The collection includes family correspondence, 1835-1844 and testimonials to Lynch's character, 1839.

Diaries with gaps for the years 1868 to 1910. Also included are a diary of a trip to Scotland and England in 1862 and a scrapbook which covers the years 1863-1869 as well as a catalogue of Wicksteed's library.

Anecdotes of Painting in England, annotated with manuscript.

The fonds consists of papers of the Rhodes family of Yorkshire and Quebec, approximately 1774-1975, and Percyval Tudor-Hart and family, approximately 1920-1970, including business and personal correspondence. Rhodes family, approximately 1850-1970, business and personal correspondence. Tudor-Hart family, approximately 1920-1950, Crimean war military papers, Col. Godfrey Rhodes, approximately 1850-1858, diaries and notebooks, Rhodes family, approximately 1774-1970, business and estate papers including accounts, receipts and inventories for Rhodes and Tudor-Hart properties, family history material for Rhodes family, including charts and pedigrees, drawings and sketches, mainly by Catherine and Percyval, approximately 1890-1920, and photographs and Rhodes family members and residences, Yorkshire and Quebec, approximately 1850-1968.

The D'Aigle papers fall into three series: diaries, correspondence and a scrapbook of photographs and memorabilia. The diaries (1912-1914, 1927, 1935-1952) are largely devoted to a day-by-day account of prospecting journeys. Correspondence with members of his family, partners, prospective financial backers and government mining bureaus covers the years 1900-1959. The scrapbook contains personal mementos, newsclippings about D'Aigle, photographs of his journeys, lists of supplies for prospecting trips, and maps, some drawn by D'Aigle himself.

The fonds consists of two series: 1) Edwards' research in the history of education and 2) Edwards' personal documents.

A diary kept by Reginald Edward Thompson describes his journey to the Rockies with Viscount Milton.

Tupper's papers are divided evenly between correspondence, 1928-1950, 1954 and financial papers, 1931-1948. The correspondence files were maintained by the Conservatory office, and thus contain Tupper's letters to the secretary, Miss Dawson, concerning the progress of his examination tours across Canada. Most of the letters are, however, of a social and personal nature, discussing Tupper's appointments, domestic finances, equipment (musical instruments, radios), musical arrangements for concerts and McGill events and the Montréal scene in general. Financial papers comprise invoices and receipts for domestic and private expenses.

The fonds consists of Red Feather yearbooks, 1950-1968; Welfare Federation yearbooks 1922-1949; Dawson boy's club annual reports, 1963-1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1972; Volunteer Bureau of Montreal annual reports, 1970-1971; Children's Aid Society of Montreal annual meetings, 1950-1951; and Children's Service Centre annual meeting, 1971-1972.

Fonds contains the laboratory notebook used by R.D.H. Heard at the University of Toronto during his attempts to synthesize adrenaline and adrenaline-like substances in 1933.