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Collection consists of prints and photographs depicting people, places and events (primarily Canadian and British).

The "Eighteenth-Century Manuscripts" collection provides a wealth of source material on a range of major writers. John Forster owned the largest collection of Samuel Richardson manuscripts in existence. Forty-seven poems, including odes, sonnets, dramatic prologues and epilogues are included, along with the major archive of his correspondence. Eight-hundred and fifty letters are reproduced, many relating to his work on the major novels "Pamela," "Clarissa" and "Sir Charles Grandison." A vast collection of literary manuscripts, letters and papers of Jonathan Swift are also included in Part Two. Among them is Swift's private diary, that dates from 1727, many personal accounts, correspondence, verses, riddles, a problematic first edition of "Gulliver's Travels" with manuscript alterations that may be autograph and the Dublin Inquisition's Commission of Lunacy on Swift of 1742. Manuscripts of Samuel Johnson include the proof sheets of his "Lives of the English Poets," along with varied correspondence. Correspondence of major authors of the period include that of Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Mrs. (Elizabeth) Inchbald, Robert Burns, Edmund Burke, William Cowper, Horace Walpole and David Hume. Some early letters of William Wordsworth date from 1797 and there is a large volume of verse by James Thomson.

The fonds consists of correspondence, writings, educational material, news clippings, photographs, and genealogical data relating to the Merkley family. Includes indentures, memorials and miscellaneous documents.

Relates to transfer of accountrements and belongings of dead servicemen to their regiments.

The fonds consists of an extract from register of baptism, marriage and burial of parish of Quebec (1817 and 1823), register of baptisms, marriages and burials for parish of Kingston (1816-16, 1819-20) and a register of St. Francis, Royal Fort Frontenac (1747-52).

The fonds consists of official papers and correspondence.

Stock receipts, an account by Captain John By, R.E. relative to transfer to the Crown as a military resource of portions of the Seigneuries of Soulanges and Vaudreuil on each side of the Canal at Cascades (Ottawa to Cataraqui Rivers), copy of map of Cascades Canal, documents relating to the armament of Point Levis (Quebec) and the Citadel at Quebec, notices regarding sales of land, assorted correspondence.

Correspondence, newsclippings, photographs and photocopies relating to Allan Neil MacLean and his family. Some names in the family tree are Strange, Warburton and MacPherson.

Collection of letters from the library of Sir Arthur Doughty, including letters from Sir James Kempt, Lord Dufferin, Lord Durham and E.A. Meredith. Includes several documents relating to Halifax, N.S. Letters to and from Henry Youle Hind, artist and geologist. Samples of Upper Canadian currency, including a note from the Accommodation Bank in Kingston, and Confederate currency from the American Civil War, with a fragment of the Rebel Flag flown over Richmond, VA.

The manuscript was discovered some years ago in a castle near Tours, France. There appears to be a similarity between this document and the text of 'Relation de la prise des forts de Choueguen ou Oswego,et de ce qui s'est passe cette annee en Canada. 1756.' The second text was printed by Cuchet, Grenoble, France.