Series consists chiefly of architectural photography from Italy and France, featuring building exteriors and exteriors and details such as doorways, crests, and capitals. Photographs are mostly undated. One file contains photographs of public buildings in the United States and one photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police garage in Montreal Quebec.

This series consists of glass plate negatives and other photographic materials with their original boxes relating to the Feather Book, ornithology, falconry, McGill University Library, and Casey Wood. The majority of the glass plates were produced in Berlin, Germany by Agra, while a few were produced in London, England and Toronto, Canada; which is indicated on the boxes the plates were contained in. On many of these boxes, McGill University librarian Dr. G. R. Lomer’s name appears, indicating these plates and photographic materials were used for library-related activities. Most of the plates, photographs, and photographic negatives (1927, 1930, 1956) show pages from the Feather Book by Dionisio Minaggio. Other glass plate negatives and photographic material depict artwork or images relating to ornithology and falconry, a portrait of Casey Wood (1927), Gronvold’s painting of Wood’s parrot John III (1930?), an ornithological archeological exhibit in the Redpath Library (1924), and library stacks in the Redpath Library (1924).

"Architectural Drawings, 1968-72, 138 drawings." Four projects include drawings, the majority document the design for offices and laboratories for the Bell Northern Research Company in Ottawa (1971-2); other drawings concern a proposal for the Canadian Chancery Building in Accra, Ghana (1969), a proposal for the Government of Canada's official residence in Dakar, Senegal (1970) and a new entrance to Redpath Hall, McGill University (1968).
"Photographs, 1971-2, 32 photographs." The project for offices and laboratories for Bell Northern Research contains photographs.
"Professional Papers, 1970, 6 cm." A project for the campus of the University of Windsor contains a planning report and a proposed extension to the Faculty Club of McGill University also contains a report.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1968-1972, 138 dessins." Quatre projets sont documentés par des dessins, dont la plupart se rapportent au projet de bureaux et de laboratoires commandés par la société Bell Northern Research à Ottawa (1971-1972); d'autres dessins se rapportent à une proposition d'immeuble pour la chancellerie canadienne à Accra, Ghana (1969), à une proposition de résidence officielle du gouvernement canadien à Dakar, Sénégal (1970), et à une nouvelle entrée pour la salle Redpath de l'Université McGill (1964).
"Photographies, 1971-1972, 32 photos." Le projet de bureaux et de laboratoires de Bell Northern Research est documenté par des photos.
"Documents professionnels, 1970, 6 an." Un projet pour le campus de l'Université de Windsor s'assortit d'un rapport de planification et une proposition d'annexe au Cercle universitaire de l'Université McGill est aussi assorti d'un rapport.

"Architectural Drawings, 1961-5, 311 drawings." Twelve projects contain drawings, among them the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1962-5), a shopping centre in Kingston, ON (n.d.), a pharmaceutical centre and research laboratory for the Smith, Mine and French company in Senneville, PQ (n.d.), and the design of two residential houses in Montreal.
"Photographs, 1961-5, 84 photographs." A proposal for a master plan and municipal building in Baie d'Urfé, PQ (1962/3), a site planning study for McGill University (1961), a redevelopment scheme for Westmount (n.d.), and the Kingston shopping centre are among the six projects documented by photographs.
"Professional papers, 1960-3, 24 cm." The archive contains papers, primarily reports and specifications, for six projects, including the proposed master plan and municipal building for Baie d'Urfé, the development study for McGill University and a maintenance building for Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance in Montreal (1963).

"Dessins architecturaux, 1961-1965, 311 dessins." Douze projets sont documentés par des dessins, notamment le musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal (1962-1965), un centre commercial de Kingston (Ontario, s.d.), un centre pharmaceutique et un laboratoire de recherche pour la société Smith, Kline et French à Senneville (Québec, s.d.) et le dessin de deux résidences de Montréal.
"Photographies, 1961-1965, 8.4 photos." Une proposition de plan d'urbanisation et d'hôtel de ville pour Baie d'Urfé (Québec) (1962-1963), un plan de développement pour l'Université McGill (1961), un programme de redéveloppement pour la ville de Westmount (s.d.) et le centre commercial de Kingston sont au nombre des six projets documentés par des photos.
"Documents professionnels, 1960-1963, 24 cm." Le fonds contient des documents, surtout des rapports et des cahiers des charges, pour six projets, notamment la proposition de plan d'urbanisation et d'hôtel de ville pour la municipalité de Baie d'Urfé, l'étude de développement commandée par l'Université McGill et un immeuble d'entretien attenant aux Habitations Jeanne-Mance de Montréal (1963).

"Architectural Drawings, 1955-63, 463 drawings." Among the twenty-one projects documented by drawings, are designs for the Northern Electric Research and Development Project in Ottawa (1959-63), Ottawa City Hall (1956-8), Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance in Montreal designed for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (1957-60) and the town of Port Cartier, which was designed and planned for the Quebec Cartier Mining Company (1957-60).
"Photographs, 1955-63, 34 photographs." There are photographs in the archive for seven projects including the Northern Electric Company Research and Development Laboratories, the Town of Port Cartier and the Brockville and Elizabethtown planning area in Ontario (1955).
"Professional papers, 1955-60, 69 cm." Specifications, reports, clippings, invoices, minutes of meetings and tender forms are among the professional papers for seven projects, such as Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance and a commercial building in the Town of Mount Royal designed for Guttman Realty (1955-6).

