The fonds consists of correspondence from 1953; incomplete set of minutes, 1954-1988; newsletters, annual and president's reports; photographs, including cruise photograph album; and several private pocket calendars.

The fonds consists of records documenting Farquhar's involvement in the early development of the University of Victoria, and his career as President. The fonds consists of the following series: Correspondence, 1971-75; Reports, 1960-84; Speeches, 1964-73; Publications and clippings, 1959-73; Ephemera, 1971-73; photographs, 1948-75.

The fonds consists of historical notes, student notes, PhD research data on squid and sardines (including photographic data), lecture notes by subject, and course notes; and files from: Victoria College Biology Department (1958-67), Victoria College Building Committee (1957-58), Victoria College Faculty Association (1952-63), Victoria College Board (1957-63), and Victoria College Faculty and Staff Association, (1949-55).

The fonds consists of records documenting Friedmann's interests and activities both on and off the University of Victoria campus. Fonds includes reports, correspondence, minutes of meetings and course outlines for new courses offered in physics (including the co-op programme), nursing, and social work, records of Senate and faculty committees, material relating to the resignations of University of Victoria Presidents Bruce Partridge and Malcolm Taylor and the appointment as President of Howard Petch, material relating to the University of Victoria Open Houses, and records (including constitutions, minutes financial records) relating to the Cadboro Bay Ratepayers Association and Community Plan, the Canadian Parents for French, the Vancouver Island Opera Society and the Victoria Symphony Society.

The fonds consists of music course outlines and examination papers (1950-1967), musical scores (1953-1956); programs, slides, and audio tapes of concerts at Victoria Normal School, Victoria College and the University of Victoria; and, historical outline of post-secondary music programs in Victoria, with photographs, text and original scores by Gaddes.

The fonds consists of Girard's correspondence regarding departmental matters, research work and student transcripts (1964-1986); correspondence with colleagues and students (1964-1987); Department of History files including minutes, correspondence, reports; drafts of Girard's book, Volume XIII of the series "Canada in World Affairs".

The fonds consists of two notebooks of notes from Gordon's classes at Victoria College (B.C.) on constitutional law and English literature, 1911-1912; diploma and citation for Honourary Doctor of Laws degree awarded to Gordon from the University of Victoria; and scrapbook with oil pastels of outdoor scenes drawn by Gordon.

The fonds consists of the following series: Constitution, 1950-1981; Correspondence, 1959-1974; Financial ledgers, 1926-1960; Meeting files with minutes and reports, 1950-1983; Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and annual reports, 1935-1939; 1980-1989. The meeting files include financial statements.

The fonds consists of the following series: academic diplomas, 1907-1914; personal correspondence from Hamilton to her family during a trip to Europe, 1921-1922; and photographs of her European travels; other photographs documenting Hamilton's time at Victoria College, 1909-1950.

The fonds consists of legal advice on a variety of subjects and includes files on general correspondence, land tenure and zoning changes, academic freedom, and the Dean of Women. Also included are minutes of the University Development Board, 1961-65.