Guide to the Frances B. McAllister Papers

Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff, latest revision D. Tambo
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Guide to the Frances B. McAllister Papers, ca. 1964-1979

Collection number: Mss 285

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
Special Collections staff; latest revision D. Tambo
Date Completed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Frances B. McAllister Papers
Dates: ca. 1964-1979
Collection number: Mss 285
Creator: McAllister, Frances B.
Collection Size: 6 linear feet (6 cartons)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: The collection contains files of Frances B. McAllister, arranged into two series: Series I: the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) and Series II: the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
Physical location: SRLF.
Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None. Collection is stored off-site, advance notice required for retrieval.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Frances B. McAllister Papers. Mss 285. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Transfer from Northern Arizona University, 2011.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains files of Frances B. McAllister, arranged into two series: Series I: the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) and Series II: the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
McAllister was a board member of CSDI and the files include board correspondence and minutes, reports and recommendations to the board, current and pending activities, dialogue discussion papers, financial reports, Pacem in Maribus I-VI, Pacem in Terris I-IV, press releases, publicity, reorganization and relocation proposals, and other materials relating to CSDI programs and administration.
McAllister also was president of the Friends of the International Ocean Institute, which supported programs and events of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). IOI was founded by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, who helped organize Pacem in Maribus conferences. Files include bulletins and reports, correspondence, Friends correspondence, documents and records, and Planning Council correspondence and event materials.
McAllister lived in Flagstaff, AZ for many years and gave her papers to Northern Arizona University in 1981. She died in Flagstaff on Aug. 3, 2008 at age 97. Northern Arizona University transferred the papers to UCSB in 2011, where they reside with other collections relating to CSDI and its leaders.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
McAllister, Frances B.
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
International Ocean Institute

Related Collections

At UCSB Special Collections:
  • Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions [CSDI] Collection, 1950-1991 [bulk dates 1961-1987]. Records of the internationally renowned Santa Barbara-based think tank, emphasizing issues such as education, freedom of the press, international relations, public policy, religion, and science and technology in modern society. Included are materials relating to CSDI leaders such as Frank K. Kelly. (Mss 18).
  • Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions / Princeton University Files, 1957-1969 [bulk dates 1962-1965]. (Mss 253).

 

Series I:  Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI)

Box 1

Academic Planning: Senior Fellows Retreat, July 15-16, 1974

Box 1

Arizona Project, 1972

Box 1

Audit Committee and Audit Material, May 1975

 

Board of Directors - Fund for the Republic

Box 1

Correspondence, 1974-1978

 

Meetings and Minutes

Box 1

Dec. 5, 1969 - Santa Barbara, CA (Annual Meeting)

Box 1

May 15, 1970 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 1

Nov. 10, 1970 - New York, NY (Annual Meeting)

Box 1

June 24, 1971 - New York, NY (Special Meeting)

Box 1

Nov. 19, 1971 - Santa Barbara, CA (Annual Meeting)

Box 1

May 2, 1972 - New York, NY (Special Meeting)

Box 1

Nov. 17, 1972 - Santa Barbara, CA (Annual Meeting)

Box 1

Mar. 2, 1973 - Houston, TX (Special Meeting)

Box 1

May 4, 1973 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 1

Oct. 8, 1973 - Washington, D.C. (Annual Meeting)

Box 1

Feb. 15, 1974 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

May 17, 1974 - St. Paul, MN (Regular Meeting)

Box 2

Nov. 4, 1974 - Chicago, IL (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Feb. 4, 1975 - New York, NY (Executive Committee Meeting)

Box 2

Feb. 22, 1975 - Santa Barbara, CA (Annual Meeting)

Box 2

Apr. 19, 1975 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

May 10, 1975 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

June 28, 1975 - Chicago, IL (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Oct. 21, 1975 - Chicago, IL (Executive Committee Meeting)

Box 2

Dec. 1, 1975 - Washington, D.C. (Annual Meeting)

Box 2

Apr. 13, 1976 - Chicago, IL (Special Meeting)

Box 2

June 25, 1976 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Oct. 1, 1976 - Chicago, IL (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Dec. 9, 1976 - New York, NY (Annual Meeting)

Box 2

Apr. 16, 1977 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Dec. 2, 1977 - New York, NY (Annual Meeting)

Box 2

Apr. 24, 1978 - Chicago, IL (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Sept. 10, 1978 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Dec. 9, 1978 - Washington, D.C. (Annual Meeting)

