The collection contains a history class paper on Holman's Island, Prince Edward Island, by Fraser E. Clark, and several newspaper articles about James L. Holman and the Island Park Hotel. The collection also includes a photograph of the Island Park Hotel (ca. 1900) and a colour photograph of an Island road.

The collection consists of a photographic view series containing nine images of Prince Edward Island circa 1920. The majority of the images depict scenes in Charlottetown including: St. Dunstans Cathedral; Prince of Wales College; Market House and Government Buildings; Queen Street; Victoria Hotel; and the Railway Station. Other images include the car ferry "Prince Edward Island" and ice breaker "Northumberland Strait," as well as a fishing scene in an unidentified area of PEI.

The majority of the collection consists of records relating to Carrie Holman. A scrapbook of newspaper clippings of her radio broadcasts (1948), newspaper clippings (1927-1948, 1968-1972), and correspondence (1937-1971) consisting of letters and telegrams to Carrie make up the majority of the collection. Papers belonging to Gladys Holman, including a coronation medal and certificate commemorating the silver jubilee of George V and Queen Mary (1935), George Vl and Queen Elizabeth (1937), and Queen Elizabeth ll (1953), as well as a graduation photograph of Carrie are also contained in the collection.

This collection consists of several items pertaining to Cornwall and Lorne Valley including histories of these communities as well as histories of Cornwall Church and Cornwall School. There are also newspaper articles relating to the reopening of the Cornwall United Church. Finally, the collection includes an essay about the history of Cornwall by Marjorie Howard. Topics covered in the essay include geography, natives, pioneer settlements, Cornwall Church, school, post office, hall, rink, population, Beechwood Gardens, the Homefront and war monuments erected in Cornwall in memory of those who died during the World Wars.

The collection consists of three postcards of the Hotel Victoria, Victoria Row, and the Provincial buildings in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. These postcards were mailed from Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Mrs. Yeo T. Smith in Ottawa in 1905. There are no messages on the postcards, just the address of the recipient.

The collection consists of seven articles relating to storms in the Maritime region of Canada, including those that occurred on Prince Edward Island from 1959 to 1972. Included are articles from such publications as the "Weatherwise" and "The Ice Seminar," as well as documents published by the Canadian Departments of Transport and Environment. The collection also contains "A Bibliography of Canadian Climate, 1763-1957," compiled by Morley K. Thomas in 1961.

The collection consists of ten photographs and one postcard. Photographs include images of Charlottetown such as the post office, Provincial Building, Fort Edward, as well as the Victoria Park Roadway, Queen Square, Queen Street, and Victoria Row in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Another photograph depicts a Mi'Kmaq woman and a child standing outside a teepee. The postcard is entitled, "A Million Dollar Train transporting silver foxes from Tignish to the ranch of The Chas Dalton Silver Black Fox Co. Ltd." Individuals pictured in front of the train include Charles Dalton, M.G. Mooney, Edward Martin, Dr. Lundie, W.B. Prowse, Andy Bagnall and Pat Dorsey.

This collection consists of five photographs of the ice boat service between Prince Edward Island and the mainland as well as a daily ice boat log kept between 9 February 1895 and 10 April 1895 by Captains Muttart and W. N. Allen.

This collection includes 1168 textual items, plus 235 images collected by Judge George Alley and Henry Smith pertaining largely to the early history of Prince Edward Island. A large proportion of the collection deals with the history of Charlottetown and the colony of Prince Edward Island during its early years of settlement. The collection is divided into 25 series, based on the arrangement that was imposed by the donor, and possibly earlier arrangement prior to donation to the Public Archives and Records Office. Arrangement was based on provenance, subject or contents or type of document. Series order has been rearranged to reflect government documents, family papers and miscellaneous. Many of the series include government records such as bills, acts, proclamations and petitions, Journals of the House of Assembly and Legislative Council, minutes of Council and claims, proposals and reports to the government. The collection includes several series of records pertaining to a number of families and individuals including: George Alley and the Alley family, Fanning family, Wright family, Bagnall family, Isaac Smith, James Bardin Palmer, and Edward Palmer. The collection includes lantern slides, photographs, textual materials and plans. The subject of the photographs is early Charlottetown, and its residents. Photographs include streetscapes, public buildings and private residences, and portraits of city officials and clergymen. The collection also includes records pertaining to the following subjects: inns, taverns, bridges, ferries, Loyalists, schools and education, the Land Question, military, agriculture, the administration of justice, postal service, land records, Charlottetown Market House, Court House, and Province House. A number of the documents in this collection are copies of original documents, many copied at the request of Judge George Alley in pursuit of his interest in writing a history of Prince Edward Island.

This collection consists of 3 photographs. The first is of a military review; the second is of an unidentified male in a horse-drawn carriage; and the third is of the firing of the guns at Victoria Park, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.