The fonds contains photographs, drawings, textual records, and other material used by France Gagnon Pratte as the basis for her 1987 book, "Country Houses for Montrealers, 1892 - 1924: The Architecture of E. and W.S. Maxwell". There are also records related to a book project on the architecture associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.

Folder contains 19 photographs : 14 of the interior, 2 of details, 2 of the plan, 1 of the elevation ; Folder also 1 ID sheet, and 1 text concerning the house of Tom Davis in Montreal

Folder contains 1 photograph of the exterior concerning the house of J.A. Gillespie in Montreal

Folder contains 1 composite photograph concerning the house of MacDuff in Montreal

Folder contains 3 photographs : 1 of the plan, 2 of the elevation concerning the house of David S. Walker in Montreal

Folder contains 1 photograph of the exterior concerning the Merchants Bank of Halifax in Montreal

Folder contains 2 photographs : 2 of the exterior concerning the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal

Folder contains 33 photographs : 1 of the exterior, 9 of the interior, 14 of details, 1 of sketches, 2 of the plan, 1 of the section, 5 of the elevation ; Folder also contains 5 drawings : 2 of details (see General notes), 1 ID sheet and 2 texts concerning the house of Charles Rudolph Hosmer in Montreal

Folder contains 1 photograph of the exterior concerning the house of Robert Meighan in Montreal

Folder contains 10 photographs : 2 of the exterior, 3 of details, 3 of the plan, 2 of the elevation ; Folder also contains 2 drawings : 1 of the exterior, 1 ID sheet concerning the house of Sir Henry Vincent Meredith in Montreal