The fonds consists of material created and kept by Harry Tanner. Much of the material that still exists was originally that of Dorothy Todd Tanner, that remained in Harry's possession when she passed away. The fonds has been divided into two series, material seemingly created and or accumulated by Harry Tanner about his life and work, and a second series of material that was maintained by Dorothy Tanner from, or about, Harry that then came to be in Harry's possession after her death.
Fonds consists of correspondence and other material relating to several family members from Portsmouth, Ontario, who fought with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War One.
The fonds consists of photographs taken during World War II, his work as a portraitist and photographic artist in Ottawa, and his work as a photographer in Prince Edward County (Ont.). A large series of subject files add background information to the collection, while newsclippings include interviews with Mr. Thompson and articles about his work.
The fonds is comprised of records from the working life Sandra Gulland. The material is broken down into series predominantly based along project lines which align with her published books. There are also more general series such as correspondence, administrative records, and Gulland's editing work.
