[The CBC and the Club of Rome] "Records from 1984-1989"
7 photographs
Oversized material
1 VHS tape
Series consist of records from the period of 1984 to 1989 and primarily focus on Ran Ide's involvement with the Club of Rome and his continued work as a consultant and advisor at TVOntario and at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), particularly with a project called Northstar and a 24-hour CBC news channel. Also includes records from conferences and events he attended.
Records include reports, memos, correspondence, copies of addresses, speeches and papers written by Ran Ide, research material and photographs. Video on VHS tape related to the Pickering College reunion.
The donor provided the title of "Records from 1984-1989." The archivist has added further information to the title in order to capture the content of the records.
BOX | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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2015.05, Box 11 | ||||
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The Club of Rome | ||||
11 | 23 | Canadian Association for the Club of Rome | 1984 | Includes memos, membership lists, reports, correspondence. Ran Ide was the Chairman of CaCor in 1982-1984. |
11 | 24 | [Records related to the death of Aurelio Peccei] | 1984 | Includes copy of a paper about Aurelio Peccei, correspondence, memo, etc. |
11 | 25 | Club of Rome Executive Committee Meetings | 1984-1985 | Includes summaries, correspondence, agendas, memos, etc. |
2015.05, Box 12 | ||||
Memorabilia | ||||
12 | 16 | Newsletter, The Org - TVOntario August 30,1985, "Ontario Teacher's Federation Honours Ran Ide" | 1985 |
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12 | 18 | Programme, Reception and Banquet State of Qatar | 1985 | Held in honour of His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani - Amir of the State of Qatar. The Chairman of the Reception Committee was William Rufus Ide. |
12 | 23 | Article, "Mr. Fix It" by Sheila Ward, Business Journal, January/February 1986 [Article about Donald Mills] | 1986 | Donald Mills and Ran Ide worked at TVOntario together. Ran Ide is mentioned and quoted in the article. |
Papers and Articles by Ran Ide | ||||
12 | 19 | Paper, "Optical Fibre Technology - International and Regional Implications," by Dr. T. Ranald Ide | 1985 | Typescript. |
TVOntario | ||||
12 | 4 | [Correspondence with TVOntario staff] | 1984-1985 |
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The Club of Rome | ||||
12 | 1 | The Club of Rome - Renewal of a Mission | 1984 | Includes reports on the role of the Club, a copy of the charter, statutes, statement by the Club of Rome on Human Responsibility, a statement by Dr. Kurt Furgler, and description of the organization. |
12 | 2 | Club of Rome Conference 1984, Helsinki, Finland | 1984 | Includes programme, brochures, handbook, correspondence, photographs, and a session paper "The Enterprise in Flux," by T. Ranald Ide. (Photos P1-2) |
12 | 5 | [Ran Ide's notes on a manuscript by Adam Scharff] | 1984 |
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12 | 8 | Speech by A. Roy Megarry, "Communications in the Global Society" | 1984 | Includes correspondence with Ran Ide. |
12 | 10 | Membership Lists | 1984-1985 |
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12 | 11 | [Club of Rome correspondence] | 1984-1985 | Various topics covered. |
12 | 13 | The Club of Rome 1985 Conference, Santander, Spain, June 26-28, 1985 | 1985 | Includes conference material, papers, reports, correspondence, etc. |
12 | 14 | Reflections on the Future of the Club of Rome | 1985 | Includes a report and correspondence. |
12 | 17 | [Letter and comments to Alexander King, President, regarding the Club] | 1985 |
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12 | 20 | Report, "The Youth of the World and the New Technological Challenges." | 1985 |
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12 | 21 | Manuscript, "Aurelio Peccei," by Gunter A. Pauli | 1986 | Typescript. Also includes a history of the Club of Rome. |
12 | 22 | "The Club of Rome : The New Approach to the Achievement of its Mission (Note by the President)." | 1986 |
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12 | 25 | The Global Poverty Project | 1985-1986 | Consists of reports and correspondence. |
Professional activities | ||||
12 | 3 | The University of Alberta 2nd Annual Conference on Canada, the World and the Future, February 20-24, 1984 | 1984 | Includes agenda, programme, and comments from T.R. Ide "Effects of Technological Changes on Man and Society" |
12 | 6 | World Futures Studies Federation | 1981-1985 | Includes correspondence, newsletters. |
12 | 9 | International Congress on the Future of European Television, Brussels, November 20-21, 1984. | 1984 | Includes comments by Ran Ide and an Address by Ran Ide "The Canadian Experiment" |
12 | 12 | [Ran Ide's nomination of Ian James Fife as a 'Fellow of OISE'] | 1985 | Includes correspondence, Ian Fife's CV, list of past winners of the Fellows of OISE. |
