There is one box of files for two magazines that Stephen Morrissey edited and published, what is and The Montreal Journal of Poetics, between 1973-1985. There are also three boxes of documents and literary archives relating mostly to the Montreal poetry scene. These boxes contain audio and video tape recordings of poetry readings; photographs by Stephen Morrissey including colour slides and black and white photographs of poets giving readings and colour photographs of poets; a collection of poetry magazines; posters for poetry readings, and information on poets handed out at their readings; and broadsides of poems, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. There are also items from the 1990s.

The eleven boxes of papers in series A contain original manuscripts, including working drafts and final drafts of texts from 1966 to 1998. These manuscripts, working drafts, and notebooks of Morrissey’s writings have resulted in seven published books of poetry; these are The Trees of Unknowing (Montreal : Vehicule Press, 1978), Divisions (Toronto : Coach House Press, 1983), Family Album (Vancouver : Caitlin Press, 1989), The Compass (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1993), The Yoni Rocks, (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1995), The Mystic Beast (Montreal : Empyreal Press, 1997), and Mapping the Soul, New and Selected Poems 1978-1998 (Winnipeg : The Muses' Company, 1998). As well, there are five chapbooks; these are Poems of a Period (Montreal, 1971), The Divining Rod (Edmonton : Greensleeve Editions, 1993), The Beauty of Love (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1993), The Carolyn Poems (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1994), 1950 (Vancouver : The Poem Factory, 1996), and several broadsides. Copies of the poetry books are included in the respective boxes.

Series contains records relating to the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP), including newsletter "Just the Fax", correspondence, and membership information.

Series consists of records relating to the Literary Press Group (LPG), including correspondence, publications, and contracts.

Series contains records relating to the Association des éditeurs anglophones du Québec (AEAQ), including financial statements, correspondence, reports, and membership materials.

Series contains mostly business correspondence with Muses' Company authors, contributors, editors, and funding agencies. Correspondents include Endre Farkas, Ken Norris, and Janine Beaulieu.

Series consists of financial records, including income tax receipts, earnings statements, reports of sales of books, buyers, quotes, invoices, funding applications, contracts, and correspondence related to financial matters.

Series consists of 16 Muses' Company published volumes of poetry, including single-author books and multi-author compilations. Series also contains five book covers.

Series consists primarily of manuscripts in various stages of editing and publication, published by the Muses' Company. Also included are editors’ and authors’ notes, publicity materials, author correspondence, pamphlets, and photographs.

This series contains documents which related to research Fitzgerald conducted on various projects she worked on, including individuals, musical acts, and newspaper and magazine articles. The files include press releases, promotional material, correspondence, newspaper articles, and photographs about individuals and bands that Fitzgerald wrote about, such as Billy Ray Cyrus and Anne Murray. The files also include drafts of newspaper and magazine articles that Fitzgerald wrote. This series also includes 15 audio recordings on standard cassette tapes of musicals acts that Fitzgerald worked with. This series is spread across the fonds in Container 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10.

This series contains financial records related to business and personal activities. The files include payslips, grant payments, credit card and income tax statements, invoices, bankbooks. This series is mostly located in Container 4, 5, and 10. Some files in Series 5 also contain financial records (please see the file descriptions).