Fonds consists of a short black and white film entitled “North Canadian Incident” about the crash of a PB-1 American navy observation plane near Natashquan, Quebec probably in 1944. The film shows scenes of the American civilian work crew who were sent from Presque Isle, Maine to fix the plane including activities like setting up camp, cooking, eating, and gathering wood. The pilot and flight engineer arrived and flew the plane back to the naval base at Quonset Point, Rhode Island where it was presented to the Navy. The film places emphasis on the ways that the American government was saving money by fixing the plane instead of building a new one.

Fonds consists of one small photo album with handwritten notes and fifteen small black and white photos taken during the Second World War. Includes two small newspaper clippings. These photos were collected by Iris Birtwistle and other female volunteers at the Catholic Soldiers Club in Aldershot, United Kingdom. Also includes five mounted photographs, some duplicates, of members of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Coy., Canadian Active Service Force (C.A.S.F.) and Headquarters 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade.

Collection consists of an account of Commander J.H. (Harris) MacLean’s naval career including his voyage through the Northwest Passage, and a copy of the eulogy delivered at Commander MacLean’s funeral. Both were written by Ian Greenwood from interviews he conducted with Commander MacLean beginning in November 2006. The collection also includes various black and white photographs of HMCS Labrador and her crew as they erected beacons during their voyage through the Northwest Passage. A black and white photograph of the crew of HMCS Margaree and four colour photos, three of HMCS Margaree, and one of ships moored at Pearl Harbour are also part of the collection. Also includes various group photos from a meeting of the Explorers Club of New York in 1956, a photo of 2nd Escort Squadron Hockey team taken in Tokyo Japan in February 1962, several photos of groups of men from HMCS Discovery and HMCS Kings. Includes black and white photographs of graduating classes from Fleet School, HMCS Naden, Esquimalt. Miscellaneous black and white photos of various ships, people, icebergs, sailors, and planes are also part of the collection.

Fonds consists of correspondence between Lloyd S. Breadner and his parents, and documenting his service and activities with the Royal Naval Air Force during the First World War in Great Britain and France. Subjects discussed include his training, flights, life with various squadrons, his receiving the Distinguished Service Cross, and family life. Also includes some post-war correspondence.

Fonds consists of slides with photos of RCAF Stations Uplands and Trenton. 5 slides are dated 1956; 3 slides are dated 1959; 1 slide is dated 1961; 4 slides are dated 1966; 10 slides are not dated. Includes aerial images of airfield and barracks, as well as images of the front gate, interior office and meeting room pictures, and backyards with patio furniture.

Collection consists of photographs and papers from Canada Corner, the welcome centre for Canadian Forces in Paris, France in 1944-1946. Canada Corner was run by the Canadian Forces Hospitality and Information Bureau. The photographs show some of the staff and visitors, including Jacqueline Guerret. There is, as well, one photograph of Jacqueline Guerret taken several decades later. The textual records consist of poems entitled “Ode to a Canadian”, “Cynara”, and “Long Ago”. Also included is a document entitled “Diary of a Canadian on 7 Days Leave in Paris”, as well as one called “If You Marry French Girls!”. These documents are generally anecdotal, save for one entitled “Knights of Columbus Canadian War Services”, which is a simple newsletter that lists senior appointments of the Knights of Columbus War Services Overseas, dated 1 November 1945. There are also two menus, one autographed extensively as well as one with a personal farewell.

Fonds consists of selected correspondence relating to Ferry Command and No. 44 Group during 1942-1943 and to reports of Air Ministry production during 1940-1942 and documents concerning air operations and the analysis of bombing tactics and strategy. There are also British Cabinet and Allied Command papers relating to Operation "Overlord".

Fonds consists of material documenting Robert A. Logan's activities with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1922 to investigate conditions effecting aircraft in the Arctic Islands. Includes correspondence re Logan's aerial photography training and aerial navigation training, the early history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the First World War operations, arctic flying and sovereignty questions in 1922. There is are various documents about the RCAF Ground Instructional Section and Photographic Section during the early 1920s.

Fonds consists of a brief manuscript, entitled "Forty years after". The manuscript contains Ward's recollections of his experiences as a flying control officer in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. There is also a brief newspaper clipping announcing his promotion to Squadron Leader.

Fonds consists of material photocopied at the U.S. National Archives, Washington, D.C. (RG 38) and dealing mainly with the reports from the U.S. Naval Attaché in Canada for the period 1940-1946. Includes mostly intelligence reports issued in Ottawa, London (GB), and Vancouver discussing the situation of the navy in Canada, its war effort in the Pacific, and post-war issues. The fonds also includes the ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) Weekly for 1942-1945. Each weekly pamphlet discusses the progress of the war in Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas. Also included are special articles about specific subjects in the theatres of war. Following the end of the war in Europe, ONI Weekly continued to report on military activity in the Pacific and Asia, and report on the peace negotiations in Europe. There are two series:

1. Reports from the U.S. Naval Attaché in Canada (92/184)
2. Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Weekly (112.3M1.013 (D6))