Fonds documents Philip Burnett's activities as a medical student at McGill University. The fonds contains admission cards, schedules of courses, convocation program, certificates and a receipt.

Fonds contains the correspondence of James Bruce, Lord Eighth Earl of Elgin, with Dr. Michael McCulloch concerning his wife's confinements.

Fonds contains notes taken by Thomas McCrae between 1897 and 1904 at William Osler's clinics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

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.

Fonds contains William Wood Squire's manuscript of his thesis "Pathology and Treatment of some forms of Partial Paralysis" which won a prize as best thesis in medicine at McGill in 1864. The fonds includes a bound notebook and one loose illustration.

Fonds documents A.A. Mackay's medical activities at No. 2 C.C.S. (Casualty Clearing Station) in 1917. The fonds contains two army books of correspondence of Field Service in which case reports are recorded.

The fonds contains Roderick Stewart's research work and writing for his biography of Dr. Norman Bethune published as Bethune (1973) and The Mind of Norman Bethune (1977).

Fonds documents Dr. Lella's research activities while at McGill.

Fonds documents Dr. Frederick W. Wiglesworth's professional activities.

The fonds consists of records generated and accumulated by Arthur Vineberg during his professional activities but also contains some records related to his private life. The records are divided into nine series : A. Personal and Biographical Documents, B. Accounting, C. Medical and Research Work, D. Hospital Institutional Work, E. Publications, F. Talks, Lectures, Conferences, TV and Radio Broadcastings, G. Professional Associations and Congress, H. Films and I. Clippings on Vineberg