The fonds consists of Schroeder's literary manuscripts, radio plays, filmscripts, manuscripts by others, personal correspondence, financial records, and printed material which chronicle his development and contributions as a writer, journalist, broadcaster, editor, translator, and literary/cultural activist. Included among the subjects documented in the papers are: Schroeder's published and unpublished fiction and nonfiction works, including short prose, novellas, poems, translations, a prison memoir, literary columns, and feature articles; production of documentaries for the CBC radio show "Ideas"; publication of the literary magazine of translation "Contemporary Literature in Translation"; the author's nine-month prison sojurn; the founding of the League of Canadian Poets and the Writers' Union of Canada; and, the establishment of the Public Lending Rights Commission of Canada.

The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, legal records, assessment rolls, printed material, photographs and stereoscope cards, maps and memorabilia from a variety of sources, including the District of Mission, the Mission School Board and the Mission District Farmers' Institute. Fonds includes registers and visitors books for various schools in the Mission area, including Silverdale, Silverhill, Hatzic, Hatzic Lake, Mission Public and Steelhead Schools. Fonds also includes records of the Freemasons in Mission.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Barnett family, of Japanese Canadians in the Mission area, and various class pictures of the Mission School (1925-1931). The fonds includes the school register for the Japanese Kindergarten in Mission.

The fonds consists of video recordings of various events and activities in Mission, B.C., including the Mission Folk Music Festival and the Fraser River Raft Race.

The fonds consists of minutes (1945-1984), constitution, correspondence, memoirs and scrapbooks containing information of the club's meetings, social activities, welfare projects, and membership.

The fonds consists of correspondence, receipts, invoices and assessment roll for the District of Dewdney pertaining to taxes, property values, property ownership, public health, public works, and disincorporation.

The fonds consists of correspondence, literary papers, certificates, awards, programs, clippings, school records and photographs of Dorothy Hills. The fonds includes early photographs of the Grinsted and Hills families.

The fonds consists of photographs documenting aspects of Ogle's life including her family, May Day celebrations, the Registered Nurses Association, the Fraser River floods, and ice storms in Mission.

Fonds consists of newspaper articles and 5 black and white photographs related to the storm and flood of January 1935 in Mission. Fonds includes newspaper articles, postcards, and colour photographs related to Jehovah's Witnesses church and other church facilities. Also includes newspaper articles and a red felt armband related to the Royal Visit of 1939 and Andrew R. Graham's contributions as Chairman of Mission's Board of Commissioners.

The fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, personnel records, subject files and photographs created and used by the Fraser Valley Record newspaper.