File consists chiefly of professional correspondence, including a copy of a letter written on Bernard's behalf to the Geological Survey of Canada and another written by John William Dawson. Also contains some family correspondence.

File consists chiefly of letters from Bernard's wife Anna (before and after their marriage), as well as two letters from John William Dawson. Letters are from shortly before Anna and Bernard's marriage and the summer right afterwards, during which Bernard was in Philadelphia at the Centennial Exhibition.

File consists chiefly of letters from Bernard's wife Anna, writing from Little Metis. Includes one letter from Archibald Geikie.

File consists of letters from Bernard's wife Anna, writing from Little Metis, as well as their children Edith and Clare. Also includes two letters from George Mercer Dawson on Geological & Natural History Survey letterhead.

File consists chiefly of correspondence from Bernard Harrington during his travels across Canada. Letters make frequent mention of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

File consists of family correspondence, with many letters from Anna's brother George in Ottawa. Multiple letters are from Anna's children and husband while Anna was in Burlington (March 1900).

File consists partially of letters from Anna's children, many mentioning their father's illness, and partially of letters of condolences from friends and acquaintances on the death of Anna's husband Bernard on November 29, 1907.

File consists of letters from Dawson family members.

File consists of letters from Dawson family members.