The Helen Neilson fonds consists of a variety of research notes used as source material for her book on Macdonald College. It includes statistics on students in Household Sciences, as well as names of directors and staff. There are copies of Diaper Dell Doings (1946-1948), Diaper Dell Association pamphlet, which reflects the housing development constructed by McGill University after World War II for the use of student veterans and their families at Macdonald College. Included are also newspaper clippings, notes on teaching and research (1971-1973), and photocopies of sketches of the coat of arms of Macdonald College. There is some correspondence relating to the proposed move to McGill’s downtown campus, the establishment of the provincial CEGEP John Abbott College at Macdonald and the 50th reunion of class 1912 (1917-1952).
The fonds consists mainly of incoming correspondence, manuscript stories and articles by Austin (Dink) Carroll, mostly unpublished fiction, and drafts of articles for the sports column in the Gazette. The correspondence is from friends, family, various figures in the sports world, including Montreal hockey and baseball players, and readers of his column. The manuscripts include two novels and more than 20 short stories written in sports settings, 1930 to 1960. There is a small amount of other materials including newspaper clippings by other sport writers mainly about hockey, photographs, tapes of radio interviews, autographed programmes, notes for articles and publications, a lighter, one metal name plate, one metal press badge for golf tournament in 1971 and one metal plate of the Hamilton Tiger - Cats. Of special interest are approximately 30 letters from Morley Callaghan to Dink Carroll and/or his wife Margaret (Peg) Carroll from 1935 to the 1980's. The letters are addressed variously to Dink Carroll or to both Dink and Peg Carroll. The content covers sports, literary anecdotes and publishing activities, and the activities of mutual acquaintances. They contain observations on Morley Callaghan's writing and working habits as well.
The fonds comprises of five published reports regarding the organization, design, construction and progress of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project (1956-1963), and ten diaries mainly on the daily accounts of work performed on the Seaway. The diaries were kept while Kohl was engineer on St. Lawrence Seaway project covering the years 1953-1963.
The fonds documents Commins' studies at McGill, and consists of lecture notes in two volumes taken by Commins as medical student during classes given by Dr. James Stewart, Professor of Medicine; Drs. F.G. Finley and H.A. Lafleur, Assistant Professors of Medicine; and Dr. J.G. Adami, Professor of Pathology.
The fonds present extremely rich source for the study of Montreal and Quebec social and legal history. The fonds (mainly 1820-1890) comprises of judicial diaries or judges' bench books, which contain unique information: the opinions and memoranda of judges and lawyers of the Lower Canada and the Quebec Superior Court written down in the course of trials. They reflect the judge's interpretation of the law, his reaction to arguments and they show the background to official verdicts. The fonds contain bench books of Judges Robert Mackay (1871-1882), Andrew Stuart (1859-1885), Frederick Torrance (1869-1880). There are also record books of several law firms including Rose and Holmes (1840-1850), and Torrance and Morris (1850-1875). Included is also administrative correspondence, factums on various Montreal judges and lawyers, dockets and other records of law firms, legal authority books, commonplace books and other notes of individual lawyers. Present is also small number of lecture notes by lecturers in the Faculty of Law, student notes, scrapbooks as well as legal notes of unknown provenance. The bench books are in bound volume arranged in chronological order, the correspondence and authorities books are arranged by name or subject. There are contemporary indexes to the bench books of F. Torrance and R. Mackay.
The papers of "Jackrabbit" Johannsen reflect his personal, professional and recreational activities, mainly between 1934 and 1985. The largest part of the papers consists of correspondence with friends and organizations, particularly relating to skiing and outdoor life. Family relations are also covered. A series of brief journals provides a record of some of his daily activities, from 1948 to 1984. The remainder of the fonds include publications about Johannsen, photographs, maps and personal documents such as passports.
The earlier dates of the fonds concern John Monk, Elizabeth Monk’s grandfather, and consists of genealogical tables, originals of his and his wife’s wills and a xerox copy of his admission to the Bar of Lower Canada. There are letters from both, Elizabeth Monk’s mother and father, some of which cover the years her father was prospecting in Yukon. Later dates include newspaper clippings recording many of the outstanding events in Elizabeth Monk’s life. There are a few personal letters, a copy of her valedictory address to the Class of 1919 and correspondence relating to the McGill Marlet Memorial Fund established after her death. Other correspondence, mainly copies of outgoing letters (1962-1975), Elizabeth Monk's student essays (1915) and high school and university certificates won by Elizabeth Monk are pat of the collection. copies of outgoing letters (1962-1975) and Elizabeth Monk’s student essays (1915) are part of the collection.
The fonds reflects the body’s social work activities including logs of case studies (1901-1932), correspondence with government agencies regarding deportation orders, especially between 1901 and 1932, as well as correspondence with the Red Cross Emergency Relief Committee concerning survivors of the Titanic disaster (1913-1916) and newspaper clippings about the disaster (1980). There are copies of Family Welfare Bulletins (1942-1945), reports about professional ethics for social workers (1937) and a description of the Belvedere Residence (1946-1953).