Fonds contains 198 drawings (1938-1940) documenting the early development of the Mont Tremblant ski area for Mr. Joseph Ryan in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. A wide variety of buildings including the lodge, a church, staff house as well as a series of cabins, cottages and out buildings are documented through watercolour and original tracings which are standard sets of plans, sections, elevations and details. There are also various site development drawings showing the topography as well as the layout of buildings, the water, sewers, and electrical systems. Blueprints by G. Lorne Wiggs represent the electrical, plumbing and mechanical layouts for many of the buildings within the development. The fonds also contains other material related to Mont Tremblant including, specifications for the General Contract of a Development for Joseph B. Ryan, Esq. at Mont Tremblant, Quebec 1939, a record of drawings and distribution of prints, and one printed volume (John and Frankie O'Rear, "The Mont Tremblant Story Including Skiing the Mont Tremblant Way", A.S. Barnes and Company: New York, 1954).

"Architectural Drawings, 1934-40, 109 drawings." The thirteen projects documented by drawings include a house for T. Ross in Montreal, the Penguin Ski Club in St. Sauveur, PQ, a White Circle Market store on Decarie Blvd. in Montreal and a barn for A. D. Durnford in Nantel, PQ.
"Photographs, 1934-8, 18 photographs." Photographs of finished interiors and exteriors for ten projects, including the Ross house in Montreal, the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Cross in Mount Royal Cemetery and Douglas Hall men's residence at McGill University, are found in the archive.
"Professional Papers, 1934-7, 8 cm." Correspondence, notes, specifications, clippings and contracts relating to the Penguin Ski Club, the Ross house, the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Cross and three other projects are included in the archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1934-1940, 190 dessins." Les treize projets documentés par des dessins comprennent notamment la maison de T. Ross à Montréal, le Club de ski Penguin de Saint-Sauveur (Québec), un marché White Circle sur le boulevard Décarie à Montréal et une étable pour A. D. Durnford à Nantel (Québec).
"Photographies, 1934-1938, 18 photos." Photographies des finitions intérieure et extérieure de dix projets, notamment la maison Ross à Montréal, le monument à la mémoire de Sir Arthur Currie au cimetière du Mont-Royal et la résidence Douglas des étudiants de l'Université McGill.
"Documents professionnels, 1934-1937, 8 cm." De la correspondance, des notes, des cahiers des charges, des coupures de presse et des contrats se rapportant aux projets du Club de ski Penguin, à la maison Ross, au monument de Sir Arthur Currie et à trois autres projets.

"Architectural Drawings, 1930, 22 drawings." Drawings of plans, elevations, sections, and details document the design of a Calgary branch of the Bank of Montreal. Also drawings of the Badminton & Squash Club (Atwater Avenue).
"Architectural drawings, Residence for J.W. McConnell,"Ashburton", Dorval, Quebec." 1919,1920, 1921, 1923,1946, 1947. 1 ink on paper: topographical survey, 5 pencil on tracing paper: 3 plans; 2 [garage and stable],
37 blueprints: plans, elevations, sections.
"Residence 1475 Pine Avenue Montreal for J. W. McConnell Esq." 3 drawings, 24 contact images of drawings, 3 original photographs: portrait of J.W. McConnell, I exterior, 1 interior, 50 photo reproductions of photographs: 3 exteriors, 47 interiors, 1 journal article 1929 Town and Country.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1930, 16 dessins." Des dessins de plans, d'élévations, de coupes et de détails témoignent de la réalisation d'une succursale de la Banque de Montréal à Calgary.

"Architectural Drawings, 1908-47."
1.CNR Headquarters Office & Garage building Montreal [CNR MONTREAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL]*
2.Hotel (John Scofield)[CNR MONTREAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL]
3.International aviation Building [CNR MONTREAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL]
4.Queen Elizabeth Hotel [CNR MONTREAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL]
5.Winnipeg City Hall Competition
6.Chicago Tribune Competition
7.Molson Bank Building

8. Piazza San Marco [photograph]
9. Watercolors (2)
10. Presentation Panel
11. Proposal Office Tower Canadian National Railway
12. Musee de Lausanne (concours d’architecture)*
13. Sunlife Assurance Building*
14. CPR Dining cars interior, 1912
15. Toronto Union Stations, Ontario, 1917
16. CPR Station & Office Building, Moose Jaw, SK 1921
17. Canadian National Railway, St-John Terminals, NB, 1921
18. Residence for C.B. Brown, Montreal, Quebec, 1928*
19. Residence for the Ottawa Evening Citizen, Ontario, 1936
20. Residence for Dr. John Puddicombe, Ottawa, Ontario, 1936
21. Lion’s Gate Bridge, Vancouver BC, 1937
22. St-Johns Presbyterian Church, Moncton, New-Brunswick
23. Proposed Golf Club Manoir Richelieu, Quebec
24. Fulford Home for Aged Women, Brockville, Ontario*
25. Miscellaneous drawings

