The fonds consists of professional papers, architectural and silver artifact photographs, drawings, teaching materials, research files on historical buildings in Québec, and heraldry designs for Boy Scouts. The bulk of the fonds consists of professional papers and three-dimensional objects (1889-1949). These have been arranged into twelve categories based on function: notes by Traquair for architecture curriculum courses; personal items of Traquair; signed notes of Gordon Antoine Neilson; signed notes of Marius Barbeau; Boy Scouts' flag design and correspondence; drawer list of drawings of French-Canadian architecture as arranged by Traquair; source clippings/publications; student sketchbooks; historic notes on individual places; publications of Traquair; publications by others working in the field or allied fields; line blocks. 14 original drawings in the fonds date from 1901-1921 and include watercolours and drawings of Egypt and India as well as details and sketches of churches in England and Italy. There are also approximately 550 measured drawings of historic buildings in Montréal, Québec City and elsewhere in the province made by Traquair and his students. Approximately 5 m of photographs portray landscapes, historical buildings, furnishings, and rural people at work in Québec; some copies of historical prints and photographs are also included. The historical architecture of Québec is also the subject of 1 m of plastic negatives, and a further 40 cm shows old Québec silverware.

" Architectural drawings and paper files, Dominion Wire Rope and Cable Company, Lachine, Quebec 1900, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949. "
2 ink on linen: 1 working drawing, 1 structural drawing.
43 ink and pencil on paper: 43 working drawings.
26 blueprints: 2 working drawings, 2o structural drawings, 4 mechanical / plumbing/ electrical drawings.
specification.

"Architectural Drawings, 1921-38, 322 drawings." Designs, proposals, additions and alterations to thirty-eight projects for domestic architecture, including the Hallward house (now McGill University's Martlet House) and summer country houses; public commissions such as Murray Park Shelter in Westmount and Westmount City Hall comprise the holdings of the CAC of the work of Robert and Francis R. Findlay.
"Photographs, 1922-38, 51 photographs." Seven of the Findlays' projects are documented by photographs. Included are photographs of finished interiors and exteriors of houses in Westmount as well as the Westmount City Hall.
"Professional Papers, 1928-40, 19 cm."Correspondence, specifications, clippings, pamphlets, invoices, etc., for seven projects; among them the Murray Park Shelter, the Union Twist Drill Company's building in Rock Island, PQ, and houses in Westmount, are found in the Findlay archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1921-1938, 322 dessins." Esquisses, propositions, annexes et modifications se rapportant à 38 projets d'architecture domestique dont la maison Hallward (aujourd'hui la maison Martlet de l'Université McGill) et de résidences d'été; la CAC conserve également certains projets publics réalisés par Robert et Francis Findlay, notamment l'abri du parc Murray à Westmount et l'hôtel de ville de Westmount.
"Photographies, 1922-1938, 51 photos." Sept des projets des Findlay sont documentés par des photographies. On trouve entre autres des photos de la finition intérieure et extérieure de certaines maisons à Westmount de même que de l'hôtel de ville de Westmount.
"Documents professionnels, 1928-1940, 19 cm" Correspondance, cahier des charges, coupures, dépliants, factures, etc. relatifs à sept projets dont l'abri du parc Murray, l'immeuble de la société Union Twist Drill à Rock Island (Québec) et des résidences de Westmount.

Fonds contains 198 drawings (1938-1940) documenting the early development of the Mont Tremblant ski area for Mr. Joseph Ryan in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. A wide variety of buildings including the lodge, a church, staff house as well as a series of cabins, cottages and out buildings are documented through watercolour and original tracings which are standard sets of plans, sections, elevations and details. There are also various site development drawings showing the topography as well as the layout of buildings, the water, sewers, and electrical systems. Blueprints by G. Lorne Wiggs represent the electrical, plumbing and mechanical layouts for many of the buildings within the development. The fonds also contains other material related to Mont Tremblant including, specifications for the General Contract of a Development for Joseph B. Ryan, Esq. at Mont Tremblant, Quebec 1939, a record of drawings and distribution of prints, and one printed volume (John and Frankie O'Rear, "The Mont Tremblant Story Including Skiing the Mont Tremblant Way", A.S. Barnes and Company: New York, 1954).

