Fonds documents the friendship between Mrs. Alice Russel and Dr. Abraham Flexner. It also includes documents collected by Mrs. Russel on Sir William Osler and Maude Abbott. The fonds contains correspondence and newspaper clippings.

The Alice Johannsen fonds reflects her lifelong involvement in nature, museums, community and her fealty towards her father, Herman-Smith (Jackrabbit) Johannsen. It consists of three series; personal and family series, 1994 to 1991, the Redpath series, 1919-1971 and a professional activities series, 1919-1971.

Noad's papers document his research, and to a lesser extent, his teaching of English and comparative literature. They comprise 1.5 m of binders containing notes, clippings, extracts, and bibliographies on literary topics, e.g. imaginary voyages, memoires, the gentleman in satire, "Ossian", the young Byron, Spanish literature. A few binders contain lecture notes for his courses. Unbound materials include research notes on Ugo Foscolo and 19th century Italian poetry, lecture notes for courses in 19th century English poetry, files of clippings on 19th and 20th century writers, and bibliography cards for Elizabethan through 18th century literature.

These papers contain biographical materials, such as Stansfield's curriculum vitae and testimonials in application for a professorship at the Royal School of Mines (1908), press releases on his retirement, printed biographical sketches and lists of publications. Diplomas and patents for iron ore reduction document his scientific career. His own writings comprise a dinner speech to the McGill Mining and Metallurgy Society (1936), an essay entitled "A Quaker looks at war" (1941) and a biographical sketch of William Roberts-Austen. A covering letter from John Tait encloses the latter's essay on gardening (1935).

This collection consists of scrap books of prints and letters, mostly concerning Canada or Montréal compiled by Sandham.

Cruttwell's two geological notebooks contain addresses delivered by him to the Cardiff Natural History Society and other groups, notes on mineral types and their distribution, particularly in Western Britain, as well as maps and section drawings, notes and clippings.

The Alexander Wright fonds contains student notes, mostly for McGill history courses between 1976-1980 but also includes notes for 3 French language history courses and 1 political science course.

Ninety-four projects are documented by 2206 architectural drawings. Projects range in date from Durnford's student drawings to alterations to the St. George Parish House in Richmond Square, Montreal in the early 1970s. The majority of the projects are for urban and rural domestic architecture in Montreal, primarily in Westmount and the surrounding regions. The Zeta Psi Fraternity Chapter House on University Street in Montreal is one of the few public commissions that is documented in the archive in great detail. Fonds also includes 102 photographs (1926-1969), primarily designs, additions, and alterations to houses in Westmount and Montreal, as well as country houses in Grand Metis, Ste. Agathe and other Quebec sites are documented in photographs. Twenty-seven of Durnford's projects are documented by photographs. Correspondence, specifications, notes and clippings relating to seventy-four of Durnford's projects are also found in the fonds. The majority of the papers (1922-1972) concern additions and alterations to residential dwellings in Westmount and Montreal and country houses in the surrounding regions.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1916-1972, 2206 dessins." Quatre-vingt-quatorze projets sont documentés par des dessins architecturaux, allant des dessins d'étudiant de Durnford aux modifications apportées à l'église paroissiale St. Georges de Richmond Square, à Montréal, au début des années 70. La plupart des projets sont des résidences urbaines ou rurales construites à Montréal, surtout à Westmount et dans les régions environnantes. La maison de la Fraternité Zeta Psi, rue University, à Montréal, fait partie des rares immeubles publics représentés en détail dans le fonds.
"Photographies, 1926-1969, 102 photos." Il s'agit surtout de plans, d'annexes et de modifications à des maisons de Westmount et de Montréal de même quà des résidences d'été à Grand-Métis, Sainte-Agathe et ailleurs au Québec. Vingt-sept des projets de Durnford sont documentés par des photos.
"Documents, 1922-1972, 78 cm." De la correspondance, des cahiers des charges, des notes et des coupures de presse se rapportant à soixante-quatorze des projets de Durnford. La plupart de ces documents ont trait à des annexes et modifications à des résidences de Westmount et de Montréal ainsi qu'à des résidences d'été dans les régions environnantes.

Durnford's papers comprise two sketchbooks of Glasgow architecture and scenery, and of mediaeval and domestic architecture in France and Britain, ca 1920. Also included are postcards of Wells' Cathedral, England, ca 1920, and a mimeographed notebook for a piloting course, 1951.