*Drawings signed by John Wood

"Dessins architecturaux, 1908-1947, 9 dessins." - Six dessins du fonds se rapportent à un projet de tour à bureaux pour la société Canadien National, boulevard René-Lévesque; les autres sont des perspectives non identifiées ainsi qu'un dessin de la Piazza San Marco à Venise. Il y a en outre des dessins de la Gare centrale de Montréal ainsi que d'une église à Westmount.
"Photographie, s.d., 1 photo." Le fonds contient une photo de la Piazza San Marco à Venise. E y a aussi des photos de la Gare centrale de Montréal.

The fonds consists of professional papers, architectural and silver artifact photographs, drawings, teaching materials, research files on historical buildings in Québec, and heraldry designs for Boy Scouts. The bulk of the fonds consists of professional papers and three-dimensional objects (1889-1949). These have been arranged into twelve categories based on function: notes by Traquair for architecture curriculum courses; personal items of Traquair; signed notes of Gordon Antoine Neilson; signed notes of Marius Barbeau; Boy Scouts' flag design and correspondence; drawer list of drawings of French-Canadian architecture as arranged by Traquair; source clippings/publications; student sketchbooks; historic notes on individual places; publications of Traquair; publications by others working in the field or allied fields; line blocks. 14 original drawings in the fonds date from 1901-1921 and include watercolours and drawings of Egypt and India as well as details and sketches of churches in England and Italy. There are also approximately 550 measured drawings of historic buildings in Montréal, Québec City and elsewhere in the province made by Traquair and his students. Approximately 5 m of photographs portray landscapes, historical buildings, furnishings, and rural people at work in Québec; some copies of historical prints and photographs are also included. The historical architecture of Québec is also the subject of 1 m of plastic negatives, and a further 40 cm shows old Québec silverware.

" Architectural drawings and paper files, Dominion Wire Rope and Cable Company, Lachine, Quebec 1900, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949. "
2 ink on linen: 1 working drawing, 1 structural drawing.
43 ink and pencil on paper: 43 working drawings.
26 blueprints: 2 working drawings, 2o structural drawings, 4 mechanical / plumbing/ electrical drawings.
specification.

" Architectural drawings and photographs, Saran Chai Val David, Quebec,1929-1930, 1952. "1 pencil on paper: plan and wall elevations of living room, 3 blueprints: plans, 6 diazotypes: elevations, plans, sections, original black and white photographs, photo reproductions of photographs.

Consists of 2 architectural drawings on paper of Canada Cement Company Building, 606 Cathcart Street, Montreal, Quebec, 1921 (1955 copies). Includes front elevation, details of cols. pilons etc., 2nd and 3rd floors).

"Architectural Drawings, 1945-55, 80 drawings." The majority of the architectural drawings documenting the projects of this firm relate to the design of a house for P. A. Cumyn in Senneville, PQ (1953-5). The other four projects with drawings include the addition of a parish hall for St. George's Church on Windsor Street in Montreal (1946) and alterations to the house of D. H. Starkey on Piquet Road in Montreal (1946).
"Photograph, n.d., 1 photograph." The archive contains a photograph of a finished exterior of an unidentified house.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1945-1955, 80 dessins." La plupart des dessins architecturaux qui témoignent des projets de ce cabinet se rapportent aux plans d'une maison réalisée pour P. A. Cumyn à Senneville (Québec) (1953-1955). Les autres dessins ont trait à l'ajout d'une salle paroissiale à l'église St. George, rue Windsor à Montréal (1956), ainsi qu'à des modifications apportées à la maison de D. H. Starkey, chemin Piquet à Montréal (1946).
"Photographie, s.d., 1 photo." Le fonds contient une photo de la finition extérieure d'une maison non identifiée.

The fonds contains architectural drawings and textual records documenting Montreal projects by the architect John Smith Archibald as well as the various firms with which he was associated, including Saxe & Archibald, Archibald & Illsley, and Archibald, Illsley & Templeton. The architectural projects documented in the fonds include hotels, clubs, office and commercial buildings, homes, railway stations, churches, and schools.