File consists of notes relating to the biography of Sir William Dawson; notes written by Sir William Dawson entitled "Student Evenings", "Father's Life" and "Gardening"; invitation from the Royal Victoria College; and the published manuscript "Creative Development and Evolution" by Sir William Dawson.
File consists of memoranda on the British Alaskan Boundary; various notes; letters including correspondence with D.R. Cameron and Sir J. Thompson; and a copy of the "Convention: Great Britain - Alaska Boundary and Passamaquoddy Bay" signed by president Benjamin Harrison and Secretary of State John W. Foster.
File includes 17 letters chiefly on scientific and professional topics, including correspondence with R. Kidston, G. Baden-Powell, J. Anderson, J. G. Colmer, and Frank Dawson Adams. Also includes one letter from Anna Harrington,
File consists of 52 letters dating from 1900 (one fragment). Mostly family letters from Margaret and Anna, as well as Rankine. Many letters discuss the autobiography of Sir William Dawson.