12 | 15 | Science Council of Canada Background Study 53, "The Uneasy Eighties" by Arthur J. Cordell | 1985 | Signed to Ran Ide from the author. Also includes a report by T.R. Ide "Report on Manuscript - 'The Uneasy 80s: Emerging Issues in the Transition to an Information Society'" |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | ||||
12 | 7 | [Correspondence regarding CBC / Pierre Juneau] | 1984-1985 |
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12 | 24 | Press clippings CBC superstation | 1986 | Bound folder of photocopied articles. |
2015.05, Box 13 | ||||
Photographs | ||||
13 | 8 | Ran and Arlene at Bolton Abbey, England | 1986 | (Photos P1) |
Memorabilia | ||||
13 | 11 | Pickering College Reunion, McCulley Dinner | 1986 | Includes programmes, letters, photograph and a 47:30 minute video "Pickering College: The McCulley Years" (VHS) (Photos P1) |
13 | 19 | The Globe and Mail Dinner in Honour of His Highness, The Aga Khan | 1987 | Includes invitation, photograph and a copy of the speech of the Aga Khan for the event. (Photos P1) |
13 | 20 | Pickering College - Class of 1842 Award, Ran Ide 1987 recipient | 1987 | Includes correspondence, award, speech, and copy of article (same as on scrapbook page) |
Papers and Articles by Ran Ide | ||||
13 | 3 | Report, "Notes on Planning and Communications" by T.R. Ide | 1986 |
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TVOntario | ||||
13 | 7 | [Correspondence regarding TVOntario] | 1986 |
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13 | 22 | Agreement between TVOntario and its Regional Councils and Francophone Advisory Council | 1987 |
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The Club of Rome | ||||
13 | 1 | CaCor Report, "The Club of Rome: What is Happening?" | 1986 |
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13 | 2 | Activity Reports from Alexander King [President] | 1986-1987 |
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13 | 4 | Ethical Values and their Role in Education | 1986 | Includes correspondence and a report "Education, Ethical Values and Modern Humanism" for a colloquim organized by the Club of Rome at the request of UNESCO. |
13 | 9 | International Development Research Centre (IDRC) collaboration | 1986 |
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13 | 10 | Meetings in the Soviet Union, October 12-20, 1986 | 1986 | Report by unknown author. |
13 | 18 | Letter to Bertrand Schneider, Secretariat General re "Limits to Growth Revisited." | 1987 |
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Professional activities | ||||
13 | 17 | Report, "Aspects in the Development of an Information Economy: The Canadian Experience." by Arthur J. Cordell, Science Council of Canada | 1987 | Includes the report and correspondence between Ran Ide and the author. |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | ||||
13 | 5 | [Correspondence and reports regarding the CBC] | 1986-1987 | Includes reports and correspondence regarding International Service. |
13 | 6 | "CBC Proposal for a Cable Television Network in the United States - Preliminary Business Plan" | 1986 | Bound report. See Box 13 File 12 and Box 13 File 23 for records related to Northstar. |
13 | 12 | The Northstar Project [Canadian television] | 1987 | Includes report, notes, correspondence, etc. See also Box 13 File 23. |
13 | 13 | Paper, "CBC Engineering - Evolution During Revolution" by Guy Gougeon | 1987 |
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13 | 14 | Notes regarding Pierre Juneau's (CBC) speech to the Canadian Club. | 1987 | Ran Ide's comments and a copy of the speech. |
13 | 15 | Report, "A New Broadcasting Policy for Canada: The response of the CBC to the recommendations contained in the Task Force on Broadcasting Policy, 1986." | 1987 |
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13 | 16 | Report, "A proposal for an all-Canadian News Channel by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation." | 1987 | See Box14 File 2 for related records. |
13 | 21 | CBC Northstar - 10 Year Financial Projections and Cash Flow Statements for 6 Financing Scenarios, June 16, 1987 | 1987 |
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13 | 23 | Records regarding Northstar project | 1987-1989 | Northstar was a project to have a Canadian content channel broadcast in the US on cable. Records include memos, correspondence, reports, planning documents, "aide mémoires," Northstar Steering Committee meeting minutes and agendas, and research into the US market. See also Box 13 File 12, Box 14 File 20. |
2015.05, Box 14 | ||||
Photographs | ||||
14 | 32 | Arlene and Ran at Little Acres, Quebec | 1989 | 1 photograph (Photos P1) |
Papers and Articles by Ran Ide | ||||
14 | 11 | Enquiry into the Multimedia Society | 1988 | Notes for paper. |
14 | 21 | "Preface - The Power of Broadcasting" Ran Ide | 1989 | No indication for what the preface was written. |
14 | 22 | Paper, "The Need for a National Broadcasting System" T.R. Ide | 1989 | Typescript. |
14 | 34 | "Comments by Ran Ide at International Institute of Communications, November 22, 1989" | 1989 | For session 1 - Canada's Communications Sector and Europe 1992 |
TVOntario | ||||
14 | 33 | "The Changing Environment for Public Broadcasting. Remarks by Ran Ide prepared for a discussion at TV Ontario" | 1989 |
