Fonds consists of primarily financial and legal records related to property transfers and the estates of members of the Dawes and Leishman families. It includes land sale deeds, court documents, invoices, receipts, and wills. Business and legal affairs of James P. Dawes, his wife Elizabeth Leishman, and their son Albert F. Dawes are represented in the fonds. Business deals associated with James P. Dawes include with Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. Many legal documents in the fonds are related to land holdings and property in Lachine, Quebec.

Item consists of drawings for p. 9 of the Brownies Around the world, showing the Brownies in Canada, at Lachine Rapids

Folder contains 1 photograph of the elevation concerning the house of John Sharp Shearer in Lachine

Folder contains 2 photographs : 1 of the plan, 1 of the elevation concerning the house of William James Johnson in Lachine

Includes pamphlets, correspondence, clippings and notes.

Consists of 1 project file (report dated 10 July 1980).