The fonds primarily consists of notes for Calvin's book, 'Queen's University at Kingston.' Also included are two letters, one in 1935 regarding the death of William Lawson Grant, and a second in 1948 regarding his book 'John MacNaughton - Essays and Addresses.'
The fonds consists of correspondence (mainly from Lorne Pierce to Miss Hume), memoranda, articles by and about Pierce, news clippings, and biography of Pierce. Photographs include pictures of Lorne Pierce, Bliss Carman, Charles G.D. Roberts, Marshall Saunders, Marjorie Pickthall and others.
The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, sketches, and miscellaneous material. Included are letters and poems of George Bowering, and Al Purdy.
The fonds consists of letters related to several authors' works and his suggestions for possible publication. Also includes a programme for the 100th anniversary celebration of the birth of James Russell Lowell.
The collection consists of letters from Robert Service to Constance MacLean and Isabel MacLean, holograph poem, The Coming of Miss MacLean, early typescript, The Cremation of Sam McGee, several variations from published versions of the Cremation of Sam McGee, photograph and news clippings relating to E. Pauline Johnson.
The fonds consists of correspondence of Rev. and Mrs. William Gregg, 1833-1903, and W.R. Gregg, 1871-1933, diaries of Rev. and Mrs Gregg, manuscripts of W.R. Gregg on Blacks in North America and on the early days in Toronto. Also includes material for biography of Rev. William Gregg.
Letters from Duncan Campbell Scott, Arthur Stringer and E.J.W. to the editor of the Globe and Mail. Includes Lines on the Peace Arch by Duncan Campbell Scott and On an old theatrical make-up box by Arthur Stringer.
The fonds consists of proceedings of the convention of the National Conservative Party of Canada, held in the Coliseum, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, on July 5, 6, and 7, 1938