Fonds contains two letters: one written by Carleton Stanley to Archibishop Arthur Carlisle; and one to Alfred Whitehouse from Duncan Scott.

Fonds contains newsletters, programmes, letters to members, as well as society by-laws.

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the administrative, operational, financial, and artistic activities of the ASO. Included are materials documenting the Board of Directors, box office operations (including ticket sales), financial affairs, fundraising, general administration, guest artists, orchestra members, public relations and publicity, and the union. Also included is the photograph series which presents a visual record of various aspects of the orchestra's activities, including performances and women's auxiliary events as well as publicity shots of musicians, conductors, staff, and guest artists.

Fonds includes handwritten catalogues of Murray's record albums, manuscripts of a skit called "Pukka Sahib," and notes on Frederic Chopin.

The fonds contains copies of programs for operas performed or hosted by the Nova Scotia Opera Association, as well as draft copies of those programs. It also contains business correspondence, annual reports and its notice of incorporation.

The fonds contains photographs of singers and musical groups, theatrical paraphernelia, and documents regarding the construction of Ward's home on Beaufort Avenue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as other printed material.