Offprint of a paper by J.W. Dawson published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Section IV, 1886, from a presentation given on May 27, 1886.

Offprint of a paper by J.W. Dawson published in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol. XXXI, August 1882.

Offprint of a paper by J.W. Dawson published in the American Journal of Science, Vol. X, November 1880.

Offprint of a paper by J.W. Dawson published in Canadian Naturalist, August 1864.

Offprint of a paper by J.W. Dawson published in the Proceedings of the Geological Society, Vol. XIX, Part 1, 20 May 1863.

Offprint of paper read by J.W. Dawson on May 21, 1884, at the Royal Society of Canada.

Meeting notices and reports, clippings, calls for nominations and other documents from scientific societies, and some religious and business organizations. Includes an abstract of McGill meteorological observations for June 1895.

Invitations, annual reports, meeting announcements, lecture series announcements, advertisements, and other circulars from scientific societies (especially the British Association for the Advancement of Science), educational organizations (especially for the higher education of women), religious groups, and businesses. Includes some newspaper clippings and an access pass for the Vatican Museum.

Scientific society conference proceedings, circulars and reprints, newspaper clippings, ads for steam and rail travel, other circulars and offprints.

Newspaper clippings and reprints, circulars from religious organizations, scientific societies, and businesses, partial copy of McGill Fortnightly, American Association for the Advacement of Science asssessment receipt.