"Dessins architecturaux, 1955-1963, 463 dessins." Parmi les vingt et un projets documentés par des dessins, signalons les plans du projet de recherche et de développement de la Northern Electric à Ottawa (1959-1963), l'hôtel de ville d'Ottawa (1956-1958), les Habitations Jeanne-Mance à Montréal dessinées pour le compte de la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement (1957-1960), et la ville de Port-Cartier, planifiée pour le compte de la Société Québec Cartier Mining (1957-1960).
"Photographies, 1955-1963, 34 photos." Les photos du fonds documentent sept projets dont celui des laboratoires de recherche et développement de la société Northern Electric, la ville de Port-Cartier et les zones d'urbanisation de Brockville et Elizabethtown en Ontario (1955).
"Documents professionnels, 1955-1960, 69 cm." Cahiers des charges, rapports, coupures de presse, factures, procès-verbaux de réunions et soumissions se rapportant à sept projets, notamment aux Habitations Jeanne-Mance et à un immeuble commercial de Ville Mont-Royal dessiné pour Guttman Realty (1955-1956).

"Architectural Drawings, 1949-57, 200 drawings." Nine projects are documented in the archives by drawings. The majority of the drawings are for the design of the Freedman (Camel) Co. Factory Building (1954-5) in Montreal, a proposal for a housing development for the town of St. Laurent, PQ (1952-4), an office building on Peel Street in Montreal (1950) and the Dorval Garden Apartment Building in Dorval, PQ (1949).
"Photographs, 1952-5, 3 photographs." Included are photographs of a proposed housing development for the town of St. Laurent and of the Brockville and Elizabethtown planning area in Ontario (1955).

"Dessins architecturaux, 1949-1957, 200 dessins." Neuf projets sont documentés par des dessins. Le plus grand nombre de ces dessins se rapporte aux plans de l'usine Freedman (Camel) Company de Montréal (1954-1955), à une proposition de projet domiciliaire pour la ville de Saint-Laurent (Québec) (1952-1954), à un immeuble à bureaux rue Peel à Montréal (1950) et à l'immeuble à appartements Dorval Garden à Dorval (Québec) (1949).
"Photographies, 1952-1955, 3 photos." Les photos se rapportent à la proposition de projet domiciliaire pour la ville de Saint-Laurent ainsi qu'au projet d'urbanisation de Brockville et d'Elizabethtown en Ontario (1955).

"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.

This series consists of 14 scrapbook volumes and files of material collected by Wood that were of interest to him either professionally or personally, dated between 1887-1955, but predominately 1926-1941. The scrapbooks and files contain newspaper and periodical clippings, correspondence, printed ephemera, photographs, postcards, palm leaf manuscripts, prints, paintings and other artwork, manuscripts, bookplates, place cards, and textile badges. There are also a few items within the volumes relating to Wood’s research trips and minor writings.
Overall topics within the series include ornithology, Wood’s parrot John III, zoology, naturalists, current events (1927-1941), poems, politics and war, British culture and people, health, obituaries, education, tourism, science and medical research, McGill Library and other institution collections, bird sanctuaries, and bird, ancient, and medieval artwork.
Printed ephemera from Wood’s travels include invitations, programs, brochures, tickets, visitation membership cards, business cards, etc.. There are two volumes (1925-1932) with Saturday Evening Post articles written by Hal G. Evarts, Stewart E. White, David Newell, Bozeman Bulger, Lord William Percy, Donald R. Dickey, and others.
There are 63 incoming and outgoing correspondence, including letters, notes, cards and telegrams. Individuals addressed include Dr. Axel Munthe, Irving Thalberg, Major Allan Brooks, Edith Swan, William Beebe, Chester W. Davis, F. L. Struthers, Elizabeth E. Abbott, W. H. Poole, Thos. Cook and Son Ltd., Margaret E. Hibbard, National Audubon Society, Senator William E. Borah, Stuart Baker, T. S. Palmer, Samuel Casey Wood III, Alan Wood, E. E. Chambers, McGill University, C. F. Martin, George Perley, Emma Shearer Wood, and Wheldon and Wesley. Some topics discussed within correspondence include bird protection, ornithology, travel, holidays, politics, and a speaking event during World War One.
Other individuals represented in this series include Archibald Thorburn, Robert Ridgway, Joseph Addison, M. K. Wisehart, Charles D. Stewart, Dr. George Harlet, Charles Livingston Bull, Dr. Harding, W. J. Belcher, Doris Rosenthal, Marquess of Tavistock, Francis Moore, Karel Fabritius, John Burroughs, T. C. Harrison, R. L. Gallienne, W. H. Bartlett, Harvey Cushing, John H. Sage, Alexander Wetmore, Dr. Andreas Nell, and John G. Howard.
Some locations either visited by Wood or represented in the series include England, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, India, Sri Lanka, Italy, British Guiana, British Museum of Natural History, Notre Dame Cathedral, Victoria Albert Museum, and Bodleian Library.

The series consists of records pertaining to Duncan’s published works and art work. The series contains four scrapbooks of clippings related to each of her published books: “You Can Live in An Apartment” (1939), “Here’s to Canada!” (1941), “Bluenose: A Portrait of Nova Scotia” (1942), and “Partner in Three Worlds” (1944). Duncan’s work as a writer is also represented by publishing contracts from houses in New York and London (1940-1946), a series of photographs and captions that were used in “Here’s to Canada,” and files of newspaper and magazine clippings of articles written by and about Duncan, including a feature that she wrote about Gabrielle Roy. Duncan’s work as an artist is documented by files of clippings and contracts with art galleries. There is also a list of Duncan’s paintings included in one of the notebooks in Series 5 Notebooks and Diaries (1931-1957).