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.

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 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 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 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.

Materials created or accumulated by John English in relation to administrative matters. Includes records related to conferences, presentations, and events he either attended, participated in, or organized. Also contains records related to organizations, committees and associations with which he was involved, 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 conferences John English attended. Includes:

• Notes from the "Canadian-Soviet Conference" (August 27-29, 1987);
• Report and program from the conference “Canada, the United States and the Atlantic Alliance” (May 20-23, 1987);
• Report on the "International Political Science Association (IPSA) Congress" (1988);
• Notes on the Centre of foreign policy and federalism;
• Program and notes for the conference "Indigenous Minorities in Multi-National Democracies in the year 2000: problems and prospects" (May 9-10, 1986).

Also contains the curriculum vitae for Toivo Miljan from 1987.

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 a grant application to the "Aid to occasional Scholarly Conferences Program." Includes application instructions, form, proposal, and receipt of submission. Also contains a registration form for the resulting event “Canadian Foreign Policy : has Canada made a difference?” (December 10-11, 1991, Toronto).

Materials related to the conference "Canada and the new world order: youth perspectives" (Ottawa, October 1992). Includes flyers, conference objectives and symposium programme, biographical information of speakers, letter of welcome for registrants, and conference map.

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

Program for the International Forum on Globalization on “Globalization and the role of the United Nations” (September 5, 2000), at New York.

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

Materials related to the Canadian War Museum and the campaign "Passing the Torch." Includes business cards for Lisa Davey and Paul D. Manson (Canadian War Museum); flyers for the Museum; booklet “Canvas of War : Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum” (2001); the executive summary for the museum; and flyer and magazine for the campaign “Passing the Torch : the campaign for a new Canadian War Museum" (Vol. 4, No. 3. Fall 2002).

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

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 "XXIV German-Canadian Conference" (October 23 to 25, 2009, Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany). Includes the delegation list, program, and “Speech by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Georg Witschel German Ambassador in Canada ‘Political and Economic Factor that Shape Canadian and German Approaches to Globalization.’”

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

1 CD-ROM with contents related to the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Materials related to the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation. Includes programme committee agenda, minutes, and summary of outstanding funding requests.

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

Materials related to Canadian charitable foundations. Includes information about "Social finance" from Social Innovation Generation; memoranda, agendas and minutes, and presentations for the Lyle Shantz Hallman Charitable Foundation; and the document "Philanthropic foundations Canada : values and ethical principles."

Correspondence related to legal matters received by John English.

Market Analysis for Lester Magazine.

Personal correspondence received by John English from different people.

Materials related to the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Includes the list of Board members and staff (May 2011), correspondence related to the Cambodian Self Help Demining and the Foundation, agenda for the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, statement of financial position, balance sheet, financial statement, and a project proposal for "Mine Action Programme – Mozambique."

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).

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.

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

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

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.

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 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).

Programs and invitations for several events. Events included are:

• "A special convocation to confer an Honorary Degree on his Highness Prince Karin Aga Khan," at the University of Trinity College (University of Toronto), November 25, 2013.
• "The global progress evening with Madeleine Albright in conversation with Lloyd Axworthy," organized by the Canadian Centre for Progressive Policy, April 1, 2014.
• "A celebration of the life of the Honourable Donald Stovel Macdonald," October 19, 2018.
• "A presentation of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals,” June 2012.

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.”

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.

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

Materials related to the "XXX German-Canadian Conference" (April 15-18, 2015, Brussels, Belgium). Includes business card for Eveline Y. Metzen (executive director of Atlantik-Brücke); break-out groups information; handwritten notes on the event; program; agenda for the Trudeau Centre for Peace, Conflict and Justice board meeting (May 6, 2015); program report; agenda for the Regional Governments in International Affairs (September 17-18, 2015).

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 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.

Materials related to the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Includes the report for the annual general meeting (May 31-June1, 2015) and interim report (August 6, 2015).

Materials related to conferences organized by the Canadian International Council and the Bill Graham Centre. Includes program for the conference “The North Korean Nuclear Challenge” (February 26, 2018) and a poster and conference schedule for the “Canadian Foreign Policy. Traditions and transitions” (May, 2015).

