The scrapbook belonging to Bertha MacKenzie McNeill contains clippings, mainly from Prince Edward Island newspapers, about a variety of topics of interest to the owner. A large percentage of articles are about Islanders and other Canadians in World War II. Subjects of other clippings include royalty, marriages, deaths and prominent news items.

The collection contains a transcription of deaths from the diaries of Lauretta (Machon) Brooks. The alphabetical list, spanning the years 1918-1962, includes the name of the individual and their age, date, and place of death. Some entries also include additional notes made by Lauretta. The transcript was created by Anne (Nosworthy) Brooks in 2002.