Series consists of mostly Christian religious ephemera, including holy cards or prayer cards (small devotional images, often with passages of text from prayers), greetings cards with religious messages (often with the names of their recipients intact), postcards of churches, pamphlets with Biblical passages or intended for spiritual instruction, and some memorabilia such as pendants, necklaces, crucifixes, and church donation envelopes. Most of the religious ephemera is Catholic, with some material from other Christian denominations such as Anglican and Unitarian. Judaism, Hare Krishna, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Church of Scientology are represented by one or two items each. Materials are largely undated, but appear to date from predominantly the 1950s through the 1980s with some earlier items. One booklet contains the official welcoming ceremony for Pope Jean-Paul II at the Cathedral Basilica. Box 2 (Flat box R-1190-18) contains chiefly prayer cards organized by country, including Great Britain, Switzerland, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Belgium.

Series also contains a number of parish publications, such as programmes from church events and recitals as well as newsletters. A number of colour postcards depict Italian churches. Newsletters includes issues of the Le Messager de Saint-Antoine (from the Ermitage Saint-Antoine), the Paulist Fathers News, and Regard de foi. Most church publications are from institutions in the Montreal area, including Notre-Dame Church, Christ Church Cathedral, and Saint-Léon-de-Westmount, but some are from churches in Ontario, the United States (Florida), and France.

There is a great deal of Catholic published ephemera, including many numbers of the series "Est-il vrai que...?" in French written by Jean Delepierre on social values and religion, as well as guides to various sacraments such as confirmation, baptism, communion, etc.

This series consists of Thesen’s personal journals, which also contain other files within them. These journals and items range from 1966 to 1989, although many of the items do not have a specific date. The journals for the most part are of Thesen’s personal life, thoughts and feelings about what was happening in her life during the time of writing. The journals are categorized loosely in chronological order, although this is not a hard and fast rule. The entries inside are dated by month and day, but rarely year, and do not appear to follow any other schemes of organization. The files contained within the journals covers a wide range of dates and file types as well. The files inside include letters, notes, sketches, and other miscellaneous files. There are several persons mentioned which include her children, other poets, and her romantic partners.

This series consists of Thesen’s work as well as other collections such as correspondence, notes, and essay drafts. The date of the files range from 1969 to 1989. The production of the records appears to be for the purpose of preparation for publication. Many of the files in the record are annotated or edited in some way, assumed by Thesen herself. The files are loosely collected by poem series, although other files are frequently inserted. The correspondence cover areas including the publishing of either poetry, essays, or reviews of other writing.

Series consists of minute books for meetings held between 1991 and 2010.

Series is comprised of approximately 15 of colour slides, date unknown, and five black and white photographs.

Series Legal, Business, and Financial Documents contains receipts, invoices, legal summons and results, bank statements, insurance accounts, and other such documents as well as 7 architectural/technical drawings and 1 photograph.

Series Ledgers, Account Books, and Notes consist of financial record books of various Papineau-owned or affiliated corporations from 1848 to 1882.

Series consists of four contains of audio-visual materials and microfilms. here are four boxes. The first container contains microfilm and audiocassettes, for which a full list of items descriptions is found. The second container contains unsorted and uncounted personal photographs of Edel and his friends. The third container contains design and layout materials for some of Edel’s books. The fourth container contains oversized materials from other series.