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 the Canadian International Council (CIC). Includes meetings and minutes for the board of directors (March 29, 2019), a draft on the financial statements (June 30, 2018), list of fundraising prospects (March 29, 2019), annual report for 2017-2018, a memorandum of understanding between CIC and Trinity College, the International Journal Publisher’s report (2019), and agendas for the International Journal Advisory Board Meeting (March 28, 2019 and July 16, 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 the Afghan-Turks cultural association of Canada. Includes “A proposal for better relations between Canada and Afghanistan: request for the visit of Afghanistan’s Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum” prepared by S. Rahmaty and the proposal for the visit of the Afghan Vice-President to Canada (January 21, 2016).

Program for the event in honour of “The Right Honourable Paul Edgar Martin, P.C., C.C, Prime Minister of Canada, 2003-2006" at the House of Commons, Canada. Includes flyer for the event “Unveiling of the official portrait of the Right Honourable Paul Edgar Martin, P.C., C.C. 21st Prime Minister of Canada, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Parliament Hill.”

Materials related to the Canadian International Council (CIC). Includes the "National Capital Branch’s recollections & ideas related to the March 5th meeting in Toronto" (2016); agenda and minutes for the CIC annual meeting of members (June 16, 2016); appointment of auditors (2016-2017); information about James Appleyard, Nicolas M. Rouleau, Savvas Chamberlain, Jacqueline O’Neil; and the "Victoria/Ottawa joint submission to the CIC National Board."

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

Materials related to conference “From the Rwandan Genocide to R2P: A Journey of Lessons Learned.” Includes program and notes by John English. Also contains information about Scholars Network’s Senior Fellows.

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

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

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

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.

Materials related to Arctic research and organizations. Includes articles and drafts of articles by different authors and published in different media; official reports, magazines, and publications; materials related to Arctic conferences and events; related correspondence; and materials related to organizations and committees, including the Arctic Council and Arctic 360.

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.

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).

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.

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 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.

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.

Published edition of "Australian Journal of International Affairs," Vol. 52, No. 2. Includes an article by John English with the title "The Ottawa process : paths followed, paths ahead."

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.

Excerpts from “Living the Dream” written by Doesmon on board Jubilacion.

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

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.

Materials related to Bill Graham's Memoir The call of the world : a political memoir (2016). Includes drafts on chapters on:

• “Iraq : staying out of the War,” with notes by English reading “Draft of chapter on Iraq War by Bill Graham, Foreign Minister at time.” It is possible that chapter is currently under the title "Friends in higher places."
• “Alliance Francaise” revised March 2, 2010. It is possible that chapter is currently under the title "Foreign education."
• “Afghanistan : to Kandahar and back” with notes and corrections. And a later version titled "Afghanistan: some lessons learned. a personal political perspective." Chapter is currently under title "Marching as to War."

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

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."

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

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

Printout of “Foreword to Mike’s World : Lester Pearson and Canadian external relations.”

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

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.

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.

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 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.

Published copy of the Arctic environmental protection strategy : declaration on the protection of the Arctic environment, published in Rovaniemi, Finland (June 1991).

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).

Handwritten notes taken by John English in 1996 about the Arctic Council.

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.

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).

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

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.

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 - 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.

Printout Ph.D. dissertation by Annika E. Nilsson “A changing Arctic climate” published in Linkoping Studies in Arts and Science, no. 386, ISBN 978-91-85715-23-7. Linköping: Linköping University, Department of Water and Environmental Studies.

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).

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

Printout of article “A Polar Mediterranean? Accessibility, resources and sovereignty in the Arctic Ocean" by Klaus Dodds, published in Global Policy, volume 1, issue 3, October 2010.

Printout of article “Early History of the Arctic Council” prepared by John Lamb (October 20, 2010).

Published edition of "Changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea," edited by Myron H. Nordquist, John Norton Moore, and Tomas H. Heidar, and published by the Center for Oceans Law and policy and Martinus Nijhoff publishers.