The fonds consists of reprinted articles or transcripts of primary documents concerning the history and genealogy of Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, the life and work of Reverend Donald MacDonald, stories of crime on Prince Edward Island, the diary of Benjamin Chappell, a letter of Edward Allen, Quakers in Prince Edward Island, and descriptions of miscellaneous incidents in PEI. The fonds also contains research concerning the temperance movement in Prince Edward Island, Charles Young and Mechanics' Institutes, as well as an autobiography of the donor's life.