Fonds consists of correspondence, articles, sermons, lecture notes, committee minutes illustrating his work as theologian and teacher. The papers illustrate his active involvement in international church work and the General Commission on Union between the Anglican and United Church of Canada; copy of "'Not by Sight: Some Sermons & Occasional Talks of Donald Mathers", published posthumously by his widow, Helen Mathers. It also includes the handwritten draft of Mathers' book "The Word and the Way".
Fonds consists of largely digital images of Kingston and area, Queen's University, and beyond, copied from two photograph albums maintained by Donald Roughton while a student at the University. There are also two original photographs taken during the construction of the LaSalle Causeway showing the buidling of the two bridges.
Fonds consists of correspondence and applications for research grants to the Medical Research Rationalization of University Research (1973), the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) (1969-1991), the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) now known as the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) (1969-2003), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) (1992-2001), and the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) (1986-1998); papers relating to an application for promotion (2002-2004); correspondence, holograph and type-written reviews, photographs relating to George John Romanes and his family.
Fonds consists of an album containing photographs of Kingston and Barriefield during the Second World War. Album includes images of the automotive, motorcycle, and munitions training centres, individuals, and soldiers marching in the city, as well as military buildings and equipment.
Fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, published and unpublished material, clippings, course notes, speeches, and an audio recording of Dr. Swainson's lectures. The material represents his academic work and other scholarly interests, particularly his specialized knowledge on Canadian Confederation history with an emphasis on the life and times of Sir John A. Macdonald, John Diefenbaker, James Richardson of Kingston, the Garson Family of Winnipeg; and Garden Island.
Fonds consists of press releases and Study Outlines addressing such topics as "National Unity", "Canada in World Affairs", "Improving University Education", and "The Extension of University Education", prepared by the Canadian Student Assembly, in conjunction with the Third National Conference of Canadian University Students, held 27-31 December 1939.
Ontario's first township: John Collins' survey of October 27, 1783, of a six mile square township in the Province of Quebec near the ancient Fort Frontenac, now part of the City and Township of Kingston, Ontario; plan showing Collins' survey.
