The fonds consists of correspondence regarding royalties; a response letter from the Globe regarding a publication; a letter from Rev. Kennedy Hunter Palmer of the St. Paul's Presbyterian Church; and a poem on Dr. Sneath, Superintendent of Education in Ontario. Of particular note is a letter regarding the Lecture tour of Mr. Walter McRaye. Walter McRaye was a lecturer and entertainer born in Merrickville, Ontario in 1876. He was the great grandson of Major Thomas Smyth, founder of Smiths Falls. He acquired through his lecture and informal talks the title "The Apostle of Canadianism." McRaye toured in Britain, Canada and the United States from 1901 to 1909.
Fonds consists of notes, speeches, photographs, as well as minutes and records of various organizations or institutions that Swain was a member of, or worked for. There are also day planners, correspondence and clippings pertaining to art related topics.
Fonds consists of correspondence; subject files; reports; articles; photographs; and clippings relating to R.W. (Bob) Sutton's time as a Canada Steamship Lines manager for the Collingwood and Kingston Shipyards.
Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and reports relating to the Rural Affairs Transition Committee, of the Transition Board, of the "New" City of Kingston.
Fonds consists of research material gathered together before, and during, the writing of her book, "Setting the agenda : Jean Royce and the shaping of Queen's University".
