Item is the first book of Lovett's journal, written during his 1796 journey from Portsmouth to the Cape of Good Hope on board the Malabar.

Diaries span the years 1894-1905, detailing various aspects of Hill's daily life, including information on the weather, work, visits and other activities. Diaries for 1895 and 1904 are missing.

Fonds consists of the diaries kept by Perkins while living in Liverpool. They detail his life and activites of the town and province. Perkins also recorded births, marriages and deaths for Liverpool.

Fonds consists of physician's daily memorandum books.

The fonds consist of materials related to Logan’s career (1912-1985), fiction and philosophy manuscripts (1925-1983), published articles (1922-1969), his wide-ranging correspondence (1942-1991), his studies concerning Cree and other languages (1932-1969), autobiographical and biographical works (1929-1982), genealogical studies of his family and others (1955-1984), certificates he received throughout his life (1906-1992), the indices he created for his documents (1949-1986), , his diaries (1930-1980), the journals, fieldbooks, and logbooks he wrote (1907-1960), images he took or collected (1909-1992), and other miscellaneous materials(1934-1983). All textual materials relate to his life, his far-reaching research studies, or his writings.

The fonds contains the following series of records:

Career. - 1912-1985

Manuscripts. - 1925-1983

Published Articles. - 1922-1969

Correspondence. - 1942-1991

Language Studies. - 1932-1969

Memoirs and Biography. - 929-1982

Genealogical Studies. - 1955-1984

Certificates and official documents. - 1906-1992

Indices. - 1949-1986

Diaries. - 1930-1980

Journals, Fieldbooks and Logbooks. - 1907-1960

Photographs. - 1909-1992

Miscellaneous. - 1934-1983

Fonds consists of materials related to the Pictou Literary and Scientific Society and includes four volumes of documents containing the society’s rules, minutes, and journal.

Item is a notebook containing 20 sailors' ballads, one popular song and two song fragments written in at least two different hands. There is also a brief diary entry outlining Hatt's movements between 1883 and 1885.