File consists of materials related to Anna's education at the Establishment for the Education of Young Ladies, including first class certificate signed by Lucy Simpson, 2 prize and honour lists, session certifications from the Montreal Ladies Education Association, and school informational pamphlets. Also contains a letter dated 1872 from Gordon Smith.

File consists of two childhood diaries. The diary dated from summer 1865 recounts a trip to the United Kingdom taken with his father when George Mercer Dawson was 16 years old. The diary dated 1861 was kept while George Mercer Dawson was 11 years old and begins 1 March 1861. One loose leaf with instructions for a magic lantern was previously laid in the diary. 1861 diary speaks of lessons with "Miss," tells of pasttimes and games including tops and marbles, siling boats, tag, bow and arrows, magic lantern, etc. Speaks also of continued headaches and being tired.

Pages 239-244 Plates 9-10 including errata sheet (5 copies)

This file contains a view of several McGill buildings across a field, including the arts building. Inscription reads "396. Magill College, Montreal, Canada."

Pages 5-8

On the Flora of the Devonian Period in N.Eastern America May 7, 1862, pages 295-330, plates 12-17.

File contains two items, one a manuscript copy of a report on Canada from the Times, London, 24 July, 1862, and the second, a letter dated August 16, 1867, confirming that Bernard Harrington attended classes in various subjects with "highly creditable progress."

Offprint of a paper by J.W. Dawson published in the Proceedings of the Geological Society, Vol. XIX, Part 1, 20 May 1863.

Consists of published volume

Printed proceedings: selection from “Notice of the Natural History Collections of the McGill University” (1863) and “Annual Address of the President of the Natural History Society of Montreal” (1874).