There is one box of files for two magazines that Stephen Morrissey edited and published, what is and The Montreal Journal of Poetics, between 1973-1985. There are also three boxes of documents and literary archives relating mostly to the Montreal poetry scene. These boxes contain audio and video tape recordings of poetry readings; photographs by Stephen Morrissey including colour slides and black and white photographs of poets giving readings and colour photographs of poets; a collection of poetry magazines; posters for poetry readings, and information on poets handed out at their readings; and broadsides of poems, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. There are also items from the 1990s.

The eleven boxes of papers in series A contain original manuscripts, including working drafts and final drafts of texts from 1966 to 1998. These manuscripts, working drafts, and notebooks of Morrissey’s writings have resulted in seven published books of poetry; these are The Trees of Unknowing (Montreal : Vehicule Press, 1978), Divisions (Toronto : Coach House Press, 1983), Family Album (Vancouver : Caitlin Press, 1989), The Compass (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1993), The Yoni Rocks, (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1995), The Mystic Beast (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1997), and Mapping the Soul, New and Selected Poems 1978-1998 (Winnipeg : The Muses' Company, 1998). As well, there are five chapbooks; these are Poems of a Period (Montreal, 1971), The Divining Rod (Edmonton : Greensleeve Editions, 1993), The Beauty of Love (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1993), The Carolyn Poems (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1994), 1950 (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1996), and several broadsides. Copies of the poetry books are included in the respective boxes.

The primary emphasis of Stephen Morrissey’s correspondence is literary; however, family, friends, and business correspondence is also included. The letters in this accrual were written between 1963 and 2003. The scope of the correspondence is national and international and includes both incoming and carbon copies of outgoing letters. Correspondence in the form of emails begins around 1998. The correspondence is comprehensive and scholars can, in most cases, read the complete exchange of a specific correspondence.

The Scripts and Writings series contains writings, lectures and talks by Donald Mackey; as well as documentation pertaining to special projects organized and carried out by Donald Mackey (i.e. organ installations and events). The series is organized chronologically.

The Scores series contains copies of various scores of works performed by the Renaissance Singers of Montreal. Additional information provided where possible.

The Audio Recordings series contains 2 audiotape reels and 3 compact discs. Including recordings of Donald Mackey and the Renaissance Singers of Montreal in concert and CBC radio programmes.

The Compositions series contains compositional documentation, 48 original compositions, 14 arrangements, and numerous untitled sketches. The compositions are organized alphabetically by uniform title, with a separate subsection entitled the “Bach Gamba Project”. Composition dates, durations and instrumentations are provided when possible.

The Teaching and Administration series is divided into 3 sections: course materials, administration and miscellaneous university documents. The series contains correspondence to or from Paul Pedersen, lecture/course materials and examples, assignments, examinations (blank and marked), student records and grades, and miscellaneous documents pertaining to courses taught. It also contains documents, information and correspondence to or from Paul Pedersen with respect to administration while employed at McGill University and the University of Toronto, respectively. The series is arranged chronologically, and separated by course name or subject as indicated.

The Correspondence series contains cards and letters to or from Paul Pedersen.
The series is arranged chronologically by time period as indicated. The series includes correspondence of special note to and from Murray Adaskin, István Anhalt, John Beckwith, Helmut Blume, G. C. B. Cave [Gene Cave-Browne-Cave], Mary Cyr, Joan E. Foley, Robert S. Prichard, Charles Reiner, Edward Schreyer (Governor General of Canada), R. M. Schoeffel (University of Toronto Press), John Weinzweig, etc. Additional correspondence, detailed in other Finding Aid series, is also listed below.

The Scrapbook series contains one scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings related to his career as the singer of “O Canada” during professional sports games.