File consists of poems (many unpublished) by George Mercer Dawson. Additionally, a hand written letter from Lois Wilson-Spragge to Dr. Eakins (29 April 1971) is enclosed.

File consists of poems (many unpublished) by George Mercer Dawson. Additionally, a hand written letter from Lois Wilson-Spragge to Dr. Eakins (29 April 1971) is enclosed.

File consists of two bound pocket notebooks, one dated 1882 and one between 1869-1871. The notebook beginning 21 June 1869 is a small red pocket notebook with gold clasp and contains geological observations and drawings of a cave at Murray Bay in Quebec (1869), Grange Quarry and Burntisland (summer 1870) and a British Geological Association excursion (1871). The 1882 notebook contains poems and notes on France and Germany written while traveling .

File contains four pocket daily diaries for 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872.

File includes George Mercer Dawson's passport (dated 1882), a small account book dated 1879, and 19 small index cards (tied with string) containing bibliographic citations for publications on geology.

File includes Behring Sea confidential reports: Professor D'Arcy Thompson to the Marquess of Salisbury, March 1897 (39 pages); G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton to the Marquess of Salisbury, 1897 (57 pages); Marquess of Salisbury to Sir Johnson Pauncefote, 1897 (3 pages); and notes on Prof. Jordan's preliminary report.

File consists of newspapers clippings with notices of the British North American Boundary Commission Report of 1875.

File consists of notes relating to the biography of Sir William Dawson; notes written by Sir William Dawson entitled "Student Evenings", "Father's Life" and "Gardening"; invitation from the Royal Victoria College; and the published manuscript "Creative Development and
Evolution" by Sir William Dawson.

File includes notes on U.S case by George Mercer Dawson; notes on article by J. A. Allen; Dr. Merriam's circular; and other notes on the U.S. case.