"Architectural Drawings, 1934-40, 109 drawings." The thirteen projects documented by drawings include a house for T. Ross in Montreal, the Penguin Ski Club in St. Sauveur, PQ, a White Circle Market store on Decarie Blvd. in Montreal and a barn for A. D. Durnford in Nantel, PQ.
"Photographs, 1934-8, 18 photographs." Photographs of finished interiors and exteriors for ten projects, including the Ross house in Montreal, the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Cross in Mount Royal Cemetery and Douglas Hall men's residence at McGill University, are found in the archive.
"Professional Papers, 1934-7, 8 cm." Correspondence, notes, specifications, clippings and contracts relating to the Penguin Ski Club, the Ross house, the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Cross and three other projects are included in the archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1934-1940, 190 dessins." Les treize projets documentés par des dessins comprennent notamment la maison de T. Ross à Montréal, le Club de ski Penguin de Saint-Sauveur (Québec), un marché White Circle sur le boulevard Décarie à Montréal et une étable pour A. D. Durnford à Nantel (Québec).
"Photographies, 1934-1938, 18 photos." Photographies des finitions intérieure et extérieure de dix projets, notamment la maison Ross à Montréal, le monument à la mémoire de Sir Arthur Currie au cimetière du Mont-Royal et la résidence Douglas des étudiants de l'Université McGill.
"Documents professionnels, 1934-1937, 8 cm." De la correspondance, des notes, des cahiers des charges, des coupures de presse et des contrats se rapportant aux projets du Club de ski Penguin, à la maison Ross, au monument de Sir Arthur Currie et à trois autres projets.

"Architectural Drawing, 1937, 1 drawing." There is a drawing of a detail for a house for B. Kinsey in Hampstead, PQ.
"Professional Papers, 1937, 2cm." The project for the house for B. Kinsey includes specifications and a contract.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1937, 1 dessin." Dessin d'un détail d'une maison construite B. Kinsey à Hampstead (Québec).
"Documents professionnels, 1937, 2 cm." Le projet de résidence pour B. Kinsey comprend un cahier des charges et un contrat.

"Architectural Drawings, 1920-30, 4 drawings." The archive contains student drawings by Chambers, primarily of Italian architecture, as well as a design for a small museum submitted by Chambers in 1925 for the Tite Prize of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
"Photographs, n.d., ca. 70 photographs." Sculptures created by Chambers while he was was student at the Royal Academy and his submission for the The Prize are recorded on photographs.
"Personal Papers, n.d., 45 cm." Papers from Chambers' student years include notebooks on various subjects including German grammar, lectures on architectural aesthetics and a typescript of a murder mystery set in an artists' colony. The information about the photographs and the papers was taken from the McGill Universtity Archives guide, Vol. 2, page 15. The accession does not mention these items, nor does the file in the small collections drawer.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1920-1930, 4 dessins." Le fonds contient des dessins d'étudiant réalisés par Chambers, surtout d'architecture italienne, de même que le plan d'un petit musée proposé par Chambers en 1925 pour le Prix Tite du Royal Institute of British Architects.
"Photographies, s.d., environ 70 photos." Les photos rendent compte de sculptures réalisées par Chambers à l'époque où il était étudiant à la Royal Academy et du projet qu'il a soumis au Prix Tite.
"Documents personnels, s. d., 45 cm." Au nombre des documents qui datent des années d'études de Chambers, signalons des cahiers de notes sur divers sujets dont la grammaire allemande, des cours sur l'esthétique architecturale et le tapuscrit d'un roman policier dont l'action se situe dans une colonie artistique.

