The fonds consists of correspondence from various members of the family, land grants, deeds, mortgages, stocks, wills, probates, power of attorney, financial records and a copy of the Herchmer Family Tree. Most of the material relates to Johan Jost Herkimer; his son Lawrence Herchmer; Lawrence's son, the Reverend Willam Macaulay Herchmer and his wife Frances and his son Col. William Macaulay Herchmer of the North-West Mounted Police.
Fonds consists of research notes, drafts, final typescript, and sound recordings relating to Dr. Neatby's work ("'to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield': Queen's University Volume I, 1841-1917") on the offlcial history of Queen's Universty at Kingston.
Fonds consists of numerous photographs: albumen, carte de visite, and portraits of various Reesor or Fowler family members, though predominantly the subject matter of the photographs is Hilda Reesor. The photographs reflect a range of photographers, from Toronto to Kingston. Also contains a small amount of correspondence and numerous Christmas cards to Hilda Reesor.
Fonds consists of correspondence (a letter making reference to the flu epidemic in 1918); printed material; and memorabilia including Queen's jackets, a tam, and a book marker with the Queen's crest which was distributed to University students by the Imperial Tobacco Company, manufacturer of Player's "MILD"; the graduation diplomas, from Queen's University at Kingston, of Ann Elizabeth Hill (McJanet) and David John McJanet.
The fonds consists of photographs of Queen's University students in the early 1930's. The photographs were taken around campus and therefore reflect many buildings on campus, as well as in front of the houses occupied by the students - two such addresses being identified as 213 Albert Street and 632 Princess Street.
The fonds consists of correspondence, prose and photographs. Correspondence includes letters to his wife, sister and daughter. Prose includes manuscripts on landscape painters and an untitled novel written when Watson was 15. Included with the personal documents are a marriage license and a will.
