Sub-subseries contains Sharma’s study notes from Harvard University, 1967-1978.

This sub-subseries documents Sharma’s grades and courses taken during his post-secondary academic career, beginning in the 1950s and continuing through until Harvard University in the 1970s.

This sub series contains financial records such as invoices, time sheets, donations, tax receipts, income statements, loans, trip expenses, expense reports, bank statements, and cheque booklets.

This sub-subseries reflects Sharma’s unpublished works, including manuscripts of collaborative works and novels.

This sub-subseries documents unpublished papers and shorter works, and includes articles, notes, book reviews, poems, commentaries, analyses, etc.

This sub-subseries consists of a collection of published articles used as reference by Sharma in his writing activities. This includes, but is not limited to, citations, and articles on specific subjects not produced by Sharma.

Records related to "How to live with your heart; the family guide to heart health," published in 1975 from its conception to publishing. Also includes records related to the publication of a second edition, "The complete guide to heart health," 1987. Consists of 12 files containing correspondence, royalty statements, galley proofs, invoices, typescripts, working notes, illustrations and photographs.

Sub-subseries consists of manuscript essays and addresses on scientific subjects falling into four categories: (1) popular lectures, not only on geology, but also on biology, entomology, physics, archaeology and even linguistics; (2) mining, particularly of Nova Scotia coal, with some reports and maps; (3) geology, largely of Nova Scotia, and (4) palaeontology (approximately 72 cm). Some of the materials in sub-subseries are drafts of works later published, and these papers also contain 80 cm of Dawson's printed books and articles.

Sub-subseries consists of approximately ten of Dawson's scientific notebooks (box 29). Most are pocket memoranda, but some are more discursive, such as a notebook on Nova Scotia geology and one of geological notes from the 1860s and 1870s. Three scrapbooks bear directly on science: "Scientific Scraps" is largely pictorial material; "Scraps relating to science and religion", despite its title, is mostly Dawson's published articles on geology, education, and travel (boxes 39-40); finally, a scrapbook of clippings programmes and photographs serves as a souvenir of Dawson's presidential meeting of the BAAS in Birmingham, 1886 (box 77).

The Handmade Valentines sub-subseries is comprised of 131 cards using a variety of craft materials.The Handmade Valentines sub-subseries consists of cards that have been collaged together by someone and include hand-finished details. They are typically made with a melange of lace-paper, embossed paper, cut-out pictures and paper shapes. They might be finished with a hand-written or printed message and might be hand-drawn or at least assembled by hand. The materials used in these handmade valentines are diverse and can include metal trinkets, ribbon, satin, fabrics, artificial or dried flowers, beads, feathers and wire.