The file contains five envelopes. The envelopes primarily hold pamphlets-promotional materials and journal articles put out by the American Society of Planning Officials about issues related to urban planning and architecture. The file also includes a list of jobs related to urban planning and architecture in the United States in 1968. The content of the five envelopes appear to be identical and are directed toward new students in urban planning and architecture.

Subseries A consists of records related to Harold Spence-Sales activities within professional associations: the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, the Community Planning Association of Canada, the Corporation of Urbanites Quebec, the Quebec Society of Professional Town Planners, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Town Planning Institute of Canada and the group Lambda Alpha International. Subseries A also encompasses records regarding events that Harold Spence-Sales attended. Events such as, McGill School Architecture, celebrations, award ceremonies as well as various professional conferences and lectures.

The file contains information about Harold Spence-Sales membership in the Community Planning Association of Canada. The file has membership fee applications, copies of reports and upcoming events sent by the association to Harold Spence-Sales.

The file contains correspondence between Harold Spence-Sales and members of the Quebec Society of Professional Town Planners about projects and committees he was interested in joining. The file also includes notes, meeting minutes, and information about laws related to urban planning that are relevant to the groups agenda.

File contains three records of note. A Land use in Canada booklet based on senate meetings and two: tape bound booklet Titled. "A Brief: The royal Commission of Inquiry on constitutional problems".

The file contains a memorandum regarding newly released books up for review in the field of Architecture (1966). The file also includes a draft of a zoning study that was carried out by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1963.

The file contains correspondence between Harold Spence-Sales and Michael Findlay. Findlay, primarily asked Spence-Sales, for details about his career. Spence-Sales sent Findlay his resume and answered his questions about getting started in Architecture.

The file contains personal correspondence and several letters of inquiry asking Harold Spence-Sales to sponsor and approve their applications to join the Town Planning Institute of Canada. The file also has contains letters about annual meetings, membership lists, and some personal correspondence.

The file primarily contains variations of Harold Spence-Sales resume. Some versions of the resume contain different aspects of Harold Spence-Sales career: Wartime projects, awards, professional activities, publications. The file also contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles.

The file contains an eclectic collection or records including several copies of Harold Spence-Sales resume, poetry, a letter of recommendation from a peer to recommend Harold Spence-Sales for a position as emeritus professor of architecture, a letter stating that Mary Filer and Harold Spence-Sales were given honorary doctorates at Simone Fraser University and some correspondence about a few projects.

The file primarily contains information acknowledging Genstar employees. The file also has information regarding the Board of Parks and Recreation Vancouver's 100th anniversary celebration.