The collection contains private records and papers relating to the medical and teaching career of Maude Abbott. It consists in large part of correspondence, 1894-1920, including family correspondence with, among others, her sister Alice Abbott, 1904-1919, and her brother Rev. Harry M. Babin, 1916-1920. Also included are manuscripts and drafts of articles and addresses; case reports; post-mortem records; glass slides and drawings; exhibit panels largely pertaining to her research on congenital heart disease; programmes of medical meetings, 1902-1937; reprints and papers relating to the history of medicine in Montreal and Quebec, as well as to the history of McGill, 1829-1936. In addition, there are photographs, some poems, an autobiographical sketch and a printed copy of her Classified and Annotated Bibliography of Sir William Osler's Publications, 1939, with corrections and annotations by W. W. Francis. Fonds also includes a draft of Abbott's letter to the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, regarding admission (1889).

Handwritten notes on Dr. George W. Campbell in Abbott's hand, in pencil.

Newspaper clipping. Unidentified newspaper, June 19 issue.

Letter, 1935, April 18, Washington, D.C., to Dr. H. E. MacDermot, Montreal. Typescript. Copy; discusses the writer's father, Dr. James Kerr's introduction of Lister technique in Nova Scotia in late 1870s.

"Death of Mr. Bailly. Had Been Connected With McGill for 23 years. Had a Most Eventful Life in Various parts of the World". Newspaper obituary with portrait.

Andrew F. Holmes, M.D., LL.D. 1797-1860. Typescript. "Manuscripts - McGill " written at top of title page, in pencil.

"Dr. William Robertson". April, 1902. Handwritten in pencil. Apparently copied by Abbott from University Magazine, page 179. Further notes on one page, attached.

Letter, 1932, July 29, London, to Maude Abbott, regarding her "exhibit". Handwritten in ink.

Typescript. Includes "Comments" on the paper by [Maude Abbott?), October 10th, 1933. Typescript. "The following account ... is drawn, in part verbatim, from Dr. Maude Abbott's early research upon this subject published in 1902 under the title 'The Historical Sketch of the Medical Faculty of McGill University'". - page 1.

Typescript. Information on arms, crest, rank, and history of Racey family which includes John Racey, M.D. At top, in pencil: "Historical".