This fonds contains five minute books covering the dates 1948 to 1993. Along with meeting minutes, the Augustine Cove Women's Institute minute books also contain membership lists, lists of officers, and roll call as well as some financial records. Also included in the fonds are several issues of the "Institute News" from the 1970's and a souvenir booklet from the June 1983 Provincial Convention.

This fonds contains six minute books of the Bellevue Women's Institute covering the dates 1927 to 1977. The minute books contain membership lists, annual reports, lists of officers, and roll call as well as some financial records.

The fonds consists of Marlene Russell Clark's Master of Arts thesis entitled "The Franchise in Prince Edward Island and its Relation to Island Politics and Other Political Institutions". In her 232 page thesis, Clark touches on such topics as women's suffrage and the electoral process, and examines the issues surrounding the "old" and "new" franchise, including property and multiple voting, which she argues led to much corruption within Island politics. Clark cites a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including books, articles, government documents, statutes, newspapers, political pamphlets, and interviews.

The fonds contains twelve original diaries (dated 1916-1920) kept by Wesley S. Turner as a teenager in the Bridgetown/Dundas area of Prince Edward Island. The diaries outline Wesley's daily activities (such as completing chores and attending Upton School) as well as community events and information about the activities of his family, friends and neighbours. The diaries also include some poems, essays, and short stories, as well as a few loose newspaper clippings. The fonds also contains three volumes into which Wesley began copying his early diaries in 1928. The last entry in the transcribed diaries is 11 August 1918. The fonds also contains a Bible belonging to Wesley S. Turner, some genealogical notes, an undated Christmas prayer card, and an undated membership card for the Independent Order of Young Canadians (I.O.Y.C.). The Bible also includes notes and roll call for the first meeting of the I.O.Y.C. on 19 February 1915.

The fonds consists of four volumes of financial records for the Johnson and Johnson drugstore located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. There are two record of prescription books (1891-1894, 1914-1917), one cash receipts journal (1910-1916), and one general accounts journal (1906-1915).

A letter written by George Moore of Stratford, Prince Edward Island to his son Theopolis Moore on 30 April 1864. Moore describes conditions which prevented him from sending a letter sooner, including the icy conditions in the Gulf which limited transportation between PEI and the mainland. The letter also relates good wishes from Theopolis's mother, and George's own wishes for God's protection and guidance of his son.

This fonds contains records of the Historical Society of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for the period 1996 to 1998. Records include minutes, notices of meetings, membership lists, financial reports, correspondence and one photograph. The photograph captures C. W. J. Elliot giving an outdoor lecture on the monuments in Queens Square (10 August 1997).

This collection consists of seven original letters written by Henry Shearman to his sister Marian Reynolds, who lived in England. The first letter (8 April 1836) is from Devonport, England, where Shearman and his family were waiting to embark on the ship "Castalia" towards Prince Edward Island. The other six letters were all written from PEI, from October 1836 to October 1843. Also included with the collection is a biographical sketch of Henry Shearman, written by Alejandro S. Milberg, and a transcription of the letters. A CD-ROM containing an electronic copy of the biographical sketch, transcripts of the letters, and digital copies (scans) of the original letters is also included.

The collection consists of one photograph of the original crew of the whaleback steamer "Turret Bell", ashore at Cable Head, Prince Edward Island, in 1906. The photographer is unknown and the individuals in the photograph are unidentified.

The ship "Turret Bell" was launched from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England in 1894. On 2 November 1906 the ship was blown off course and onto rocks off Cable Head, Prince Edward Island. The ship was a local viewing attraction for three years, until it was salvaged on 31 July 1909. The ship was towed to Charlottetown, then to Quebec for repairs, after which she returned to her work in coastal shipping and trading.

The fonds consists of a bound transcription of the World War I diary of Philip D. McKenna for the period 1916 to 1919. The typed diary was transcribed from the original hand-written diaries and chronicles Philip's experiences serving with the 8th and 11th Canadian Siege Batteries in Britain and France. The fonds also includeds is a copy of an undated photograph of Philip McKenna.