Fonds consists of the diaries (2 volumes) of William Smith, containing a detailed narrative of his activities in England and his first seven months in Quebec dated January 1784 to May 1787. The entries cover events, institutions, political affairs and descriptions of persons encountered by W. Smith. The first volume includes one of the only accounts of Canadian affairs from a London vantage point given that the papers of Sir Guy Carleton were destroyed. The second volume deals predominantly with Quebec.
Correspondence, 1851-1856: some of the correspondence is between Smythe and his fiancee (and later wife) Ida Jones from Brockville. Ida was a known artist of the area and had some art displayed in exhibitions. diary, 1878, and legal documents, 1863-1878.
The fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial records and scrapbooks pertaining to the business of the Social Planning Council of Kingston.