartite Review and Course Development, held May 25-27, 1995; the Governing Board meetings from December 7, 1995, and November 27-28, 1998; the Executive Committee meeting held June 11-12, 1998; and the IOI Consultation meeting from February 17, 2000.
First session of the board of trustees

First session of the board of trustees

File contains copies of the meeting minutes (discussed were financial matters, administrative matters, and the Planning Council), and a financial statement from the First Session. The file also includes an "Opening Address" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese which dates from 1984, and discusses the main activities of the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
Meeting minutes, agendas, and membership lists for the International Ocean Institute

Meeting minutes, agendas, and membership lists for the International Ocean Institute

File contains a list of the Board of Trustees (for the Second Session, held in New York on November 26, 1973), a list of the members of the Planning Council, a provisional agenda for a joint meeting of the Seventh Session of the Board of Trustees and the Sixteenth Session of the Planning Council, a copy of a press release on oil drilling in Italy, and the minutes of the Second Session of the Board of Trustees.
Project proposal for the International Ocean Institute Virtual University

Project proposal for the International Ocean Institute Virtual University

File contains proposals and applications for funding for the project, sent to various organizations (including the Nippon Foundation in Japan), along with covering correspondence. Also contains meeting documents from the International Ocean Institute Virtual University (IOIVU) Development Committee, including a draft report on the project, a contract with Dr. Gunnar Kullenberg appointing him interim Rector of the University, and a draft outline of a core course on Ocean Governance (to be taught be Elisabeth Mann Borgese) for the university.
Seventh meeting of the representatives of the operational centres of the International Ocean Inst...

Seventh meeting of the representatives of the operational centres of the International Ocean Institute

File contains an agenda and background documents for the meeting held in Tianjin, China. Includes material relating to a review of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, the International Ocean Institute’s Workplan for 1997, documents about the sustainability of centres (includes a note from Anita Coady), a discussion of the IOI’s new mission statement, and a template for Memoranda of Understanding.
Sixth session of the planning council : [meeting minutes and background documents]

Sixth session of the planning council : [meeting minutes and background documents]

File contains meeting minutes, a list of Planning Council members, memos, project outlines, "Proposal for the Establishment of an International Energy Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, photocopied correspondence, a copy of the proceedings and debates of the 93rd Congress, Second Session (Senate), which contains a speech by Senator Pell reading "Statement of the Law of the Sea Conference" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese into the offical record, and a copy of an International Ocean Institute report.
Third session of the planning council of the International Ocean Institute

Third session of the planning council of the International Ocean Institute

File also contains material relating to the meeting held February 5-7, 1973 in Montreal, Canada. Includes a provisional agenda, minutes (discussed were membership of the council, financial material, a summary of projects, Pacem in Maribus (PIM), and public relations). The file also contains a copy of "IOI Planning Council Rules of Procedure," and correspondence.
Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the IOI board of governors

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the IOI board of governors

File contains correspondence with, and documents sent to the International Ocean Institute's Board of Governors. Includes meeting agendas and minutes; a programme of IOI activities for 1992; interim report on IOI activities; a report from CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency); IOI statutes; reports from the IOI's Executive Director; IOI's articles of incorporation; CVs of potential Board members; lists of Board members; and a position paper by Mann Borgese ("Ocean Governance and the Social Summit"). Many of the topics of correspondence include funding, board membership, and board meetings.
Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Max Borlin

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Max Borlin

File contains correspondence with Börlin, a Swiss economist, who was a lecturer for the Training Programme. Some correspondence concerns papers to be presented at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD)'s "Ocean Forum." File also includes drafts of Borlin's contributions to Borgese's "The Oceanic Circle," titled "Ocean Related Indicators," and her comments; articles Borlin used in researching his contribution to "The Oceanic Circle;" and a proposal co-written by Börlin and Orio Giarini.
Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Government of Canada (Department of Fisheri...

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Government of Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans)

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese with various Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (including Bernard Valcourt, John Crosbie, Brian Tobin, and Herb Dhaliwal), and various Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) officials. Topics of discussion include the National Marine Council, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), the collapse of the East Coast fisheries in Canada, the Canada Oceans Act,the DFO's Sustainable Development Strategy (includes comments on it by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), invitations to various events, and Mann Borgese's involvement with the Minister's Advisory Council on the Oceans. File also includes material received from the DFO including: Bill C-98 ("An Act respecting the oceans of Canada"), "Deciding Together: A National Oceans Management Strategy," "The Marine Protected Areas Program: Documents and Consultations," DFO's "Sustainable Development Strategy: 2001-2003," promotional material from the DFO (including pamphlets, bookmarks and magnets, mainly to celebrate the International Year of the Oceans), a statement from Canada's Environment Minister David Anderson to the United Nation's Commission on Sustainable Development's Seventh Session on Oceans and Seas, several DFO backgrounders and news releases, and material relating to the establishment of an Arctic website. Also included is an ad from the Chronicle-Herald attacking Minister Tobin.
Correspondence with the Donner Canadian Foundation

Correspondence with the Donner Canadian Foundation

File contains correspondence with the Donner Canadian Foundation regarding founding for the Canadian Friends of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Includes a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese detailing recent IOI projects that may be of interest to the Founation.
'F' miscellaneous correspondence

'F' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Albert Friggieri concerning the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s move at the University of Malta, and Dr. Mälkki (of Finland's Marine Research Institute), concerning various IOI programmes.
Correspondence with Judge Carl-August Fleischhauer

Correspondence with Judge Carl-August Fleischhauer

File contains correspondence with Fleischhauer, a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), much of the correspondence is regarding the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), including the rewriting of Part XI. Includes "Preparation of the final Report of the Commission," for the IWCO, with handwritten comments by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Also includes an article, “Der Dichter im Strandkorb: Thomas Mann und das Meer” by Eckart Goebel.
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