This fonds consists of 18 photographs of three ships built by John A. MacDonald (1874-) of Tracadie, Prince Edward Island, in 1918-1920.

The first of the 3 MacDonald ships whose images have been captured in this collection is the "Anna MacDonald". She was built and launched in 1920 and was at least partially owned by John A. MacDonald. The "Anna MacDonald" weighed 183 tons.

Ship number 2, the "Barbara MacDonald" was owned solely by John A. MacDonald. She was built in 1919 by Duncan S. MacLaren and launched in that same year. The 162 ton schooner was wrecked on her maiden voyage, when she sank during a fierce storm off the coast of Newfoundland on December 14, 1919.

The final vessel, the "Victory Chimes" was built at Cardigan in 1918 by Kimble Coffin. She weighed 297 tons and was jointly owned by John A. MacDonald, George A. Thomson and Eleanor B. Lyons.

The fonds consists of a transcribed letter written by Robert Shuttleworth to his longtime friend Joseph Banks dated 8 October 1793. In the letter, Robert describes the flora and fauna of Prince Edward Island.

The collection consists of records relating to the Simpson and MacNeill families of Cavendish, Prince Edward Island from 1826 to 1923. The records are organized into five series:

Series 1: Land Records
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3: Photographs
Series 4: Newspapers and Publications
Series 5: Miscellaneous Documents

The fonds consists of a scrapbook compiled by Ella Bagnall Simpson. In her scrapbook Ella included newspaper clippings of marriages, deaths, anniversaries and social events with emphasis on the New Glasgow area as well as news on Island families living in the United States and New Zealand. There are also a few personal letters from nieces and nephews included in Ella's scrapbook.

The fonds consists of a genealogy of the Norton family by Jessie Rosina Norton Beck entitled "Of These Stones: The MacNaughton-Nortons," Frederick P. Norton's journal from his tour of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1843-1844 as well as the register for the Baptist Church at Three Rivers, now Montague Church of Christ, 1832-1926, which the Nortons attended. There are also several letters to Frederick P. Norton from John MacDonald, his sister Jane N. Moar and his brother John Norton. One of the latter letters describes the dissolution of the "California Association" the company which built and sailed the "Fanny" to San Francisco in 1849. There is also one letter from Robert Austin to John Norton and some invoices from Mark Butcher.

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 MacRae family papers between 1804 and 1912, including military papers, receipts, tickets, correspondence and accounts for the family as well as reports for the Charlottetown Woollen Factory (1874), the Hazelbrook Dairy Station (1895-1907), and the British American Book and Tract Society (1893). There are also account books for Daniel (1875-1893) and Samuel (1866-1876) and a day book for Samuel (1857-1867).

The fonds consists of the second minute book of the Prince Edward Island Christian Association covering the years 1869-1925. In addition to the minutes of the regular meetings, it also includes reports from the churches that belonged to the Christian Association. The fonds also contains a few pamphlets and newsletters from the national association, the Canadian Churches of Christ.

This fonds consists of photocopies of seven letters written by Henry Douglas Morpeth to Viscount Melville and Lieutenant Colonel H. Dundas between 11 August 1840 and 15 October 1849. In these letters Henry discusses the relationship between landlord and tenant, the Escheat movement and the political, racial and religious unrest on PEI during the 1840s.

This collection consists of assorted materials including eight photographs of identified ships built at Cardigan as well as the steam ships "Enterprise" and "Harland" and an account book dated 1868-1888 for the ships "Willie", "Gulnare", "Altair" and "Lucy Pope". There is also an account book of an unidentified store in Kings County for the years 1853-1861 and a book listing stock and inventory for the years 1898 and 1899 that may be from the same unidentified store. The collection also contains some notes and accounts regarding the S. S. "Coila" in account with D. Farquharson, an auction sale of the estate of a Mr. Burke, and a letter written by Peter Macgowan to Michael Bourke 24 August 1853 regarding a land deed.