Fonds consists of records which relate to ecclesiastical property and buildings in Sacred Heart Parish, as well as to various Roman Catholic organizations. The ecclesiastical property records include correspondence (1917-1986); financial statements (1915-1928); a parish boundary decree (1985) and an outline of the parish boundary on a photocopied commercial map (1985); four architectural drawings of a proposed presbytery (1960); six technical drawings - one of a proposed land exchange between the Roman Catholic Church and a parishioner (1966) and five of land in Marystown belonging to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation (1967); two sketches of the intended layout of a parish hall (1965); four Latin documents; church legal documents and forms (1915, 1919, 1948); five black and white photographs and two colour photographs.

The records which relate to church organizations include the Altar Society minute book (1926-1937) and file (1973-1976); the Holy Name Society minute books (1958-1970) and Sunday publications book (1926-1928). As well, the fonds contains material, primarily photocopies and clippings from the Roman Catholic newspaper The Monitor reflecting the history and activities of Sacred Heart Parish.

Item is a photograph of the Sackville Hay & Feed Co. building on Lorne Street, Sackville, New Brunswick in the winter, with men and horse-drawn sleighs in front. Down the street is A. M. Amos’ horse shoeing shop.

The collection consists of 605 colour slides. They include images of the Prince Rupert Grain Elevator, the "Queen of Prince Rupert's" first trip to Prince Rupert, CN dock and ships loading, tug boats, fish boats, naval ships, freighters, views from Digby Towers Apartments, aerials of Digby Island and the airport, yacht club, boats at Armour Salvage, Mt. Hays, construction of evaporators at Skeena Cellulose B Mill, homes under construction at Raven Crescent and 180 11th Avenue East, planes, Rupert Square Shopping Mall and Ocean Centre Mall under construction, Court House, and halibut and salmon catches.

The collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, and other material relating to West Vancouver that was collected by Rupert Harrison in the course of his work as a historian and archivist for the District of West Vancouver.

The collection is arranged into two series:
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Ephemera

Fonds consists of six photographs of Chinatown taken by Rudolf Stueck. The photographs were taken a few months before Chinatown was razed by fire.

Collection consists of schedules of Canadian Pacific ships on the west coast and a schedule for the Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay dayliner train. Also includes postcards of CP and Blackball line ships and views of downtown Nanaimo including views of the Malaspina Hotel, Georgia Park, the Bastion, Front Street looking south, and the harbour and port.

Item is a photograph of the Read home on Bridge Street, Sackville, NB (currently (2009) Marshland’s Inn) before repairs were made between 1905 and 1908. An unidentified girl stands in front of the house holding a pair of snowshoes.

Item is a photograph of the Read’s home on Bridge Street, Sackville, NB after it’s renovations.

Fonds consists predominantly of photographs of the Cotes, relatives and Nanaimo buildings. Also includes two letters.

The fonds consists of photographs depicting people, buildings, and views of Hedley, B.C., and of mining at the Kelowna Exploration Company's Nickel Plate Mine.