The fonds consists of correspondence, research notes, drafts, and files of source materials relating to Legends of the South Sea. The fonds also contains binders of biographical and subject material, correspondence, indexes, drafts, newsclippings and photographs relating to The Life of Katherine Mansfield. Also included are two sound recordings: an interview with Alpers about the Mansfield material; and an interview conducted by Alpers, recorded July 17, 1970, with Richard Murray discussing the early years of his life and his recollection of persons and events involving Katherine Mansfield as well as recollections of Katherine herself. As part of the Mansfield Archive, are three microfilm reels of material, one of which holds the Mansfield letters held at the British Museum.
The fonds consists of twenty poems by Lampman, twelve of them are manuscripts and the others are printed. Some contain author's corrections. Includes articles about Lampman and material relating to the Lampman Memorial Cairn at Morpeth, Ont.
The fonds consists of correspondence and family papers, (ca. 1872-1892); scrapbook and folder containing articles, papers and letters published by Knight in the Globe, Rod and Gun, Canadian Fisherman and The Whig-Standard. Included is an index for this material prepared by Robert Cumberland.
The fonds consists of correspondence, diaries, writings and subject files documenting the career of Professor Currie as historian and university professor. The files of his writing show his broad interests in the field of Canadian economic history, Canadian transportation history and the Grand Trunk Railway.
