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The fonds consists of a number of booklets written by Isabel K. Eddy (IKE) relating to various family members. 'The Life of Robert Harkness, 1833-1883', and 'A Captain's Story: Donald Norval Eddy ~ 1918-1945', are tributes to her grandfather, and brother-in-law and his family, respectively. The former recounts among many, the story, based on letters home, of Robert Harkness' adventures with the famous cross-country trek of the Overlanders. The latter tells the story, based largely on letters he wrote home as well, of Donald Norval Eddy's time in England and France, as a Captain with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, during World War Two. 'Thomas Henry Race, 1845-1924', tells the remarkable story of her paternal grandfather, from his days as an eye-witness at the Battle of Gettysburg, to his move to Mitchell, Ontario, where he began publishing the 'Mitchell Recordor', to his time as a Trade Commissioner, as a result of a political appointment arranged by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, attending a large Exhibition in New Zealand. 'Letters of a Subaltern', divided into three parts, contain letters (1941-1945) home from the front during World War Two, from her husband-to-be, Robert C. Eddy.

Scrapbook of clippings pertaining predominantly to social mores, habits and customs. The earliest items seem to date from 1801, with the latest being 1839. There seems to be a focus on material of Irish interest, also many clippings pertaining to Lord Byron and Napoleon. There is no indication as to who collected this material, or who wrote the poetry, reflections or copied letters. Many different hands appear in the book. Of particular note are Garrison Orders for Fort St. George in response to the incidents at Vellore in 1806.

Fonds consists of research material relating to the history of the village of Portsmouth, Ontario.

Fonds consists of subject files covering the areas of responsibility of the Vice-Principal Operations and Finance.

Fonds consists of correspondence and oral interviews with Joan Finnigan MacKenzie; material related to "An Evening to Honour Joan Finnigan"; correspondence relating to, and typescript copy of "'Looking for a Turn-Out': New and Selected Poems by Joan Finnigan"; and clippings.

Fonds consists of copies of original photographs of Dr. Morgan in his Air Force uniform during the Second World War (1944-1945); and information relating to the restoration of a Halifax bomber at CFB Trenton, Ontario.

Fonds consists of a typed copy, with research notes, of Ms. Hooey's history of the Senate of Queen's University at Kingston, entitled, 'The Queen's University Senate: Evolution of Composition and Function, 1842-1995'; correspondence to and from Jean Royce and her sister Marion, and the research and writing of the biography of Jean Royce by Roberta Hamilton; Daily Journals and Daily Notes and other material while Margaret Hooey was at Queen's, primarily in her role as Secretary to the University; reports generated by The Barriefield Associates; photographs of the University Secretaries Meeting at Queen's University (1994); and a CD recording the conferring of her Queen's LL.D. (30 May 2002); artifacts relating to Jean Royce.

This fonds consists of a copy of Norris E. (Joe) Hunt's World War Two memoirs entitled 'Are You Ready Hunt?'It covers the period of his service as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the time he spent in a Prisoner of War Camp -- Stalag Luft 3 -- located in Luckenwalde, Germany.

The fonds consists of a complete, and an incomplete typescript, with marginalia, of Mr. Sturgess' memoirs of growing up in Kingston, Ontario. Entitled, 'My Life Story', it contains chapters on 'My Life in the North End'; 'Gone But Not Forgotten', which is dedicated 'to the parents of us kids born in the 30s, 40s, and 50s'; 'Hotels in Kingston 1950, 60 & 70s'; and 'My Career in the Canadian Navy'.

Item is a video recording of an interview on a boat with a man talking about the naming of the Thousand Islands, among other points of interest about the Islands.