Main Speakers: Many representatives from Queen's, RMC, and high-ranking officials in both the Canadian government and other parties. Video begins with clips from the RMC Parade and the subsequent plaque unveiling. Afterward comes clips of the sesquicentennial faculty barbeque. Following that are clips from University Day at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and also the Fleming Field celebration. Next come clips from the CBC broadcast on Queen's sesquicentennial. Finally shots from the royal visit are also played.
Main Speaker: John Gordon, Mel Goodes. Begins with Gordon introducing Goodes and talking about his accomplishments. Goodes then lectures the audience for the rest of the video.
Part 1: Main Speaker(s): Helen Cooper, David Smith. Video consists of clips from the royal visit to Queen's. Begins with footage of their boat arriving, after which Cooper welcomes the prince and princess. Afterwards they are shown walking through the university. Finally, Prince Charles' convocation in Grant Hall is shown. Video shares some footage with other Sesquicentennial Royal Visit tapes.
Part 2: Main Speaker(s): Prince Charles. Video begins with Prince Charles' speech from another Royal Visit tape. Afterwards Prince Charles unveils the plaque naming Queen's a national historic monument. Next, he unveils a reproduction of the Royal Charter of Canada in the JDUC. Finaly video ends with the royal couple's departure.
Main Speaker: Dr Ronald Watts. Series of clips showing footage from Queen's in Fall 1983, presumeably created for alumni. Includes clips of the Golden Gaels, orientation, and research projects around campus.
Main Speaker: Mark Danby, Chris Doering, Teresa Boyle, Jan Le Claire, Alan Travers, Paul Park, David Smith. Location: Duncan McArthur Hall. Begins with Danby talking about the skit he wrote about orientation, which turns out to be the skit. Doering and Boyle talk about their time as first years. Le Claire talks about the faculty of education and plays a song. Traver talks about how other people see Queen's. Park commends important people in the faculty of education. Smith then delivers a speech to the room. Video then cuts to clips of the gathering after the assembly.
Part 1. Main Speaker: Peter Watts. Location: Grant Hall, various other locations around campus. Video is a broadcast about the Sesquicentennial Celebration at Queen's. Begins with Watts talking about the celebration before cutting to footage of the sesqui convocation and a reporting graduating student. Angnes Benedickson talks further about the celebration and the future visit from the Prince of Wales. Afterwards a video on the history of Queen's plays. Several members of faculty talk about Queen's orientation. Several elderly alumni talk about how Queen's was back in their day, as well as pranks played by the students. The history of several Queen's staples such as the Queen's Pub and the Golden Gaels is talked about.
