Fonds MS-2-615 - Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

Documents related to Ronald St. John Macdonald's visits to China Correspondence related to Ronald St. John Macdonald's visits to China Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Chinese students interested in attending to ... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding James Li's thesis Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Luo Hao Cai's visits to Dalhousie University... Correspondence between Ronald St. John Macdonald, Myres S. McDougal, and others Memorial for Myres Smith McDougal, October 4, 1998, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut Interview with Myres S. McDougal, Sterling Professor of International Law Emeritus, Yale Law Scho... Interview with Myres S. McDougal, Sterling Professor of International Law Emeritus, Yale Law Scho... Myres S. McDougal : a charmed life. In conversation with Judge R. St. J. Macdonald, European Cour... Professor Myres S. McDougal, Sterling Professor of Law Emeritus, New Haven, Connecticut, intervie... List of questions prepared for an interview with Myres S. McDougal Professor Myres S. McDougal, Sterling Professor of Law Emeritus, New Haven, Connecticut, intervie... Note about the passing of Myres S. McDougal Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Qing-nan Meng's studies at Dalhousie Law School Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Qing-nan Meng's studies at Dalhousie Law School Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Qing-nan Meng's studies at Dalhousie Law School Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Qing-nan Meng's studies at Dalhousie Law School Correspondence to and from Ronald St. John MacDonald regarding the development of his book of ess... Correspondence between Ronald St. John Macdonald and D.H.N. Johnson about the teaching of interna... Drafts of an essay about the teaching of international law in and international economic relation... Correspondence related to the Marine and Environmental Law Programme at Dalhousie University Questionnaires about the teaching of international law Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence and materials related to the teaching of international... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding the teaching of international law at McGill ... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Ti-Chiang Chen's visit to Dalhousie Universi... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding the UNESCO mission to develop a internationa... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Ting Wang's studies at Dalhousie University Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Wang Tieya, Liu Hunghui, and Chen An's visit... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding the student exchange program between Dalhous... Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Shi Ying-Han's studies at Dalhousie University Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Bai Gui-mei Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Bing Ho Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Wang Fu Sun Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with James Li Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Qing-nan Meng and Wang Ting Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with He Qizhi Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Wang Houli Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Wang Tieya Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Wang Tieya Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Wang Tieya Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding Ting Wang's thesis Notes on items discussed with Dean Chang Guo Hua regarding cooperation with Peking University Contributor list for the book "Essays in Honour of Wang Tieya"
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Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

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MS-2-615

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15.64 m of textual records
313 photographs ; b&w : 28 x 21.5 cm or smaller
235 photographs ; col. : 25.4 x 20.2 cm or smaller
2 contact sheets ; col. : 15 x 10 cm
19 contact sheets ; b&w : 27.7 x 21.5 cm or smaller
10 negatives : 10 x 12.5 cm or smaller
71 negative strips
8 slides ; col. : 5 x 5 cm
14 portraits ; col. : 12.5 x 17.5 cm
12 paintings ; 28.5 x 18.8 cm or smaller
37 prints ; 25.6 x 37.2 cm or smaller
1 drawing ; 20 x 25 cm
3 art pieces
4 posters ; 59.5 x 89 or smaller
11 maps ; 90.5 x 57 cm or smaller
2 mini-cassette tapes ; 30 min.
5 floppy disks
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(1928-2006)

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Ronald St. John Macdonald was an internationally recognized legal scholar and jurist. He was born 20 August 1928 in Montreal, the son of Col. Ronald St. John Macdonald and Elizabeth Marie (Smith) Macdonald. After finishing his secondary education, he served with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve until his discharge in 1946 as a sub-lieutenant. He earned a BA from St. Francis Xavier University in 1949 and an LLB in 1952 from Dalhousie University. He furthered his legal education at the University of London (LLM, 1954) and Harvard Law School (LLM, 1955). From 1955-1957 he lectured in law at Osgoode Hall (York University), then moved to the University of Western Ontario from 1959-1961. He was appointed to the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto in 1961, and served there as Dean of the Law from 1967-1972. From 1972-1979 he was Dean of Law at Dalhousie University Law School, where he taught international law from 1979-1990.

He served as a consultant with the Republic of Cyprus from 1974-1978, and was a Canadian representative to the United Nations General Assembly in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1977 and 1990. From 1980-1998 he was the only non-European judge to sit on the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, and in 1984 he was made a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague. He was appointed an Honorary Professor of Law at Peking University from 1986-1998. Other roles included President of the World Academy of Arts and Science (1983-1986). In 1984 he was made an officer of the Order of Canada and in 2000 a Companion of the Order of Canada. Ronald St. John Macdonald died 7 September 2006 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is buried in the family plot in the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church parish cemetery in Lismore, Pictou County.

Custodial history

Records were donated to the Dalhousie University Archives by Ronald St. John Macdonald in 17 accessions between 1990 and 2006.

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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.

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Some of the documents are in poor conservation condition. Careful handling is required.

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Fonds is arranged alphabetically and/or chronologically within series and sub-series developed by the processing archivist to retain the creator's record-keeping practices to the greatest possible extent.

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  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish

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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.

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See the Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds held by the Nova Scotia Archives, Nova Scotia, Canada. Information about the fonds is available in:
https://memoryns.ca/ronald-st-john-macdonald-fonds

Relates materials may be found in the Dr. R. St. John Macdonald collection at St. Francis Xavier University Archives, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds, MS-2-615, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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