The fonds consists of correspondence and drafts of manuscripts. Includes correspondence with Earle Birney, Mazo de la Roche, Louis Dudek, Raymond Knister, Malcolm Lowry, Desmond Pacey, Seymour Mayne, Sir Charles G.D. Roberts and Miriam Waddington.
Fonds consists of notes by Dorothy Kane, a former inhabitant of 67 Colborne St. in Kingston, regarding the history of her home. Also included is a page of notes taken by Carolyn LeBlanc of the Queen's Alumni Review during an interview with Dorothy Kane.
Fonds consists of press releases and Study Outlines addressing such topics as "National Unity", "Canada in World Affairs", "Improving University Education", and "The Extension of University Education", prepared by the Canadian Student Assembly, in conjunction with the Third National Conference of Canadian University Students, held 27-31 December 1939.
Fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, published and unpublished material, clippings, course notes, speeches, and an audio recording of Dr. Swainson's lectures. The material represents his academic work and other scholarly interests, particularly his specialized knowledge on Canadian Confederation history with an emphasis on the life and times of Sir John A. Macdonald, John Diefenbaker, James Richardson of Kingston, the Garson Family of Winnipeg; and Garden Island.
Fonds consists of an album containing photographs of Kingston and Barriefield during the Second World War. Album includes images of the automotive, motorcycle, and munitions training centres, individuals, and soldiers marching in the city, as well as military buildings and equipment.
Fonds consists of correspondence and applications for research grants to the Medical Research Rationalization of University Research (1973), the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) (1969-1991), the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) now known as the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) (1969-2003), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) (1992-2001), and the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) (1986-1998); papers relating to an application for promotion (2002-2004); correspondence, holograph and type-written reviews, photographs relating to George John Romanes and his family.
