Item is a report of the Union of the British provinces.

Item is a list of Canadian place names and their pronunciation.

Item contains a history of the schools in the Sydney area up to 1935.

Item is a paper written by J.S. McLennan on the prospect of a historical site in Louisbourg.

This item is an open letter by Matthew Richey in regards to the Confederation.

Item is an article relating the history of Halifax, N.S.

Fonds represents over seven decades of photography by the owners and staff of Abbass Studios Ltd.. The studio operated a portrait studio, as well as accepted contracts from newspapers and covered local events. The photographs in the fonds reflect the diverse economic, political and cultural heritage of Cape Breton.

The negatives are organized into seven series: A,B,C,D,N, DOSCO, and Portraiture (P). The N series includes the earliest images including the nitrate film negatives. The A,B,C, and D series continue chronologically until 2001 with the Portraiture ending in 2004. The DOSCO series includes photographs taken of the Dominion Steel and Coal Company during the 1950s.

Fonds consists of correspondence, including a letter from "Bob," a soldier in Fredericton, New Brunswick, during World War 1.

Item is a photograph of A.C. Day, the clerk-treasurer of Cape Breton County from 1936-1970.

Item is a photograph of four male students standing outside of Sydney Academy.