Publication "Working group on Arctic international relations. Impressions of the co-chairs : sustainable development and the Arctic" by Franklyn Griffiths and Oran R. Young. Second session Ilulissat and Nuuk, Greenland (April 20-24, 1989). Reports and papers, 1989-1.

Print-out copy of article “Wings for peace : open skies and transpolar civil aviation” by Alan K. Henrikson, part of Research Report No. 47 Vulnerable Arctic: need for an alternative orientation? (1992).

Published edition of "Why monitor the Arctic Ocean? Services to society from a sustained ocean observing system," published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

Notebook with handwritten notes from meetings at the Walter Gordon Foundation and the Arctic Council. Includes a photocopy of the title page of “Drilling Wastes” edited by F. R. Engelhardt, J.P. Ray and A.H. Gillam, and the article “Monitoring in the vicinity of oil and gas platforms; results from the Norwegian sector of North Sea and recommended methods for forthcoming surveillance” by L.O. Reiersen, John S. Gray, Karsten H. Palmork, and Rolf Lange.
Also includes loose handwritten notes with information about people, and notes about the Arctic Council.

Published edition of program "Day of dialogue : innovative ideas for social change." Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, 50th anniversary celebrations.

Keynote address given by the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin at the event “Wâhkôhtowin 2014" with the title "Indigenizing practice in post-secondary education : linking kindred spirits,” University of Saskatchewan, September 19, 2014.

Correspondence related to several University of Toronto colleges and schools. Includes the Munk School, Massey College, and Trinity College.

Printout with information about the workshop “Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic,” at the Campbell Conference Facility, University of Toronto (January, 25-26 2016).

Materials related to research on Hon. Pierre Trudeau. Includes 1 CD-ROM with note “Trudeau files" and notes on Pierre Trudeau.

Materials related to the Trinity archives relocation at the University of Toronto. Inlcudes perspective views.

Materials related to the “Transatlantic Science Week 2014,” organized by the Norwegian Embassy. Includes list of presenters; suggested agenda; draft version April, 2014 “The High North : Arctic societies, sustainability and safety”; suggestions on how to involve the business sector; reference group list; draft of agenda.

Correspondence received by John English from David Marskell (THEMUSEUM) related to fundraising.

Materials related to the event “The UN at 70: a Canadian perspective” (June 12, 2015), at McMaster University. Includes agenda and speech by John English with title "The Canadian commitment to the UN and its term on the Security Council, 1999-2000."

Draft of “The tragedy of Canadian diplomatic history : a historiographical survey : a comment” with comments and corrections by Robert Bothwell.

Materials related to “The Oxford Arctic Conference : the challenges of governance in the North America Arctic : past, present, and future,” organized by the Rothermere American Institute in September 2013. Includes program, speakers bios, letter of gratitude to sponsors, introduction to the Institute, and participant nametag for John English.

Materials related to the "Conferences focused on Canada’s North" organized by the Northern Institute. Includes a “Special Tribute to Terry Fence (1950-2015),” program, list of participants, and slides for John English's presentation. Organized by the Northern Institute.

Materials related to the event “1914-1918: the making of the Modern World” (2014). Includes preliminary anticipated costs (July 31, 2014), meeting minutes (October 29, 2013), draft of program, business cards for John English from the Bill Graham Centre of Contemporary International History and for Janice Gross Stein from the Munk School of Global Affairs' and poster and information about the event.

Materials related to the Liberal Party of Canada. Includes 1 CD-ROM with the title “The Liberal Party of Canada roasts, toasts, and honours. Shawky J. Fahel.”

Photocopy of article “The emerging IES regime for the Arctic." According to annotations, article is by Alexei Yu Roginko and was published in the Arctic Environmental Security, project IV.2.1.

Printout of article “The emergence of an Arctic Council,” Oxford University (November 2013).

Printout of report “The effectiveness of the Arctic Council” by Paula Kankaanpaa and Oran R. Young (January 9, 2012).

Materials related to the event “The art of biography conference” (March 22, 2014). Includes program and speech by John English titled “Writing the biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.”

