The fonds is comprised of material donated by Cuthbertson in his activities as a Kingstonian, author and local historian. Some of it is material created by Cuthbertson such as the ten photographs of the damage caused by the ice storm in 1998 including shots of the interior of the University gymnasium where members of the general public were housed. Some of the material is research gathered by Cuthbertson such as the records and research he compiled in the writing of his small book on the Kingston Ponies.
Manuscripts of family genealogy for the "Cornells of Sheffield" and "Miscellaneous Parshalls" . Includes many photographs of Cornell family members and buildings around Sheffield.
Fonds consists of the Canadian Banker's Association Certificate, awarded to Kenneth Christian, by Queen's University at Kingston; one "head-and- shoulders' portrait.
The fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda, subject files, and clippings relating to his work on annexation issues in Brantford, London, and Kingston, Ontario; manuscipts; speeches; scrapbooks; and publications.
Fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating mainly to the supply and production of non-ferous metals and alloys durng his time as Chief of Allocations and Conservation, Office of the Metals Controller, Department of Munitions and Supplies, for the Federal Government of Canada, during the Second World War; as well as his time working for the International Nickel Company of Canada, in relation metal supply and production in NATO countries; and his time at the National Defence College, located in Kingston, Ontario.
The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, radio broadcasts, writings, addresses, speeches and photographs. There are many articles on Canadian wartime economic problems and postwar economic development. The radio broadcasts also deal largely with wartime economic conditions.
The fonds consists of photographs of Kingston, including sailing events during the 1976 Olympics, images and film of air shows held in Kingston, photographs of buildings in Kingston during the Tercentenary celebrations, and some portraits.