The fonds consists of both textual and microfilmed material relating to Baron John Buchan's personal life and career as Governor General of Canada The textual material includes correspondence, speeches (general and political), writings (published and unpublished), subject files, scrapbooks, press clippings, and photographs. The microfilmed material includes correspondence with Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936-1940, and one letter from Roosevelt to Lady Tweedsmuir, 1941 Apr. 16 and the original manuscript for "Sick Heart River" which is housed in Special Collections, Queen's University Library.
The fonds consists of a body of artwork consisting of original illustrations, cartoons, drawings, and mixed media images provided to publishers, magazines, and various media outlets, including "Harrowsmith Magazine", "Equinox", "Bungalo Books", "Groundwood Press", and "Pokeweed Press".
The fonds consists of correspondence, clippings, speeches, reports and photographs dealing largely with Dr. Stirling's long association with Queen's University, particularly the period when he was Chancellor. Most of these papers are about Dr. Stirling's public life.
Fonds consists of images of the Carruthers family and friends, household interiors, pinics, and other family outings. Most were taken in and around one of the family dwellings -- the "Annandale" in Kingston, Ontario, and at the family cottage, located on Carruthers Point, Kingston, Ontario, now used as a Girl Guides of Canada cabin and camp site.
Fonds consists of correspondence; subject files; minutes and reports relating to various Queen's University Committees; addresses; reviews of Dr. Gunn's work, plus reviews by him of others' publications; manuscripts, articles, and published works; research and lecture notes; correspondence, notes, research, reports relating to the Benjamin Disraeli and Bertrand Russell Projects; material relating to the submission of grant proposals; correspondence, programmes, notes and other piblications relating to conferences, seminars, and workshops attended by Dr. Gunn over the years.
