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Collection consists of handwritten letter attributed to Lt. Col. John McCrae's mother, Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. Letter is postmarked 28 February 1918 and sent from Guelph, Ontario, to Miss Janet Gow in Windsor, Ontario. Letter discusses the illness, death, and funeral of John McCrae. Collection also includes a letter transcription and information about the family compiled by donor.

This fonds reflects the Eberts family history, was assembled mainly by Hermann Joseph Eberts, Edmund Melchior Eberts and Hermann Livingstone Eberts. Half of the fonds consist mainly of family correspondence, mostly dating from 1877 to 1982, addressed either to H. J. Eberts, E. M. Eberts, H. L. Eberts or their respective spouses. In addition, there is a copy of H.M. Eberts will (1819) and a letter concerning the estate of his wife Marie-Francoise Hue (1826). This collection also contains several copies of letters of nobility granted to Jacob Friederich Eberts in 1658, Hermann Melchior Eberts’ original of Army Discharge (1777), a notebook (1810-1838) belonging to Joseph Eberts (1785-1838), H. J. Eberts’ diary (1861), a variety of legal documents including deeds of sale, wills, birth and marriage certificates, mortgage documents, as well as school reports. Included is also H. M. Eberts’ licence to practice medicine in Quebec (1788), and documents relating to H. M. Eberts in his role as Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan (1796-1798). In addition, there are genealogical trees, newspaper clippings, and publications relating to the background of the family, as well as a 288 page typescript history of the family written by E. M. Eberts in 1944. Lastly, this collection contains family photographs (1890-1980) and army photographs (1924-1939, 1960’s).

The thirteen documents are depositions taken by Lord Selkirk concerning the conflict with the North West Company at the Red River Settlement in Manitoba and at Fort William. On 11 June 1815, representatives of the North West Company attacked and fired upon the colonists, and demanded the surrender of Governor MacDonell, who, to avoid the loss of blood, gave himself up voluntarily. He was taken to Montreal as a prisoner, and charges were laid against him by his enemies, but his case was not tried. These depositions concern this case.

These papers concern the work of the committees on which Beach served from 1962 to 1969, and contain correspondence, memoranda, proposals, and reports, mostly for the Academic Policy Committee and the University Libraries Committee.

Fonds documents E.A. Wieland's studies at the Montreal Veterinary College from 1887 to 1889. The fonds contains receipts, examination questions, an admission card, a membership receipt and an invitation for the graduation ceremony.

The fonds contains the research work of Dr. Simpson in preparation of his biography of Austin Flint.

This copy of Mowatt's commonplace-book contains poems, some of them original compositions by herself or McGill friends; clippings, principally of poetry; and a few items of family correspondence.

Judah's teaching activity is documented by his lectures for a bilingual summer course in general museum technique and a course on medical museum administration and techniques.

The fonds consists of Dr. Bensley's research notes and correspondence, particularly in relation to his publication McGill Medical Luminaries. Chiefly contains biographical information about Montreal physicians.

"Architectural Drawings, 1955-69, 219 drawings." Architectural drawings documenting eleven projects are found in the CAC. The majority of the drawings are designs for a residential dwelling for J. A. Laing on lie Bizard, PQ (1961-2); other Montreal projects represented in the archives include additions and alterations to the house of N. L. C. Mather in Westmount (1959-60), an addition to the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals building on Jean Talon (1962-64), alterations to St. George's Church and a number of alterations to the Sommer Building on Mayor Street (1955-69).
"Photograph, 1959-60." A photograph of a finished exterior of the Mather house in Westmount, with alterations and an addition, is found in the archive.
"Professional Papers, 1958-69, 13 cm." Correspondence, specifications, notes, and statements relating to five projects, including an addition and alterations to the Mather house, alterations to St. George's Church and alterations to the Sommer Building.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1955-1969, 219 dessins." La CAC réunit des dessins architecturaux reliés à onze projets. La plupart des dessins se rapportent à la résidence de J. A. Laing à l'île Bizard (Québec) (1961-1962); au nombre des autres projets montréalais représentés dans le fonds,
signalons les annexes et modifications à la maison de N. L. C. Mather à Westmount (1959-1960), une annexe à l'immeuble de la SPCA, rue Jean-Talon (1962-1964), des modifications apportées à l'église St. George ainsi que des modifications apportées à l'immeuble Sommer, rue Mayor (1955-1969).
"Photographies, 1959-1960." Une photographie de la finition extérieure de la maison Mather à Westmount, avec modifications et annexes.
"Documents professionnels, 1958-1969, 13 cm." De la correspondance, des cahiers des charges, des notes et des relevés se rapportant à cinq projets, notamment à une annexe et des modifications à la maison Mather, ainsi qu'à des modifications à l'église St. George et à l'immeuble Sommer.