The fonds consists of correspondence and writings and includes his unpublished biography of W.L. Mackenzie King.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.
The fonds consists of a ledger of outgoing military correspondence (1899-1901) and personal correspondence from the First World War, as well as newsclippings of poems and pamphlets on the topics of war savings, insurance and food. The personal correspondence provides insight into life during the war from the perspective of a nurse and the father of a soldier.
The fonds consists of correspondence of Governors General, logs of company ships, such as the Shelihoff, Tungus, Constantin, Kamchatka and Menshikoff, and journals of exploration, in particular the northern overland expedition under the command of Lieutenant Lavrentii A. Zagoskin.