"Architectural Drawings, 1928-9, 15 drawings." Alterations to a house on Mountain Street in Montreal, and the design of a house on Piquet Road in Montreal are documented in drawings.
"Professional Papers, 1928-9, 10 cm." Specifications, notes and correspondence relating to alterations to a house on Mountain Street and to the design of a house on Piquet Road are found in the archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1928-1929, 15 dessins." Des modifications apportées à une maison rue de la Montagne à Montréal et le plan d'une maison sur le chemin Piquet à Montréal.
"Documents professionnels, 1928-1929, 10 cm." Des cahiers des charges, des notes et de la correspondance se rapportent à un projet de modifications apportées à une maison rue de la Montagne ainsi qu'au plan d'une maison, chemin Piquet.

"Architectural Drawings, 1964-7, 19 drawings." Drawings for alterations to the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals building on Rue Jean Talon in Montreal and to the Ross house on St. Sulpice Road in Westmount, as well as drawings of the design of the Manoir Comeau in Baie Comeau, PQ, are found in the archive.
"Papers, 1964, 5 cm." The collection includes correspondence and invoices relating to the design and construction of alterations to the house of J. K. M. Ross on St. Sulpice Street in Westmount.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1964-1967, 19 dessins." Dessins d'un projet de modifications à l'immeuble de la SPCA rue Jean-Talon à Montréal et à la maison Ross, chemin Saint-Sulpice, à Westmount ainsi que des dessins du Manoir Comeau de Baie-Comeau (Québec).
"Documents, 1964, 5 cm." La correspondance et les factures rattachées au projet de modifications à la maison de J. K. M. Ross, chemin Saint-Sulpice à Westmount.

"Architectural drawings, specifications and correspondence for the Seagrams Building 1929, 1931, 1955-57."
24 ink on linen; 25 pencil on paper
8 pencil on waxed paper; 21 blueprints; 4 blueline prints; 4 reproductive print.
10 design drawings: floor plans, section.
5 development drawings structural plans, elevator hatchway, rear elevation, opening in party wall. <br>32 working drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections, roof plan mechanical plans.
23 shop drawings: schedule, footing plan, elevations, wiring, mezzanine, stairs, elevator elevator, penthouse, machinery, floor slab, metalwork, structural plans, steelwork, structural details, structural analysis of existing frame, structural steel plans.
23 details: front elevation, display window and shop entrance, revised elevation, stair framing, roof framing, existing party wall, front elevation including wall section and half plans lightwell, framing plan, flush duct, junction box, walker duct, office partitions, stairs, wall sections, vent dome, general office, windows, entrance doorway, stonework, piping, heating system, boiler room, interior elevations, panelling, display window.
1 sheet; Distillers Corporation Building History. July 5, 1974.
De Stein & McCutcheon. Analysis of Capacity of Existing Structural Frame to Support an Additional Story for Distillers Corporation Limited Peel Street Building. July 11,1955.
F.D. Mathias. Specifications for Heating, Plumbing and Ventilation. July 1955.
F. D. Mathias. Specification for Air conditioning. December 1955.
F. D. Mathias. Specifications for Additions and Alterations to 1430 Peel Street Distillers Corporation Limited. August 1, 1955.
F.D. Mathias. Specifications for Alterations to Heating System. June 1957.
Alterations to Heating System Addendum no.1. July 5, 1957.
Specification for Structural Steel.
Correspondence: De Stein & McCutcheon to F.D. Mathias, Montreal, August 8, 1956.
Correspondence: De Stein & McCutcheon to F.D. Mathias, Montreal, October 6, 1956.
F.D. Mathias. Work to be done for 3rd floor alteration. January 21, 1959.

"Architectural drawings and paper files Belgo Building, 1912, 1913,1923, 1924, 1937, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1970."
10 paper, 30 linen, 14 blueprints.
working drawings: elevations, plans, details
structural, electrical, mechanical.