Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, research notes, articles and other published material, clippings, and photographs relating to her abiding interest in a number of historical and heritage endeavours, including 'Sir John A. Macdonald Memorial Day'; the Kingston Harbour Front Archaeological Project, and the historical use of site surveys with maps, reports, and cards; photographic slides and prints of the Memorial Windows at Kingston City Hall; assessment rolls and indices for Bedford, Hitchenbrooke and Sheffield Townships in the old Frontenac County; a volume published in 1856, entilted, 'Maps, Reports, Estimates, &c., Relative to Improvements of the Navigation of the River St. Lawrence, and a Proposed Canal Connecting the River St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain.'; and blueprints of the Murney and Fort Frederick (Martello) Towers.
Fonds consists of a typed copy, with research notes, of Ms. Hooey's history of the Senate of Queen's University at Kingston, entitled, 'The Queen's University Senate: Evolution of Composition and Function, 1842-1995'; correspondence to and from Jean Royce and her sister Marion, and the research and writing of the biography of Jean Royce by Roberta Hamilton; Daily Journals and Daily Notes and other material while Margaret Hooey was at Queen's, primarily in her role as Secretary to the University; reports generated by The Barriefield Associates; photographs of the University Secretaries Meeting at Queen's University (1994); and a CD recording the conferring of her Queen's LL.D. (30 May 2002); artifacts relating to Jean Royce.
Fonds consists of authored, and co-authored, reprints of articles published in various medical journals. It also consists of course materials including lecture and research notes for the classes Dr. Sawyer taught at Queen's.
An elaborate and detailed document determining the process of divisions and partition of the estates of two monasteries - Santa Catalina in the community of Granada and San Augustin of Toledo. Interwoven are the interests of a Donna Florencia de Torree y de Guzman. The Royal emissary sent to settle the conflict was Don Diego Fernandez. Manuscript written in fine readable hand in Spanish regarding legislative and administrative proceedings under King of Spain Philip II.