Drafts of articles to be presented at the conference “The Arctic Council : its place in the future of Arctic Governance” University of Toronto (17-18 January 2012). Drafts included are:

• “Knowledge structures of the Arctic Council for sustainable development” by Paula Kankaanpää, Arctic Centre. Draft of December 19, 2011.
• “Current and prospective roles of the Arctic Council multilateral system within the context of the Law of the Sea” by E. J. Molenaar. Draft of 22 December.
• “Looking within and outside of the Arctic to increase the governance capacity of the Arctic Council” by J. Rhemann.
• “The Arctic Council with non-Arctic perspective : seeking a new balance” by Piotr Graczyk.
• “Geopolitical transformations, ‘rising’ Asia and future of the Arctic Council” by Sanjay Chaturvedi.
• “International organization or member state cue ball? The establishment of the permanent Arctic Council Secretariat” draft, January 3, 2012. By Nikolas Sellheim.

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Circumpolar general,
• Arctic Council - IPS,
• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Arctic Council - Climate change. ACIA Policy.

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Arctic Council - Climate change. ACIA Policy,
• Arctic Council - IPS,
• ACIA Follow-up.

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Circumpolar General.

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Arctic Council - IPS,
• ACIA Follow-up,
• Arctic Council - Climate change. ACIA Policy,
• Circumpolar general.

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council - IPS,
• Arctic Council - Climate change. ACIA Policy,
• ACIA Follow-up.

Materials created by Terry Fenge in relation to Arctic research and the Arctic Council. Materials were organized by Fenge and given by Fenge to John English. Materials were organized in sections:

• Arctic Council Analysis & History,
• Circumpolar general.

Published edition of "Arctic living condition" by the Survey of Living Condition in the Arctic (SLICA), Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland (April 2011).

Materials related to the Stratford Institute for digital media. Includes the Institute's planning and the agenda for the board of directors meeting (September 28, 2011).

“Registry of Accomplishments 1995-2000” for the State of the World Forum.

Speeches and lectures given by John English at different events. Speeches included are:

• Speech for Chris Snyder's book launch at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Snyder's book is titled “Creating Opportunities: A Volunteer’s Memoir” (May 1, 2018).
• Speech and information for an event the University Club of the University of Toronto. Speech is titled "Trudeaumania" and information about the event is on the publication From the outside in (April 2019) from the University of Toronto.
• Speech given by English at Hurt House, as part of the Bill Graham Honorary Degree (June 2018).

Materials related to different speeches given by John English. Includes:

• Speech of acceptance of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and related correspondence,
• Remarks introducing Justin Trudeau at Jim Coutts Memorial,
• Eulogy for Joan Euler,
• Program for the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation Board of Directors’ Retreat.

Speech given at Trinity College in 2017 about a historical perspective on foreign policy and minority governments in the Pearson and Trudeau years.

Materials related to a speech given by English at the National Liberal Club in London, on June 6, 2016. Speech and event were related to the Brexit Referendum in the United Kingdom. Includes program of the event and speech.

Materials related to the publication Southern exposure : deciding Antarctica's future by Lee A. Kimball, published by the World Resources Institute in collaboration with the Tinker Foundation, Inc. Includes publication and related correspondence.

Society publishing agreement between the Canadian International Council and Trinity College and SAGE Publications Ltd. for a journal titled “International Journal”. Not signed.

Program for “Social Justice in the 21st Century: a new inter-generational contract” in Alberta, November 14, 2013.

Materials related to the Kitchener-Waterloo Arab Canadian Friendship Association and the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. Includes correspondence inviting John English to events; correspondence and invoices related to events he helped organize; and photocopies of documents “Palestine Human Rights Information Center. Database project on Palestinian Human Rights" (Volume III, No. 6, Human Rights Update, May 1990) and “Middle East International." (No. 379, July 6, 1990).

Printout of article “Shadow of heaven : the life of Lester Pearson, vol. I : 1897-1948” reviewed by John English, published in The Canadian Historical Review, volume 72, number 2, June 1991.

