The Harold Spence-Sales fonds at McGill’s Canadian Architecture Collection primarily contains project records related to Harold Spence-Sales' career as an architect and urban planner. The bulk of the records pertain to projects that Harold Spence-Sales worked on as well as corresponding financial, administrative and office records.

The fond heavily documents projects that Harold Spence-Sales worked on during the 1970s-1980s in British Columbia and in Quebec during the 1940s-1960s. Other projects that Harold Spence-Sales worked on across Canada and internationally appear intermittently throughout the fonds. The Oromocto community planning project that Harold Spence-Sales worked on from 1955-1958 in New Brunswick is particularly well documented. Harold Spence-Sales designed Oromocto to be a military town. Before He transformed Oromocto into a military town it was a defunct 19th century shipbuilding town. The Oromocto project is considered one of Harold Spence-Sales most important urban-town planning projects.

Apart from administrative, office and project records, the fonds also contains records that relate to Harold Spence-Sales professional activities outside of his work as an architect and urban planner. For example, awards and honors that he received and records related to his involvement in architectural and urban planning associations. Additional professional activities include: his involvement in creating exhibitions, curating architectural-themed magazines and periodicals as well as copies of publications that he worked on solo and in collaboration with John Bland.

The fonds also contains fourteen boxes of Harold Spence-Sales personal records. The personal records primarily cover Harold Spence-Sales interest in art, creative pursuits, family activities, family genealogy, personal finances, last will and testaments as well as his decline in health and his death. Within the fourteen boxes that have been cataloged as personal records, there are also materials related to Harold Spence-Sales professional activities. For example, awards that Harold Spence-Sales received and records related to exhibitions and artistic projects that he worked on.

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 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, 1937, 13 drawings." Copies of drawings of the plan, elevations and sections of the Redpath Museum as well as drawings for a house and store for Alfred Joyce on Philips Square in Montreal are found in the archive. Gilbert Caron, MMFA

"Dessins architecturaux, 1937, 13 dessins." Le fonds comprend des copies de dessins de plans, d'élévations et de coupes du musée Redpath ainsi que des dessins d'une maison et d'un magasin commandés par Alfred Joyce au square Philips de Montréal.

Fonds consists of architectural drawings, photographs, and papers relating to projects designed by Francis Robert Findlay (1888-1977), independent of his partnership with his father Robert Findlay (1859-1951). Eight projects are documented by 119 architectural drawings (1934-1964), among them designs for buildings for the Old Brewery Mission's summer camp at Lake Chapleau, PQ, alterations to St. Andrew's United Church in Westmount and alterations to Bethel United Church in Grand'Mère, QC. Eight photographs (1945-1964) show additions and alterations to the summer house of C. V. Howard at Lake Anne, QC, and alterations to the Bethel United Church. The fonds also contains professional papers dating between 1941 and 1964, including correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, receipts and invoices relating to seven projects are found in the archive. The projects include the design of buildings for the Old Brewery Mission's summer camp and alterations to Bethel United Church.

Le fonds contient 119 dessins architecturaux, des photographies et des documents ayant trait aux projets dessinés par Francis Robert Findlay (1888-1977), indépendamment de son association avec son père Robert Findlay (1859-1951). Huit projets sont documentés par 119 dessins architecturaux (1934-1964), notamment les bâtiments de la colonie de vacances de la Mission Old Brewery, au lac Chapleau (Québec), des modifications à la St. Andrew's United Church à Westmount et des modifications à la Bethel United Church de Grand'Mère (Québec). Huit photographies (1945-1964) témoignent des annexes et modifications à la résidence d'été de C.V. Howard au lac Anne (Québec) et des modifications apportées au Bethel United Church. Le fonds contient aussi de la correspondance, coupures, dépliants, reçus et factures (1941-1964) ayant trait à sept projets, notamment les bâtiments de la colonie de vacances de la Mission Old Brewery et les modifications apportées au Bethel United Church.

"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 Drawings, 1930, 3 drawings." Included are student drawings of the Roman orders according to Vignola and of the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo in Florence.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1930, 3 dessins." Notamment des dessins d'étudiant des Ordres romains selon Vignola ainsi que de la Nouvelle Sacristie de San Lorenzo à Florence.

Fonds contains drawings, photographs, slides, professional papers and correspondence relating to interior architecture, design practice, design research and design consulting.

File list:
"Swedish Design Practice, 1930-1950: Interiors"
22 oversize folders, 15 file folders, 2 boards and 20 photographs.

"Swedish Design Practice, 1930-1950: Furniture"
17 oversize folders, 8 boards, 6 photographs.

"Swedish Design Practice, 1930-1950: Exhibitions"
9 oversize folders and 7 file folders

"Swedish Design Research, 1930-1950: Swedish Housing and Domestic Design, Research Tour of the USA"
14 files folders

"Swedish Papers, 1930-1950: Assorted Reference Literature, Publicity Newsclippings, Museum File Photos"
12 files folders and 17 photographs

"Canadian Design Practice, 1950-1994: Architecture"
17 oversize folders, 1 file folder and 3 photographs

"Canadian Design Practice, 1950-1994: Interiors and Furniture"
133 oversize folders, 99 photographs

"Canadian Design Practice, 1950-1994: Exhibitions"
2 oversize folders, 3 file folders, 1 board and 33 photographs

"Canadian Design Practice, 1950-1994: Operations and Marketing"
1 oversize folder and 3 file folders

"Design Portfolio, 1942-1967"
7 folders and 30 slides

"Canadian Design Research, 1950-1994: CMHC Kitchen Research Project"
4 oversize folders and 29 file folders

"Canadian Design, 1971-1977: Consulting for Design Canada and the Royal Canadian Mint"
23 file folders and 20 slides

"Canadian Papers, 1950-1994"
40 file folders, 36 slides and 1 board

"Architectural Drawings, 1929-30, 17 drawings." Drawings of elevations, sections and details document the design of Divinity Hall, now known as the William and Henry Birks Building of McGill University.
"Oil Painting, n.d. " An untitled, undated framed oil painting of an unidentified tropical harbour scene is found in the collection.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1929-1930, 17 dessins." Des dessins d'élévations, de coupes et de détails se rapportant aux plans du pavillon William and Henry Birks réalisé pour l'Université McGill.
"Tableau à l'huile, s.d., 1 tableau." Un tableau à l'huile, sans titre, sans date, encadré, représentant un port des tropiques non identifié s'ajoute à la collection.