Fonds consists of correspondence; subject files, including those relating to the founding of the firm by Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1828, and its centenary celebrations, plus the life of long-time Kingston lawyer, Joseph Boomer Walkem; photographs; and a scrapbook of clippings relating to W.F. Nickle. Of particular interest are the files relating to the principalship of Queen's University in the 1930s. Also includes the official report from the Dominion Liberal Convention of 1893.
Includes information of search for employment in Amherst Island and Hallowell (Picton), and records of Picton Ladies Sewing Circle Society, 1842, who were attempting to buy an organ from St. George's Cathedral, Kingston.
The fonds consists of correspondence, sermons, speeches, broadcasts, printed material and some obituary notices. The material deals primarily with his period at Queen's and his principalship at Aberdeen, his correspondence about the Dowling Memorial Plaque, and his correspondence about Grant Hall and the Coat of Arms.
The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, speeches and other material relating to the motion picture business, the Republican Party, the Second World War and American politics.
Fonds consists of correspondence documenting career in Britain and Canada and friendship with philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, including annotated typescript of the 'Blue Book', Wittgenstein's Cambridge lectures and photographs.
Fonds consists a fees receipt and a copy of the "Constitution and Rules of Order" of the Alma Mater Society, University of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario (1882).
Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and newletters relating to the Queen's Track & Field/Cross Country Booster Club; the Rolf Lund Memorial Meet; and reports relating to the "Review of Athletics and Recereation at Queen's University (the 'Crawford - Deakin Report')".
The fonds consists of an album of photographs of Arctic and Inuit life (1940), as well as a letter from John Buchan, and a copy of "Hudson's Bay" by Buchan.