Materials related to the Seventh International Congress of Arctic Social Science organized by the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) and with title "Circumpolar Perspectives in Global Dialogue : Social Sciences beyond the International Polar Year" (June 22-26, 2011), Akureyri, Iceland. Includes program, abstracts, and possibly related invoices.

Correspondence received by John English about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to access Ronald Reagan's records at the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), received from the Ronald Reagan Library.

Materials related with the event "Rethinking the Top of the World : Arctic Security. Public opinion survey.” Includes final report, discussion panels, and rules of engagement for moderated discussions. English participated as rapporteur on group three “The Arctic Council : Steps for the Way Forward.” The event was organized by the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation and the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, by Ekos Research Associates Inc. in January 2011.

Research papers about the Arctic of Arctic Council published in different media. Papers are:

• “Security and marginality : Arctic Europe after the Double Enlargement” by Teemu Palosaari and Frank Moller, 2004
• “Council conclusions on Arctic issues” , 2985th foreign affairs council meeting of the Council of the European Union, 2009
• "Subregional cooperation and protection of the Arctic marine environment: the Barents Sea” by Olav Schram Stokke, a publication series from Polar Oceans and the Law of the Sea Project, POLOS report 5/1997, 1997
• “Arctic co-operation organisations :: a status report” for the Standing Committee of parliamentarians of the Arctic Region by Dr. Richard Langlais, 2000
• “The Arctic environmental protection strategy & the new Arctic council” by Bruce A. Russell, 1996
  Also includes a news article from the Toronto Sun (2011).

Materials created or accumulated by John English during research activities. Includes articles and drafts of articles he authored, applications to related programs, notes on research topics, writings by other authors that were reviewed by English, and other research projects in which he participated.

Publiched edition of "Report of the Canadian Arctic expedition 1913-18. Canadian Arctic expedition (1913-1918)," published by BiblioLife (July 11, 2009).

Materials related to the event “Remembering Jim Coutts : an evening to honour Jim Coutts, his political life and his contribution to the Liberal legacy” (May 21, 2014). Includes poster and invitation list for the event.

Materials related to the "Regional Government in International Affairs Conference," organized by Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program, at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Includes partial speaker tracking and program of the event.

Correspondence related to reference letters and recommendations by John English to different professionals.

Materials related to the “RBC Taylor Prize. Recognizing Excellence. Awards ceremony & luncheon. A celebration of 16 awardings.” Includes speeches, travel information, program for the event, related correspondence, guidelines for the jury, flight information for English, and notes on books.

Materials published by Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Arctic Council. Publications included are:

• "Arctic species trend index 2010 : tracking trends in Arctic wildlife," report No. 20. (2010),
• "Arctic biodiversity trends 2010 : selected indicators of change" (2010),
• "Terrestrial expert monitoring group : background paper of the Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring programme's terrestrial expert monitoring group," CAFF Monitoring series Report No. 6 (2011),
• "The Arctic species trend index 2011 : key findings from an in-depth look at marine species and development of spatial analysis techniques," CAFF Monitoring series Report No. 9 (2012).

Reports and other publications by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). Publications include:

• "Arctic oil and gas 2007" (2007),
• "Climate change and the cryosphere : snow, water, ice and permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA)" (2009),
• "AMAP report 2010:8. AMAP strategic framework 2010 +" (2011),
• "AMAP assessment 2007. Oil and gas activities in the Arctic - effects and potential effects" (2010),
• "Arctic pollution 2011" (2011).

Draft for “Background material : chair in Contemporary International History Bill Graham, Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College & University of Toronto.”

Correspondence received from Preston Manning (President and CEO of Manning Centre for Building Democracy) and information on the Centre for Innovation and Prosperity.

Materials related to John English's political life, including his political campaigns and his association with the Liberal Party of Canada and the Kitchener Liberals. Includes ephemera and campaign materials and information about the Kitchener Liberals and the Canadian Liberal party.

Plans for the new Canada Hall Museum of Civilization, including images of floorplans and details of the exhibition.

