The collection consists of reports and plans for urban and rural areas from all provinces of Canada and some international cities, including Boston, New York, Chicago, France, and London, dating from the late 1950s to the 1990s. Most of the material consists of plans and reports for future land-uses that are revised, usually every decade. It also includes regulations for these areas, such as zoning. Some reports deal with sectorial policies such as housing, transportation, conservation, or environmental protection.

Series 1 contains biographical information; photos of Harold Spence-Sales and family-friends at events as well as genealogy projects. Series 1 also holds a plethora of materials about Spence-Sales death as well as legal documentation. Series 1 also contains materials that relate to Harold Spence-Sales personal interests, primarily his art interests. Series 1 is full of handmade drawings ‘paintings, photographs of sculptures, art pieces and exhibits-exhibitions. The series highlights Spence-sales interest in ancient mythology-culture as well as modern art, nature and natural formations. A lot of the photographs in the series focuses on art projects that Harold Spence-Sales created and displayed at his home. Series 1 also contains correspondence between Harold Spence-Sales, his friends, family and colleagues. Series 1 also holds some personal artifacts of Spence-Sales: Professional stamps, personal flag, certificates etc. Series 1 contains, a variety of textual records, photographs, artifacts, DVD’s, VHS-cassette tapes, images and printouts of art.

Subseries F consists of audiovisual records: cassette tapes, VHS tapes and DVD's that relate to Harold Spence-Sales life events and activities; birthday parties, reward receptions and exhibition projects that he worked on. The Exhibitions that the VHS tapes and DVDs relate to are, "Roof Tops" and "Touchlines"

Subseries F also contains some of Harold Spence-Sales personal artifacts: certificates from professional associations, professional stamps and a flag of his own design etc.

The file contains an interview that Harold Spence-Sales had regarding his Vancouver landscape project as well a profile article about Mary Filer: Topic home of three western Canadian Artists. The file also contains several news paper articles about Harold Spence-Sales death including an obituary from McGill.

Subseries G consists of records dealing with end of life matters, including wills and financial bequests (Box C-97-58), and records related to Harold Spence-Sales death; obituaries, tributes, memorial and funeral service information, DVDs, death certificate, cremation certificate, last will and testament, and correspondence between Mary Filer-Spence-Sales and friends and family regarding Harold’s death (Boxes C-97-60 and C-97-61). Box C-97-62C contains notebooks related to Harold Spence-Sales's care towards the end of his life .

Subseries G also includes eleven notebooks and two folders. The notebooks and folders date between 1999 and 2004; they were written by Harold Spence-Sales nurses and care takers. The notebooks document Harold Spence-Sales health, dietary and medical issues (Boxes C-97-60 and C-97-61).

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.