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

Correspondence received from Adele Buckley through the list-serv arctic-nuclear-weapon-free. Includes articles by:

• “The Northwest passage in competition? No such Thing” by Franklyn Griffiths,
• “Trapped microbes might release potent emissions” by Rosanne Skirble ,
• “Denmark supports China’s application for observer status on the Arctic Council” by Lucas Jackson,
• “Norway’s Honorary Consul to Arkhangelsk” by Andrey Shalyov,
• “Exploring Arctic with Denmark” by Korea Herald,
• “The Copenhagen Post” by Mads Flarup Christensen,
• “Harper stands firm on sovereignty as China eyes Arctic resources” by Gloria Galloway,
• “Canadian icebreaker joins the polar parade” by Paul Koring.
  Also contains correspondence received by the director of the Arctic Centre.

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 John English participation in "Canada : the story of US." Includes fine cut, script, flyer for the program, episodes summaries, related correspondence, and schedules for dictation and scripts for the first episode.

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.

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

Correspondence received by English “re: the 60th Congress of Liberal International, Mexico City, October 28-31, 2015” and information about the event.

Materials related to the Canadian Forces College Canadian Security Studies. Includes correspondence inviting English to address the Canadian Security Studies Programme, contract between Minister National Defence and English for a lecture to CSSP 16, and programme Visiting Speaker’s Guide.

Personal correspondence received by John English from different people.

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.

Materials related to the Atlantik-Brücke association. Includes related correspondence, cost breakdown, draft agenda, program for the "Future of Energy, XXIX German Canadian Conference hosted by Atlantik-Bruecke Canada and Atlantik-Brücke" (September 17-20, 2014), and a template for email introducing Atlantik-Bruecke Canada organization.

Information package for “Celebrate Ontario 2014” and correspondence sent to Honourable Michael Chan by John English and Jack Cunningham regarding the Celebrate Ontario 2014 program and the event “1914-1918: the making of the Modern World.”

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

Correspondence received from or related to Hon. William C. Graham, P.C., Q.C., LL.D. Includes references to the events related to the First World War (July 30-31, 2014) and the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program.

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 to classes and study programs. Includes materials for:

• “History 1160. Topics in Canadian history: historical foundations of Canadian foreign policy after the Cold War” (2011),
• “CCIH program for 2012-2013, and related matters,”
• “Course proposal. TRN 409Y : Selected topics in International Studies. Spring 2013: the Arctic in international politics,”
• Proposal, mission statement, statement of receipts and disbursements, and agendas for meetings for “Centre for contemporary international history,”
• Memoranda related to the "DCB/DBC Contribution agreement with the Dept. of Canadian heritage,”
• Agenda for meeting for Trinity College. Arts and Science Committee.
  Also contains related correspondence.

Materials related to John English presentations at the Goodman Lectures at the University of Western Ontario (October 4-6, 2011). The lecture series is titled “The Arctic Challenge.” Lecture 1 is “Finding the Arctic”, lecture 2 “Owning the Arctic”, lecture 3 “Governing the Arctic.” Includes related correspondence.

Correspondence related to legal matters received by John English.

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

Correspondence related to the Canadian International Council received by John English in 2009.

Correspondence received by John English from the manager Innovation and Infrastructure Partnerships Branch Research and Commercialization Branch. Includes an agreement between the Minister of Economic Development and Trade and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Materials related to the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Includes agendas for meetings, related correspondence, adoption forms, flyers, related newspaper clippings, and information about different programs. Also contains published materials:

• “An Agenda for Mine Action : A Global Ban on Landmines” (Ottawa, Canada, December 2-4, 1997, in English and French);
• DVD “The war that never ends : Canada’s contribution to de-mining and international development” (1997, in English and French)
• “Programme and Mine Action Forum : Roundtable agenda” from “A global ban on landmines : treaty signing and mine action forum” 1997
• Magazine “AP Mine Ban : progress report” (No. 5, 1997 and No. 6, 1998).
• Catalogue of “Adopt a Minefield” and information about the program
• "The ICRC special fund for the disabled" and "ICRC and the war disabled : physical rehabilitation programmes 1979-1995
• “Prosthetics Outreach Foundation : Helping the developing world walk again” Spring/Summer 1998.

Correspondence related to the Arctic monitoring and assessment programme. Includes fax received by English with title “Environmental services and research, natural resources and environment, Northern Affairs program, Diand," and other related correspondence.

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).

Materials related to the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism and an application to the Donner Canadian Foundation. Includes research responsibilities of principal investigators for the project “Energy, federalism and foreign relations,” an assessment of “Federalism and Canadian foreign policy” (January 28, 1982), a “Federalism and Canadian foreign policy. Research project” (1981), and correspondence between English and Gail Sinclair from the Donner Canadian Foundation related to the rest of records.

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.

Materials related to the conference "Canadian Agriculture in a Global Context" organized by the Centre on Foreign Policy, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. After the conference, John English and Irene Sage Knell edited a publication with some of the presentations. Includes the information about the conference, flyer promoting the publication, related correspondence, drafts of presentations, and receipts for print-outs of the drafts. Drafts of presentations are:

• Second draft for “Notes on an international perspective on agriculture” by Josef M. van Brabant.
• Presentation by Dennis Browne.
• “Canadian agriculture in the global context : opportunities and obligations” by R. L. M Dawson.
• “Planning Canada’s land resource base for sustainable production” by Dr. Edward W. Manning.
• “Canadian-American relations and agricultural surpluses : the case of Barter” by Theodore Cohn with Inge Bailey.
• “Canadian Agricultural transactions – commercial opportunities” by R. I. (Rick) Andrews.
• “Canadian agricultural export capabilities” by J. C. Gilson.
• Panel “Competition and cooperation among exporting nations” discussion paper “Canadian agriculture relations with the European community” by R. Higham.
• “Closely watched grains : the political economy of Soviet and East European agriculture” by Lenard J. Cohen.
• “Canada’s trade in grains and the China market” by William Miner.
• “Hit and myth: consumer reality and free trade. International opportunities and obligations” by Robert R. Kerton.
• “Canadian agriculture towards 2000” by Dr. Clayton M. Switzer.
• “Financing agricultural exports” by G. Hammond.
• “Agricultural relations between Western Nations : Canadian approaches” by Andrew Fenton Cooper.
• Address by Harry Pelissero.
• “That spade is a shovel” by C. A. Gracey.
• “Politics and business : the Canada-China wheat trade 1960-1984” by Karen Minden.
• “Export trade development – government assistance to the private sector” by Dennis Browne.
• “Canadian-Japanese agricultural relations” by Michael W. Donelly.
• “Notes for remarks: Agriculture in international trade negotiations” by Frank Stone.
• “TNCs in agriculture and food-related fields: an overview of research at UNCTC” by Peter Hansen.

Materials related to the book Canada since 1945 : power, politics, and provincialism, written by Robert Bothwell, Ian Drummond, and John English. Includes itinerary for the promotion, promotional poster, newsclips about the book, a summary and flyer of the book, biographical information about authors, and related correspondence.