Offprint of paper read by J.W. Dawson on May 21, 1884, at the Royal Society of Canada.

Meeting notices and reports, clippings, calls for nominations and other documents from scientific societies, and some religious and business organizations. Includes an abstract of McGill meteorological observations for June 1895.

Invitations, annual reports, meeting announcements, lecture series announcements, advertisements, and other circulars from scientific societies (especially the British Association for the Advancement of Science), educational organizations (especially for the higher education of women), religious groups, and businesses. Includes some newspaper clippings and an access pass for the Vatican Museum.

Scientific society conference proceedings, circulars and reprints, newspaper clippings, ads for steam and rail travel, other circulars and offprints.

Newspaper clippings and reprints, circulars from religious organizations, scientific societies, and businesses, partial copy of McGill Fortnightly, American Association for the Advacement of Science asssessment receipt.

Meeting notices and reports from scientific societies, educational organizations, and other groups, typeset copies of letters, advertisements for books, photocopied newspaper clipping, an offprint.

Financial documents including cheques, receipts, bills, invoices, and accounts for books, printing, and household and travel expenses. Includes a memo about a proposed Montreal Sanitary Association, a membership card for J.W. Dawson for the protestant teachers association, and accounts of profits from books.

File contains one letter written by Edward Winslow-Spragge containing life advice for a young acquaintance (1944) and one short manuscript essay entitled, "A criticism of Quakers as their ideals are described by Fox" (1948).

File contains copy of letter from Lois Winslow-Sprague to Geoffrey Leech, concerning George Mercer Dawson's notebooks and letters.

File contains copy of Harrington family tree, recorded by Lois Winslow-Spragge, as well as correspondence, clippings, and photographs related to the Winslow-Spragge family and other Dawson descendents. Includes some printed Christian religious pamphlets and works by W. Bell Dawson, including: "The hope of the future," "The scriptures, and the mistakes of the critics," "The hand and its meaning," and "Is faith founded on certainty?"