Floppy disk with note “Pictures. Landmine Conf Speech.”

Personal correspondence received by John English from different people.

Draft of a speech given during a meeting of the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) and the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) in 2015.

Bibliography and articles written by Oran R. Young (Dartmouth College). Articles included are:

• “Forward. Arctic Futures : the politics of transformation,”
• “Arctic Futures : the power of ideas” (2010),
• “In an Arctic Ocean treaty is not the solution, what is the alternative?” (2010),
• “The age of the Arctic” (2011),
• Presentation on the Arctic.

Draft of Norman Hilmer's O.D. Skelton : A Portrait of Canadian Ambition, published by University of Toronto Press, 2018.

Notes created by John English on different papers by other authors. Papers included are:

• Monica Tennberg. "Arctic Environmental Cooperation: a study in governmentality." Ashgate: Aldershot, 2000.
• Timo Koivurova, "Environmental impact assessment in the Arctic: a study of international legal norms." Ashgate, 2002.
• "Arcitc (sic) Monitoring and assessment programme (AMAP)." Scott Library, 1993.
  Also includes a draft of David Scrivener's “Gorbachev’e Murmansk Speech: the Soviet initiative and Western response. The Norwegian Atlantic Committee." Oslo, 1989.

Materials related to articles not written by John English. Includes loose pages for “The political actors” by Lloyd Axworthy and handwritten notes about other publications.

Handwritten notes written by unidentified persons and sent to John English. Includes matters related to the Liberal Party of Canada and the Iraq War.

Notebook with handwritten annotations by John English about King Gordon and the Atlantic Montly (1951).

Materials related to events in Norway. Includes list of participants and agenda for the 2015 Transatlantic Science Forum and a call for papers for “Industry and environment” Norway, January 2016.

Printout of report “Norway’s Arctic policy : creating value, managing resources, confronting climate change and fostering knowledge. Developments in the Arctic concern us all," created by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2014.

Published edition of "North of 60 : toward a renewed Canadian Arctic agenda. Special report," edited by John Higginbotham and Jennifer Spence, published by Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).

Published edition of “North Bay & District Canadian Club Magazine," including a speaker series for 2013-2014.

Printout of the report “Nilliajut : Inuit perspectives on security, patriotism and sovereignty” from January 2013.

Newspaper clippings with articles by or about John English in different media. Media include:

• Waterloo Region Record (2009, 2010, 2015)
• The Globe and Mail (2009)
• Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1978, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
• Waterloo Chronicle (1999, 2002)
• Exchange Magazine (1987, 2003)
• News, University of Toronto (2014)
• Other unidentified.

Newspaper articles written by English in different media. Media include:

• Kanada Das Parliament (1997),
• The Weekend Record (2002),
• Globe and Mail (2004 and 2006),
• Maclean’s Magazine (2011),
• Other unidentified.

Printouts of news articles about the Arctic published in different media. Media include:

• Nunatsiaq Online,
• english.ruvr.ru,
• weather.com.

Materials related to the NATO Association of Canada. Includes agendas and minutes for director meetings (November 19, 2018 and May 14, 2019) and a balance sheet for 2018.

Materials related to Musagetes organization. Includes the agenda for a retreat, participants, and program (August 2017); agenda for the board of directors meeting (May 1, 2018); a program analysis; and related correspondence.

Materials related to Musagetes organization. Includes the agenda for the board of directors (June 9, 2015) and a copy of "Arts Everywhere : rethinking the forms that shape our world" (April 2015).

Handwritten notes for the meeting with Peter Lang from 1979.

Proposal for the M.A. in Contemporary International History (MA-CIH) to start in 2017 at the University of Toronto. Includes proposed dates and program rationale.

Floppy disk with note “Martin Speech Martin.TXT.” Speech was possibly given during Paul Martin's book launch (Paul Martin & Canadian Diplomacy by Donald Barry, Greg Donaghy, John English, and Ryan Touhey) or other related events.

