File contains drafts of chapter 9 of Noel Noel-Buxton's autobiography entitled "Politics." Chapter is about Buxton's political life with sections including "Early Toryism," "Norfolk elections," "Labour," "The first Labour government," "Agricultural wages

Twenty-eight letters, memos, and telegrams, chiefly from J.D. Bourchier to Lord Noel-Buxton. Includes some correspondence forwarded to Buxton from Bourchier. Most correspondence concerns political issues in the Balkans during the First World War, and the

Drawing of a White-faced Capuchin monkey from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison about the construction of a house, with plans of the ground floor and second floor and descriptions of changes that need to be made. Also includes some news of comings and goings from Quebec.

Unsigned document with "Sundries dr. [debtors] to stock" and a list of names of debtors and amounts owed, and an account for several transactions on the verso. This account includes the purchase and sale of an unnamed enslaved Black woman. Though it is unclear whose account this is, the writer of the document was presumably James Morrison. He chose to include this woman in a list of household goods charged to the account, noting that she was sold to Captain Anderson. The rest of the accounts are dated 10 September 1789 and 4 January 1791, and include a table, kettle, some silver spoons, and a horse.

Notebook containing Vennor's notes on various natural history subjects, primarily zoology

Notebook containing notes about chemistry and trip to Chateauguay Lake for deer hunting

Personal letter, possibly to Vennor's mother, containing personal and professional updates

Notebook containing notes about warblers, particularly in Montreal area

File contains unbound manuscript notes, correspondence, and published articles, mostly about birds and mammals of Canada.