Series contains correspondence and memoranda related to Dr. Shortliffe's official duties as a Professor of French and Editor of Queen's Quarterly at Queen's University.
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".