Includes telegrams, "1912-1962 McGill Contingent C.O.T.C. 50th Anniversary" Booklet; Typed Correspondence, Handwritten Notes, Address List, Biography of Major Frank J. Fleury, Newspaper Clippings, Minutes, Invitations,

The C.O.T.C.’s administrative history is detailed in a series of Minutes and Reports which range from 1941-1959 (20.72 cm). In this series, information is preserved regarding regimental committee meetings, annual general meetings, and C.O.T.C. Association meetings, as well as mess reports. There is also a series of “Commissions for Lieutenants” signed by the Governor General/Surgeon General/Deputy Minister of Militias and Defence (1915-1916, 0.07 cm). The series Directories and Roll Calls details the names of C.O.T.C. members (1917-1946, 26.6 cm) and includes journal entries, orders and newspaper clippings. “Orders” records are comprised of three bound books and includes notices, marching routes, camp orders and newspaper clippings (1914-1929, 14 cm). Further to these more densely populated series regarding the administrative history of the C.O.T.C. are photographs (n.d., 0.01 cm) kept in an envelope and incorporated into directories, as well as a soldier’s handbook (1916, 0.5 cm), a letter to Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Morris from T.S. Morrisey addressing pay (1940, 0.01 cm), mess meetings, staff, publicity and the University of Toronto contingent of the C.O.T.C.’s records.

'Unveilling of a plaque honoring the companies in World War I'', list of names, photographs, details of the ceremony

"Published for the families of the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the 148th Battalion C.E.F. as a memento of the days spent in training in Montreal and later at Valcartier Camp, noted best wishes from The Ladies' Committee of the

The Canadian Officers’ Training Corps, McGill Contingent Fonds consists of two series: historical records and administrative records. The majority of the historical records consist of scrapbooks containing mostly news clippings and personal correspondence (1914-1962). One part, covering 1914-1917, consists of news clippings on the C.O.T.C. and the 148th Battalion.A second group of historical scrapbooks and records begins in 1914 and continues through to 1939. Besides press clipping, these scrapbooks contain photographs, orders, invitations, copies of pamphlets, and other records such as the log book of the Ski Camp, 1935-1936. These scrapbooks were the model for the 8-volume Historical Record of the C.O.T.C. during World War II. These volumes contain a running chronology, orders, press extracts and clippings, statistics, photographs and personal reminiscences. The last volume is a service record of all C.O.T.C. members. These are supplemented by two news clippings scrapbooks for the period 1939-1942. A "Book of the Six Universities Companies'' of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry was prepared for the unveiling of a memorial plaque after World War II. It contains a historical record and statistics. Other historical files include printed records of the 148th Battalion, correspondence, programmes for the 1962 celebration of C.O.T.C.'s 50th anniversary, and miscellaneous Christmas cards, invitations, programmes, recruiting and activities booklets, and standing orders. The administrative records are composed mostly of minutes, with some reports and official letters (1941-1959), as well as Commissions for Lieutenants (1915-1916), directories and roll calls (1917, and 1939-1949), handbooks (1916), and orders (1914-1929). Also found in the fonds are some scattered periodicals (1915), religious texts (1914), a souvenir book (1918), speeches (1920), photographs, and stationery.

Signed by Governor General/Surgeon General, Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence