Subseries A consists of records that pertain to family events, home life and genealogy. It Includes many photographs of events such as birthday parties and weddings (possibly Harold Spence-Sales' and Mary Filer's wedding). Also includes photographs of the couple's early years together and their home art and sculpture collection.

Subseries B consists of personal notebooks, calendars, and agendas. Many of these contain sketches, drawings, and handwritten notes. Notebooks and agendas appear to have been used to record thoughts and personal observations. The sketches and drawings are mostly architectural in nature. The agendas also record some personal appointments.

Subseries C consists of records related to Harold Spence-Sales artistic interests. Subseries C contains photographs of sculptures, art pieces, nature and natural formations. Series C also contains drawings, sketches and printouts of images. Subseries C also includes records related to Harold's interest in music and horticultural activities.

Subseries D consists of twelve scrapbooks compiled by Harold Spence-Sales which illustrate his artistic interests and pursuits. In the scrapbooks, Spence-Sales included photographs, printed pages featuring art and artworks, and some hand-drawn graphic materials.

Subseries E consists of correspondence between Harold Spence-Sales and his family, friends and professional organizations. Subseries E also contains newspaper articles regarding issues in art and architecture.

Subseries F consists of audiovisual records: cassette tapes, VHS tapes and DVD's that relate to Harold Spence-Sales life events and activities; birthday parties, reward receptions and exhibition projects that he worked on. The Exhibitions that the VHS tapes and DVDs relate to are, "Roof Tops" and "Touchlines"

Subseries F also contains some of Harold Spence-Sales personal artifacts: certificates from professional associations, professional stamps and a flag of his own design etc.

Subseries G consists of records dealing with end of life matters, including wills and financial bequests (Box C-97-58), and records related to Harold Spence-Sales death; obituaries, tributes, memorial and funeral service information, DVDs, death certificate, cremation certificate, last will and testament, and correspondence between Mary Filer-Spence-Sales and friends and family regarding Harold’s death (Boxes C-97-60 and C-97-61). Box C-97-62C contains notebooks related to Harold Spence-Sales's care towards the end of his life .

Subseries G also includes eleven notebooks and two folders. The notebooks and folders date between 1999 and 2004; they were written by Harold Spence-Sales nurses and care takers. The notebooks document Harold Spence-Sales health, dietary and medical issues (Boxes C-97-60 and C-97-61).

Subseries A consists of records related to Harold Spence-Sales activities within professional associations: the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, the Community Planning Association of Canada, the Corporation of Urbanites Quebec, the Quebec Society of Professional Town Planners, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Town Planning Institute of Canada and the group Lambda Alpha International. Subseries A also encompasses records regarding events that Harold Spence-Sales attended. Events such as, McGill School Architecture, celebrations, award ceremonies as well as various professional conferences and lectures.

Subseries B consists of records related to Harold Spence-Sales interest in creating exhibitions.

Subseries B primarily consists of records related to Spence-Sales Exhibition; “Touchlines”. Harold Spence-Sales worked on developing the “Touchlines” exhibition from 1989-1991. The exhibition was displayed at Western Washington University from May 10 through July 30, 1992 . The topic of the “Touchlines” exhibition was to portray the common lands along the border between the United States and Canada and the people that pass through them.

In series 1 Subseries F: Audiovisual and artifacts there are several VHS cassette tapes that discuss the "Touchlines" exhibition.

Another Exhibition that is well represented in the fonds is the "Vancouver Parks" exhibition that Harold Spence-Sales worked on in 1988. All files in box C-97-64 are related to the "Vancouver Parks" exhibition in some way.

There are some files that clearly indicate that it contains records related to the "Vancouver Parks" exhibition based on the title. Any file that contains "Vancouver Parks" in the title may be related to the "Vancouver Parks" exhibition.

Subseries C consists of copies of publications that Harold Spence-Sales authored independently and publications that he co-authored with John Bland.