Magazines with content related to Arctic matters. Includes:

• "U.S. Naval Insititute" (2010),
• "Foreign policy : global politics, economic, and ideas" (September/October, 2010),
• "Shared voices : the University of the Arctic Magazine" (2010),
• "Journal of Nordregio" (June 2011),
• "Canadian Art magazine" (Fall 2011),
• "Up here : life in Canada's far North" (July/August 2012).

Materials related to the Lyle Shantz Hallman Foundation. Includes the agenda for the trustee meetings (March 1 and 24, 2011), the executive director's report (March 2011), and cash flow for 2011.

Published copies of Literary Review of Canada with articles by John English. Includes:

• Volume 19, Number 10 (December 2011) with article "An unsentimental portrait. A review of Richard Gwyn's 'Nation Maker : Sir John A. Macdonald : His life, our times' Volume two: 1867-1891" and draft of article.
• Volume 23, Number 8 (October 2015) with article "Public lives. A review of 'Stephen Harper,' by John Ibbitson, and 'Strength of conviction' by Tom Mulcair,"
• 25 Anniversary Edition with article "Citizen of the World and Just watch me : the life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau."

Market Analysis for Lester Magazine.

Correspondence related to legal matters received by John English.

Materials created or accumulated by John English in relation to lectures, speeches, and university courses. Includes drafts and scripts for speeches in different events, course handouts and lecture materials, and course planning in different institutions.

Keynote address to the Canadian Historical Association during the 2017 Annual Meeting and related correspondence. Title of the address is “The present is a foreign country : Lester Pearson in 1967” (missing one page).

Published copy of the documentary John Turner : in his own words, produced by Stornoway Productions Inc., in 2006, and with the participation of John English among others.

CD-ROM titled “John Lamb files 07/04/11.”

Materials created or accumulated by John English as part of different functions in his professional life. Includes materials related to committees, organizations, and associations with which he was involved; conferences and events he attended or organized; different research projects, with the preeminence of Arctic matters; speeches, lectures, and courses he thought or organized; and political activities and events as part of the Canadian Liberal Party.

The 2014 accrual consists of material relating to John English's personal and professional interests and activities from the late 1960's to 2009. Includes correspondence, manuscripts and research files, records of organizations and political bodies in which he plays/played a role as well as University of Waterloo teaching files.

The 2012 accrual consists of material relating to John English's personal and professional interests and activities from the early 1960's to 2011. Includes correspondence, manuscripts and research files, records of organizations and political bodies in which he plays/played a role as well as University of Waterloo administrative and teaching files.

The 2011 accrual consists of material relating to John English's personal and professional interests and activities from the early 1960's to 2010. Includes correspondence, manuscripts and research files, records of organizations and political bodies in which he plays a role as well as University of Waterloo teaching files.

The 2010 accrual consists of material relating to John English's personal and professional interests and activities from the early 1960's to 2010. Includes correspondence, manuscripts and research files, and records of organizations and political bodies in which he plays a role as well as University of Waterloo teaching files.

Includes 73 photographs, one audio cassette, 2 videocassettes, 1 audio compact disc.

This accrual consists predominately of textual materials relating to John English's activities in federally-appointed positions after 1997. It also includes materials pertaining to his academic research and publication activities. The accrual contains research documentation and drafts of various articles, books and conference papers produced by Dr. English ca. 1979 to 1998.

In particular, it includes background research and publication information regarding his two-volume biography of Lester B. Pearson, which was published between 1989 and 1991 as The Life of Lester B. Pearson. In addition, a small volume of material relates to his activities as Member of Parliament including records of his Constituency and Parliamentary Offices.

Photocopy of article “Interview with Ambassador Oddmund Graham : defining sustainable development and utilisation” published by WWF Arctic Bulletin, No. 1.97.

Published edition of "International Polar Heritage Committee."

Printout of articles published in the International Journal (Autumn 2011). Articles are:

• “Breaking the ice : the European Union and the Arctic” by Steffen Weber & Iulian Romanyshyn,
• “Moving above and below the state : actors and issues – Introduction to part II” by John Erik Fossum & Stéphane Roussel.