Fonds consist of research and lecture notes, correspondence, manuscripts, and other material related to the study and teaching of art at Queen's University and Concordia, as well as records relating to Canada Council grants, and the management of FUSE Magazine.
The fonds consists of correspondence and legal material from three generations of the Deacon family, Joseph Deacon, Charles Rufus Deacon and John Albert Deacon.
The fonds consists of nearly 1200 drawings, blueprints, and specifications spanning the career of Kingston architect William Newlands, from 1882 until his death in 1926. The subject matter of most of the material is specific to Kingston and all facets of enterprise in Kingston are represented - dwellings, businesses, schools, hospitals, churches, charitable institutions and government institutions.