The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to steam railroading in British Columbia.

The collection consists of a record of vessels entering the Port of Victoria, correspondence concerning the activities of the United Services Institution of Vancouver Island, also known as the Royal United Services Institute, a log book of the schooner Louis Olsen and records of seal catches in the Pacific.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to trade unions; the University of British Columbia; various ethnic groups in B.C. including the Japanese, French-Canadians, Germans, Scandinavians, Ugandan Asians and Jews; the role of women; the Pemberton Valley; and, Vancouver.

The collection consists of interviews with people who were officially involved in Justice Councils in B.C. from 1974 to the 1980s.

The collection consists of radio broadcasts including music, variety shows, speeches, and advertisements, and two film prints of the Universal International Newsreel.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the history of the Tofino-Clayoquot area.

The collection consists of Duffy's oral history interviews pertaining to radio broadcasting in B.C.; film-making in B.C., including interviews about A.D. Kean's life and work; and musicians in Victoria. It also includes copies of three film or video productions directed by Duffy.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with women who live and work in the downtown core of Vancouver.

The collection consists of oral history interviews by Emmanuel Ronse pertaining to the history of early radio broadcasting in B.C., primarily in Vancouver.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to B.C. ferry and marine workers conducted as part of the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers History Project.