This fonds consists of records relating to Katie A. Stewart's year as a student at the provincial Normal School in Fredericton. It includes an autograph book signed by many of her fellow students (1891-1892), notebooks relating to her study of natural science and teaching methods, and three textbooks -- Three Part Songs (by Henry Sefton, 1879), The Royal Reader (1875), and the Royal Reader (1877).

The fonds contains a copy of the book, "A History of Fredericton: the last 200 years" with a commemorative inscription from the city and signed by Helen Squires; the page proofs for the manuscript; the original manuscript for the book; A. Squires' research notes; and a publication titled "An Incidental History of Frederciton" by W. Austin Squires (1975).

The collection also includes a video cassette of the ceremony naming W. Austin Squires a freeman of the city (1960s) and transcripts for "The Changing Year", nature programs done for CBC by Dr. Austin Squires (1968-1969).

This fonds consists of an account book of personal and family expenses, 1847-1885, belonging to Dr. William Brydone Jack. There are also photostatic copies of a letter from Dr. Jack to Benjamin R. Stevenson, Surveyor General of New Brunswick concerning measurement of the meridian line through Fredericton, 14 October 1874. There is also a copy of a certificate of appreciation from the University of New Brunswick on his retirement in 1885.

This fonds contains personal correspondence between William Brydone Jack and his wives, Marian Ellen Peters and Caroline Disbrowe. In letters to Marian Jack mentions his astronomical work with Drs. J.B. Toldervy and James Robb. Also included are newspaper clippings and a sketchbook belonging to Blanche Jack, Dr. William Brydone Jack's daughter.

Photographs depict buildings, activities, and individuals associated with the University of New Brunswick. Some of the photographs are matted; some are mounted on heavy cardboard.

Fonds consists two series:
-Series 1 - consists of personal diaries kept by Laurence H. Cragg while he was president of Mount Allison University, including several pencil and ink drawings of people, buildings, and other subjects.
-Series 2 - consists of Mount Allison University programs and menus; Mount Allison University invitations; departmental brochure for the Music Department; and other programs, menus, and invitations.

Fonds consists papers compiled for an article on the Windsor / Harper / Killam families, published in the "Mount Allison Record", v. 55, Fall 1971, p. 15-17. There are three letters to Don McLauchlan, one from Robert Killam, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and two from Grace Tomkinson, New York; notes and drafts of the Windsor / Harper / Killam family trees, with an attached note to Don McLauchlan from Vince Windsor; and Windsor / Harper / Killam family trees from the "Mount Allison Record", Fall, 1971 (annotated).

The fonds consists mainly of records generated by the Gates' research activities related to anthropology and eugenics and the collection and distribution of scientific information concerning this topic. Some personal records are included and the Laura Ruggels Gates records center on the work of her husband.

The Reginald Ruggles Gates records consist of:

• Publications;
• Correspondence, academic;
• Research, articles and lectures;
• Royal Society;
• Autobiography and family history;
• Correspondence, personal;
• Legal and financial;
• Memorabilia;
• Certificates;
• Photoprints and photonegatives, slides, and Artifacts.

The Laura Ruggles Gates records, which comprise of most of the fonds, include:

• Correspondence;
• Research and lectures;
• R.R.G. (Reginald Ruggles Gates) Memorials;
• Memorabilia;
• Clippings;
• Photoprints and photonegatives;
• Slides;
• Audiovisual material;
• Heraldic Crests;
• Artifacts;
• Publications from L.R.G.s (Laura Ruggles Gates') library.

This fonds includes notebooks, scrapbooks and correspondence with Tappan Adney about fruit culture. There is a diary of F. P. Sharp, with a transcript, 1846-1850 and his correspondence, 1864-1898. There are also newspaper clippings about Sharp and fruit culture

The fonds consists of typed and handwritten copies of Gorham's publications including: "Checklist of the Order Caudata"; "Das Tierreich" by Gorham and W. E. Duellman: "Liste der Rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien"; checklists of the family Hylidae and family Pseudidae; and "Checklist of the family Atelopodidae and family BufonidaeÈ.