Collection consists of four documents about nineteenth-century medical services in Quebec. The first is a draft letter dated December 31, 1847, written in Quebec by a physician who requests that the recipient, likely the Governor’s secretary, submit his application for the position of doctor at the Quebec Gaol and House of Corrections to the Governor. This correspondence follows the death of Dr. Farques, who died twenty days earlier. The author notes that he had assumed most responsibilities for an extended period due to Dr. Farques’ illness. The draft contains multiple pencil corrections.

The second document is a letter from Dr. James Fisher (d. 1922) to the Quebec Garrison surgeon, providing a testimonial regarding a head wound sustained by Louis Fortier. Dr. Fisher states that he is unable to offer a prognosis, as head wounds are inherently unpredictable in their outcomes. The letter is signed by James Fisher, Garrison Surgeon, Quebec, on January 12, 1796, and is sworn before J. Blackwood, Justice of the Peace.

The third document is a French-language draft petition dated January 26, 1820, regarding the opening of the institution for the mentally disturbed and orphans. It is addressed to “Son Honneur James Monk, Ecuier, President administrant le Gouvernement du Bas-Canada.” The docket reads: “Projet de Requete presentee a Son Hoheur le President pour les personnes derangees dans leur Esprit & les enfants abandonnes, par les Commissaires.” The paper bears the watermark W. Turner & Son and contains pencil corrections.

The fourth document is a receipt for medical services, dated May 3, 1876, in Montreal.

Collection consists of correspondence from J.W.A. Hickson between 1912 and 1956.

Collection consists of correspondence, 1912-1947, from Wilfrid Laurier, Emile Berliner, Ralph David Blumenfeld, John Boynton Priestley, John Huston Finley, Malcolm MacDonald, and others. Some letters include newspaper clippings regarding the author or a brief description of the author's background, written by Livinson.

This collection consists chiefly of aerial photographs as well as some stereograms, dated from 1930 to 1976. The first six containers consist of Landsat 1:1 000 000 Prints & Negatives. The photographs depict various geographic and geological features including mountains, deserts, volcanoes, farmland, lakes, and rivers. Some photographs depict roads, settlements, and dams. Canada and the United States features prominently in this collection however there are also photographs of the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. There are also documents most of which are indexes to the photographs. There are also shipping transmittals, survey cards, letters, a purchase order, and diagrams with flight lines and photo set numbers. The maps in this collection are of flight lines (some with film roll numbers added), hand-drawn maps of locations in the photographs, geographic maps, and physiographic maps.

The fonds includes a collection of AIDS activism materials, with an emphasis on its manifestation in Canada's visual art world, through the collections of Mr. John A. Schweitzer and others. Several of the documents have been signed by either John A. Schweitzer or Robert Mapplethorpe. The materials in the collection include posters, press releases, conference programs, exhibition catalogues, exhibition invitations, exhibition ephemera, programs, brochures, tear-sheets, auction catalogues, and reviews.

The collection consists of a typewritten "Report on Visit to United Kingdom" by Air Vice-Marshal A. Ferrier, MC. It also includes two typewritten memoranda dated August 4, 1944, and September 11, 1944, which discuss the role of the aeronautical engineering officers in the Royal Canadian Air Force. The collection also features four pages of handwritten notes from a lecture given to the AMAE Division on October 5, 1943, as well as a "Chart of the Directorate-General of Repair & Maintenance & its Associations."

The collection consists of autographed signed letters from multiple senders, representing authors, artists, politicians, and other figures from Canada and Europe. The letters were accumulated by the Rare Books and Special Collections unit of the McGill Library over many years and assembled into the collection.

Collection consists of correspondence, mail-order course prospectus entitled, “How to Become a Mechano-Therapist,” and 30 instructional pamphlets comprising the correspondence course. Also includes reprint from the Journal of the American Medical Association debunking the College. Final file contains provenance records and information about the College and its founder compiled by donor. Framed diploma from the College is also included (Osler ART 101).