File consists of recordings of Dr. Ben Lavoie in Sudbury, on "The Problems of the North as seen by a Professional Man;" Norm Fawcett, MP on water pollution; and "Labour Looks at the North" by Jim Lepki, Peter Madsen, and Don Scott.
File is comprised of 4 film reels of original footage taken by Ray Schweinsburg. this is likely footage that was edited and used in the film Arctic Heritage.
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".