This collection consists of four letters written to Murdock MacLeod. Three of the letters in this collection are from Murdock's wife Effy MacDonald and his friend John Campbell between 1832 and 1839. There is also an unsigned letter written mostly in Gaelic dated 1831. The collection also contains an envelope addressed to Rev. J. B. Strong, Wesleyan Minister at Bingham College dated 1851.

This collection consists of copies of muster rolls and related papers for United Empire Loyalists from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, who were granted land on St. John's Island (Prince Edward Island) in 1784. Included are correspondence between government and military officials, muster rolls, returns which document the numbers of people involved, and other related documents. The original documents are dated 25 October 1783 to 29 September 1784.

This fonds consists of eight letters written between members of the Rankin and Morrison families of Scotland and PEI. Neil, Coun Douly, and George are the three generations of Rankin family whose correspondence is documented in this fonds. Roderick Morrison, whose correspondence is also included in this fonds, was the tenth child of Hector and Marion. The correspondence relays information about immigrating to PEI, as well as information about friends and family members of the Rankin and Morrison clans. Letters from A.A. Bartlett, brother-in-law of C. D. Rankin, to Cowe Morrison in Mull, inquire about family members and reminisces about a visit to the Morrison family on the Isle of Mull. A newspaper clipping from the "Prince Edward Island Times" dated the 23 April 1836, contains information communicated by the government of the day to the residents of PEI, in which C. D. Rankin is frequently mentioned.

This collection consists records of the 200th anniversary celebration of the "Selkirk Settlers" sponsored by the Belfast Historical Society in August 2003. Material includes a copy of "Selkirk settlers : 200th anniversary commemorative booklet : Belfast, Prince Edward Island, 1803-2003", brochures, programmes, tickets, and a 120 minute commemorative DVD of the anniversary celebrations.

The collection consists of correspondence to James Montgomery from a variety of individuals from London and PEI, including Thomas Desbrisay, Alex McPherson, Peter Stewart, Robert Gray, William and John Rae, and Robert Shuttleworth. These letters to Montgomery consist of news pertaining to the affairs of his land agents, tenants, and the Island in general, such as the establishing of a store in Georgetown and charges brought against Lieutenant Governor Fanning in 1792. The collection also consists of a letter to Montgomery from his daughter Miss M. Montgomery, dated 13 June 1798, a letter from an unidentified party to Robert Shuttleworth (n.d.) and a contract between Joseph Clark, millwright, and David Lawson for the building and operating of a grist mill, dated the 3 September 1785.

This paper is a brief overall account of the Irish immigration to Prince Edward Island from 1767 to 1850. It includes extracts on the names Hughes, Hayes and Mulholland from the Book of Ulster surnames. Florence (Hughes) Hydel was the author of this item.

This fonds consists of original, photocopied, and microfilmed copies of issues of "The Maple Leaf" magazine dating from 1907 to 1947. Originally a monthly magazine, publication changed to a bi-monthly format in 1942. The magazine includes: news stories and reminiscences of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, Massachusetts, and California; poetry; correspondence; the column "Persons and Places, Past and Present" containing stories about people and vital statistics; and short fiction stories in "The Children's Department".

This fonds is arranged by the format of the records: bound issues, individual issues housed in files, and microfilmed issues.

The fonds consists of six original letters written by Thomas Douglas to Reverend Angus McAulay, the Earl of Selkirk's representative in Prince Edward Island, in 1803. The first letter, dated in March of that year, was addressed from Dumfries, Scotland, and the letters that follow were written from Charlottetown. All of the correspondence concerns the settlement of the Belfast area. Also included in the fonds are photocopies and typed transcripts of the letters, as well as a print of a Jackdaw portrait of Lord Selkirk, taken from an unidentified published document, [before 1970].

This fonds consists of three letters relating to Thomas Halliday and his emigration to Prince Edward Island. The first letter, dated 28 October 1815, from Thomas Halliday to the Earl of Selkirk relays the difficulties Halliday encountered upon arriving on Prince Edward Island in that he did not receive the grant of land, located near present day Belfast, promised to him by Selkirk. The remaining letters, dated 4 July 1818, are written by the Earl of Selkirk who attempts to address the problem and are addressed to Thomas Halliday and to William Johnston, Selkirk's agent.

The collection contains copies of the Lockerby genealogy written by W. Earle Lockerby as well as the history of the community of Hamilton which he edited. It also contains photocopies of a petition and affidavit from the Scottish Record Office pertaining to the voyage of the "Edinburgh" to Isle St. Jean in 1773; an article by Frank Bigwood from "Kintyre magazine" containing a passenger list for the "Edinburgh"; and a covering letter by Earle Lockerby. The latter gives a new interpretation of the date and circumstances of the arrival of the Woodside and Montgomery families on Prince Edward Island. The fonds also contains a copy of the Royal American Gazette and Intelligencer of the Island of Saint John 25 May 1789.