Manuscript and typescript drafts, review, and correspondence concerning the French language works the Dr. Shortliffe translated into English. These include Gerard Bessette's "L'Incubation", Ferron's "Contes du pays incertain, and Tristan Bernard's "L'Anglais Tel Qu'on le Parle. As well there are notes for, and drafts of, Shortliffe's dissertation, articles on Victor Hugo and a French textbook, "Standard French".
The series consists of "yearbooks," which contain newsletters, minutes, motions, membership lists, financial records, and other material relating to the operations and events of the Kingston Horticultural Society.