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The Club of Rome | ||||
14 | 7 | The Club of Rome 20th Anniversary Conference, October 25-28, 1988, Paris, France | 1988 | Includes correspondence, copies of papers, including Ran Ide's paper "Disparity" and a photograph. (Photos P1) |
14 | 13 | Brief Minutes of March 16th Meeting - Ran Ide, Mike Mesarovic, John Shewbridge and Herman Stein | 1989 |
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14 | 14 | The Club of Rome Membership List as of April 1989 | 1989 |
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14 | 15 | "Center for the Study on National Governance" proposed by Bohdan Hawrylyshyn | 1988 |
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14 | 16 | Letter with comments regarding paper "The Predicament of Man" by Kenneth W. Hammond | 1989 | Ran Ide requested to use the paper in a Club of Rome publication. Copy of paper is included. |
14 | 17 | Pamphlet, "National Associations for The Club of Rome, " Warsaw, February 1989 | 1989 |
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14 | 18 | Correspondence regarding University of Guelph's "5000 days" course. | 1989 | Letter asking for advice from Ran Ide about multi-media presentation. Includes a paper on Energy and Environment by Jan Van Ettinger and a proposal for an institute for environmental stewardship at the University of Guelph. |
14 | 27 | Notes on address by Ola Ullsten, "Politics, the Environment and the Future" | 1989 | Attached is a pamphlet called "A Citizen's Guide - The Greenhouse Crisis: 101 Ways to Save the Earth" |
14 | 29 | Activities Reports [President] | 1989 |
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14 | 30 | The Club of Rome Conference, 11-14 June, 1989, Hannover, Germany | 1989 | Includes copies of papers presented at the conference, a description of the structure of the Club, brochure, etc. |
Professional activities | ||||
14 | 8 | [Articles on Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), broadcasting in Europe, Japan, etc.] | 1988-1989 | Photocopies of articles. |
14 | 9 | Letter to Dr. Blossom Weddon regarding Music Therapy | 1988 | Handwritten letter from Ran Ide, along with articles and pamphlets about music therapy. |
14 | 10 | Notes on paper by Donald N. Michael, "Forecasting and Planning in an Incoherent Context." | 1988 | Includes copy of paper. |
14 | 12 | Letter to William G. Davis with attached address by John Eger | 1989 | Attached address is "Prometheus Unbound" by John M. Eger, given at the Tokyo Broadcasting System Lecture, 1985. |
14 | 26 | [Letter to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney re global industrialization] | 1989 |
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | ||||
14 | 1 | Articles and research about US programming / TV markets / cable TV / Satellite TV | 1987-1989 | Related to the Northstar project. |
14 | 2 | [Records related to CBC proposal for 24-hour news channel] | 1988 |
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14 | 3 | "Notes re CBC Policy" | 1988 | Typed notes by Ran Ide. |
14 | 4 | [Notes on speeches for Pierre Juneau] | 1988 |
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14 | 5 | CBC memo regarding money borrowing | 1989 |
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14 | 6 | Agreement between CBC and Group W Satellite Communications | 1988-1989 | Includes an agenda for a meeting between the two companies. |
14 | 19 | Article, "In a crunch, he's a man of 'pure steel'" by John Haslett Cuff [article about Pierre Juneau] | 1989 | From The Globe and Mail, February 11, 1989. Also includes a copy of Pierre Juneau's obituary from 2012 (printed by donor). |
14 | 20 | Records regarding Northstar project | 1989 | See Box 13 File 12 and Box 13 File 23. |
14 | 23 | Paper, "A Canadian TV Channel in the U.S. - A Possibility or a Dream?" T.R. Ide | 1989 |
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14 | 24 | Introductory Remarks by Pierre Juneau, President of the CBC - House of Commons Standing Committee on Communications, Culture, Citizenship and Multiculturalism. | 1989 | May 24, 1989 |
14 | 25 | Correspondence with Pierre Juneau | 1989 | Also includes a letter from CARAS to Ran Ide regarding a tribute dinner for Pierre Juneau. |
14 | 28 | Letter to Ran Ide from Pierre Juneau asking Ide to act as executive secretary to the Steering Committee for the Northstar project | 1989 |
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14 | 31 | [Letters of congratulations to new CBC president, chairmen] | 1989 | Patrick Watson as Chairman, Gerard Veilleux as CEO and Michael McEwen as Executive Vice-President. |
2015.05, Box 19 | ||||
Family Scrapbook | ||||
19 /OS | 21 | Scrapbook pages with newspaper clippings, cards and photographs. | 1980-1988 | Scrapbook pages include an article about Aurelio Peccei, co-founder of the Club of Rome, copies of photographs including an image of Pickering College from 1929, Ran Ide at the Forum for Young Canadians, Betty and Harry Beer, a notice of a show at the ROM for John Ide, an article entitled "MISD report gets 'well done' from Ontario educator." and two articles about the Class of 1842 Award, "Channel 19 Founder Ran Ide '42 Inducted into the Class of 1842." |