The fonds consists of journals written by Beardsley as a Queen's Engineering Student during a trip to Great Bear Lake (Port Radium), Northwest Territories to search for uranium deposits. Also includes a published transcription of the two journals, which includes transcriptions of letters to his future wife, Barbara, and photographs.
Fonds consists of photographs of Kingston, Ontario including the front and rear of the Grand Theatre, and surrounding buildings on Princess Street, and off of Brock Street now occupied by the Chown Parking Garage; Cooke's United Church, located on Brock Street; the north-west corner of Monreal and Brock Streets; and the Jeanne Mance Wing of the Hotel Dieu Hospital on Brock Street.
The fonds consists of an audio tour of Classical Influences in Architecture in Kingston as created by Carl Boe, with two carousels of slides showing images from antiquity in one, and Kingston buildings in the second. Also includes photographic prints of some of the slides.
Fonds consists of photographs of the interior and exterior of the old County of Frontenac Jail, which was formerly located behind the County of Frontenac Court House, Kingston, Ontario.
Fonds consists of correspondence to and from his grandfather, Arthur Meighen, and others. speeches and articles by Arthur Meighen; scrapbooks, clippings,and memorabilia relating to both his grandfather and grandmother (Isabel J. Cox).
Fonds consists a fees receipt and a copy of the "Constitution and Rules of Order" of the Alma Mater Society, University of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario (1882).
Fonds consists of a copy of the The Salavation Army's "Articles of War", 'to be signed by all who wish to be entered on the roll as soldiers'; "Promotion Certficates" associated with the Primary and Junior Departments of the Queen Street United Church Sunday School, Kingston, Ontario.
Fonds consists of a copy of R.E. Vipond's memoirs entitled, "Thanks for the Memories"; and photogrpahs of his wife Dorothy, at her convocation ceremony, on the stage of Grant Hall, Queen's University at Kingston.