The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, addresses, lecture notes and various other writings. The material represents his academic and creative writing courses from the year 1950 to 2006. In addition it contains his research notes and numerous offprints used for research and study. There is a very small amount of personal correspondence.
The fonds consists of ledgers (1888-1900), daybooks (1898-1899, 1923-1926, 1937-1939) and account books (1919-1954) detailing the work of A. Brown and Company.
The fonds consists of minutes of the 1913 Italian Railway Workers Accident Committee, photographs of the construction of the monument commemorating this incident and a guest book from the dedication ceremony.