Fonds consists of glassplate negatives depicting people and places in Kingston, Ontario; an album containing prints of various Kingston and area landmarks, including the interior and exterior of the Powell Studio, persons, and events.
The collection consists of both Leal's own photographs and those he collected. There is a large number of portrait photographs which are arranged by surname but are undated. There are also a number of personal photographs which are listed by date (1937-1953) and topic and include such subject matter as the royal visit of King George to Kingston in 1939, some World War II activities, social events of the Canadian Locomotive company as well as collected photographs of air races, 1928-1930. There are also a number of commercial business photographs.
Collection reflects Hawkins activities as the College Life Photographer and the images depict student activities, the student strike and various campus buildings at Queen's University. Of particular interest are photographs of the Tool Shed and Mining building and interior candid shots of the Student Memorial Union. Also includes images of Fort Henry prior to restoration.
The fonds consists of photographs taken by Hazelgrove depicting limestone buildings in Kingston and the surrounding area. Includes a finding aid and map, which lists the location of each building.
The fonds consists of correspondence (1890-1941) to various friends and family, as well as his second wife Joan Montgomery; typescripts, manuscripts and reprints of various poems and prose works; legal papers; photographs of C.G.D. Roberts and his friends and family. Also includes letters from Roberts to M.O. Hammond, photographs, articles by Roberts, as well as microfilm copies of some of the University of New Brunswick's Roberts papers.