Box 2

Jan. 13, 1979 - Chicago, IL (Special Meeting - Postponed)

Box 2

Feb. 9, 1979 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Mar. 23, 1979 - Santa Barbara, CA (Special Meeting)

Box 2

Borgese, Elisabeth Mann - Financial Questions, 1974-1975

Box 2

By-Laws: Policy Statements

Box 2

Chicago Program, 1977

Box 2

Committee Correspondence, 1974-1977

Box 2

Conference on Constitution for Oceans, 1971

Box 2

Correspondence, 1965-1975

Box 2

Current and Pending Activities, 1973-1975

 

Dialogue Discussion Papers Used at Conferences

Box 3

A-D

Box 3

E

Box 3

F-O

Box 3

P

Box 3

Q-T

Box 3

U-Z

Box 3

Financial - FBM’s $3,000 check and visit to bookkeeping office with Stanley Eisenberg, re CSDI bookkeeping practices, 1975

Box 3

Financial Reports and Statements, 1969-1979

Box 3

Friends of the Mediterranean Sea, 1975-1976

Box 3

The Fund for the Republic: Negotiations with The Fund for Peace

Box 3

Fund for the Republic - Negotiations with Fund for Peace, 1974-1976

Box 3

Information re Board Members

Box 3

Interviews, Feb-Mar. 1972

Box 4

Memoranda

Box 4

Memos on Question and Policy Statements Made by Frances Ocean Material

 

Pacem in Maribus

Box 4

Continuing Group for Policy Research - Program Planning Council, ca. 1971-1972

Box 4

Preparatory Conference - Split, Yugoslavia, 1972

 

PIM I - Malta, 1970

Box 4

Correspondence

Box 4

Papers

Box 4

Press Releases

Box 4

Proceedings

 

PIM II - Malta, 1971

Box 4

Correspondence

Box 4

Papers

Box 4

PIM III - Malta, 1972

Box 4

PIM IV - Malta, 1973

Box 4

PIM V, 1974

Box 4

PIM VI - Okinawa, 1975

 

Pacem in Terris

Box 4

Pacem in Terris I - New York, NY, 1965

Box 4

Pacem in Terris II - Geneva, Switzerland, 1967

Box 4

Pacem in Terris III - Washington, D.C., 1973

Box 4

Pacem in Terris IV - Washington, D.C., 1975

Box 5

Press Releases, 1967-1975

Box 5

Promotional Books and Tapes

Box 5

Recent Publicity, May 1975

Box 5

Reorganization of Administration - Ashmore to Parten, Jan. 15, 1975

 

Report of the President

Box 5

Apr. 1, 1962-Dec. 31, 1964

Box 5

1965-1967

Box 5

Review of Financial, Administrative, and Academic Programs, Sept. 20, 1974

Box 5

Seminar on Law of the Sea - Caracas, July 22-25, 1974

Box 5

Severance Pay Policy

Box 5

Split Preparatory Conference - Mediterranean Dev.

Box 5

Staff and Other General Correspondence, July 1971

Box 5

United Nations - Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed and Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction - Arvid Pardo

Box 5

The University in America - convocation

Box 5

University Project

Box 5

Various Publications by Various Authors

 

Series II:  International Ocean Institute (IOI)

Scope and Content Note

Elisabeth Mann Borgese, who helped organize PIM, was founder of IOI.
Box 6

Board Meeting, Nov. 26, 1973

Box 6

Bulletins and Reports

 

Correspondence

Box 6

Financial, 1972-1975

Box 6

Holt, Sidney

Box 6

With Other Institutions

 

Friends of the International Ocean Institute [FBM President]

Box 6

Correspondence, 1971-1976

Box 6

Documents and Records - incl. articles of incorporation and bylaws, ca. 1971-1974

Box 6

Occasional Paper No. 5 - "The New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea," Revised Edition (Malta, Oct. 1976)

 

Planning Council

Box 6

Correspondence, 1972-1974

Box 6

Caribbean Conference, Jamaica, Oct. 1972

Box 6

Montreal, Feb. 1973

Box 6

Santa Barbara, CA, Dec. 1973

Box 6

Cully, Switzerland, Apr. 1974

Box 6

Oaxtepec, Mexico, Jan. 1975

Box 6

Okinawa, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 1975