The fonds consists of correspondence and writings and includes his unpublished biography of W.L. Mackenzie King. Correspondents include John Diefenbaker, Arthur Meighen, Senator Paul Martin and Dr. Wilder Penfield.
Fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, clippings, war diaries and notebooks relating to all aspects of Edmison's career in the fields of criminology and university administration, including the National Parole Board of Canada, and Queen's University at Kingston. In addition, it contains a very large collection of his writings, addresses, and photographs. Also includes material relating to Edmison's work with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
The collection consists of correspondence, including a letter of advice, written one week after Confederation, by John A. Macdonald, to Thomas.A. Milne, of Markham Mills, and the Union candidate for the Riding of East York in the 1867 election, concerning James Metcalfe, the ultimate winner; account book (1855-1858); land and business papers; a badge and press clippings about unveiling of the memorial to Macdonald in City Park, Kingston, in 1895.
Fonds consists of correspondence; subject files; minutes and reports relating to various Queen's University Committees; addresses; reviews of Dr. Gunn's work, plus reviews by him of others' publications; manuscripts, articles, and published works; research and lecture notes; correspondence, notes, research, reports relating to the Benjamin Disraeli and Bertrand Russell Projects; material relating to the submission of grant proposals; correspondence, programmes, notes and other piblications relating to conferences, seminars, and workshops attended by Dr. Gunn over the years.
Fonds consists of images of the Carruthers family and friends, household interiors, pinics, and other family outings. Most were taken in and around one of the family dwellings -- the "Annandale" in Kingston, Ontario, and at the family cottage, located on Carruthers Point, Kingston, Ontario, now used as a Girl Guides of Canada cabin and camp site.