The fonds consists of photographs and slides of scenes of Vancouver, Jasper, New Westminster, Port Moody, North Vancouver, Richmond, West Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Surrey, Matsqui and Huntingdon, many depicting railway activity.

The fonds consists of land survey field notes, mining notes, reports (including a chronological record of outstanding events in the history of the company), correspondence relating to ceremonies and celebrations Cominco sponsored or participated in, and annual reports of the company's Refining Department (1950-1954). Fonds also includes indexes to Cominco historical correspondence and miscellaneous items: 1. "Alphabetic Index to Cominco's Historical Correspondence and Records, 1896-1981"; 2. Box/Envelope List (filelist) of Cominco historical records, 1896-1981 (relates to the alphabetic index); 3. File list of PRC reports, with microfilm/reel numbers; 4. Manuscript (typed) of "A Portrait of Progress: the Consolidated Cominco Story" (two looseleaf binders - 441 pages plus appendices, parts 1-2); 5. Another, edited version of "A Portrait of Progress" (unbound, no table of contents); 6. Submission on tax reform to Parliamentary Committee, 1970; 7. Miscellaneous, including notes from a Nov. 13, 1986 meeting of Cominco staff re disposition of historical records, and a numerical list/index of company names, place names, etc. (no indication is given as to which set of files the numerical index covers).

The fonds consists of James Betson Anderson's Masters Certificate and shipping federation papers along with correspondence. Fonds includes William Anderson's Certificate of Discharge from CGS Estevan (1917), logbook notes (1916-1917), programme for Navy Day, 1955, and two photographs of the CGS Estevan.

The fonds consists of personal and business correspondence as well as posters.

The fonds consists of official papers and letters of recommendation for Captain Gosse's marine career on the CGS Estevan and for the Canadian Pacific.

The fonds consists of manuscripts and notes relating to Heidebrecht's writings. The fonds also contains Heidebrecht's correspondence with and research notes about Russian Mennonites who fought in World War I.

The collection consists of 91 volumes of log books of North Pacific sealing vessels detailing crews, seals taken and hunting area; 9 volumes of Entrance and Clearance logs for Burrard Inlet, Nanaimo and Victoria (1872-1889), and other assorted records relating to maritime activities.

The fonds consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, and other records of the MCC-BC and its predecessors (including the Provincial Mennonite Relief Committee, British Columbia and the Provincial Mennonite Relief and Immigration Committee). Fonds includes records relating to national and international affiliates as well as some collected material on Mennonites.

The fonds consists of school inspector reports, correspondence, cards and ephemera.

The fonds consists of files on various churches affiliated with the B.C. Conference, correspondence with missions and churches, files relating to pastoral internships, and minutes of the Board of Church Extension. Fonds also consists of records of the West Coast Children's Mission Committee, the Missionskommittee, and the Mennonite Brethren Mission of British Columbia Board.