Fonds consists of 6 architectural drawings (1949-1965) representing two projects: alterations to a house in Montreal for A. Bronfman on Belvedere Road and a plan for the Galerie d'art, Cite du Havre in Montreal, for the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition. Bland served as a consulting architect on this project which was designed by the firm of Gauthier and Guité and Gilles Côté. Fonds also contains an Ontario Association of Architects membership certificate for Bland.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1949-1965, 6 dessins." Deux projets sont représentés par des dessins les modifications apportées à une maison à Montréal pour A. Bronfman, chemin du Belvédère, et le plan d'une galerie d'art à la Cité du havre de Montréal réalisée pour le compte de la Société Radio-Canada pour l'Exposition mondiale de 1967. Bland a été architecte-conseil pour ce projet qui a été réalisé par le cabinet Gauthier et Guité et par Gilles Côté.
"Documents professionnels, s.d., 0,5 cm" Le fonds contient le certificat d'adhésion de Bland à l'Ordre des architectes de l'Ontario.

Fonds relates to a dining club, the Philogastric Institute of McGill, and include correspondence, principally from Richard Pennington to John Bland, as well as printed menus.

This file contains two copies of a typewritten history of the McGill School of Architecture.

"Slides, ca 1960-84, 5 m." This archive contains seventy-one boxes of 35 mm slides of Canadian architecture, four boxes of slides of American architecture, two boxes of slides of Québec arts and crafts as well as three boxes of slides of paintings depicting Canadian architecture.

"Diapositives, circa 1960-1984, 5 m." Soixante et onze boîtes de diapositives 35 mm d'architecture canadienne, quatre boites de diapositives d'architecture américaine, deux boîtes de diapositives d'artisanat québécois et trois boites de diapositives de tableaux représentant des oeuvres architecturales canadiennes se trouvent dans le fonds de la CAC.

"Architectural Drawings, 1965-71, 506 drawings" Includes measured drawings of historic architecture in Montreal executed by Bland's undergraduate architecture students from the School of Architecture at McGill University.
"Papers, n.d., 1959-1989, 17.1 m." Seven hundred and fifty-six undergraduate student papers dealing mainly with Montreal architecture are found in the archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1965-1971, 506 dessins." Englobent les relevés architecturaux d'édifices historiques de Montréal exécutés par des étudiants en architecture de 1" cycle de Bland à l'École d'architecture de l'Université McGill.
"Travaux, s.d., 1959-1989, 171 m." Sept cent cinquante-six travaux d'étudiants de 1er cycle se rapportant surtout à l'architecture de Montréal font partie de ce fonds.

"Architectural Drawings, n.d., 245 drawings." Included are measured drawings of historic Quebec architecture sketched by students of Professor John Bland.
"Papers, n.d., 70 cm." Sixty-four undergraduate student papers on historic Quebec architecture are found in this archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, s.d., 245 dessins." Notamment des relevés d'architecture historique du Québec réalisés par les étudiants du professeur John Bland.
"Documents, s.d., 70 cm." Le fonds comprend les travaux de soixante-quatre étudiants de premier cycle portant sur l'architecture historique du Québec.

"Maps, n.d., 293 copies of maps." Bland used these copies reproduced from maps and plans dating from the seventeenth century as teaching aids for courses given at the School of Architecture of McGill University.

"Cartes, s.d., 293 copies de cartes." Bland utilisait ces reproductions de cartes et de plans datant du dix-septième siècle comme outil pédagogique pour les cours qu'il donnait à l'École d'architecture de l'Université McGill.

The holdings of the CAC reflect Bland's dual career as educator and architect. John Bland was responsible for assembling the materials which now form the archives of the CAC. There are 71 projects from the John Bland Archive that consist of drawings, photographs, and reports. These projects are grouped under series based on Bland's architectural partnerships. Other literary material, such as his publications, lectures, and unpublished papers, offer insight into the plethora of subjects that captivated Professor Bland's interest. The archive is rounded out with articles by others on John Bland and his work, as well as his personal collection of slides, maps, and books.