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The file consists of information on the graduates from the Sherbrooke Hospital School of Nursing from 1946 to 1972. In consists of three yearbooks, titled "Invictus". Found in the pages of yearbooks are newspaper clippings: a photograph of the graduating class of North Hatley High School from 1969, a photograph of the graduating class of Sherbrooke Hospital School of Nursing from 1948, various obituaries of past graduates and an undated 'card of thanks' article from Pearl Robinson.

The file consists of a scrapbook compiled by Florence J. (née Wright) Richardson during World War II, focusing primarily on Eastern Townships and Montreal soldiers, from 1941 to 1947.

The file consists of an edition of the Waterloo Advertiser and Eastern Townships Advocate, vol. 11, no. 29, 28 June 1866.

The file consists of a photocopy of The Sherbrooke Illustrated, Vol. 1, published by the Eastern Townships Agricultural Association on September 1886.

The file consists of two scrapbooks containing clippings from the newspaper News and Eastern Townships Advocate, mostly from the St. John's news section from 1911 to 1930 (possibly written by Arthur Henry Moore) and of the St. John's Centenary Edition of the newspaper The Eastern Townships Advocate, Vol. 100, No. 10, dated 29 January 1948. It also consists of a partial issue, dated 27 June 1902.

The file consists of an issue of the newspaper The Independent Times and County of Stanstead Advertiser, Vol. 2, No. 27, dated 27 June 1888.

The file contains primary source material on tourism in the Sutton area from the early 1900s. It consists of an advertisement outlining the attractions Sutton can offer to tourists. The advertisement includes images of the surrounding landscape and includes Grace Anglican Church in Sutton, Legrage Falls, Balance Rock, the Pinnacle, Sutton Methodist Church, the Canadian Mohonk, and Billing's cascade.

The file consists of an issue of the Stanstead Advertiser, "a monthly journal devoted to the interests of the public," dated February 1887 (Vol. 1, No. 1).

The file consists of the text of a petition by 48 inhabitants of Sherrington printed by order of the Legislative Assembly on 1 March 1855. It was signed by William McKay and 47 other persons whose names are not specified. This file provides information on the association of settlers, which was formed to protect their interests against unfair sellers.

The file contains the 1929 charter of the Sherbrooke Trust Company; the company's annual reports for 1957, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985; and annual reports of the Trust Général du Canada for 1972 and 1976 and of Trust co General for 1987.

The file consists of one Public Notice dated 12 June 1913, posted by P. C. Duboyce, announcing an election for two school commissioners in the School Municipality of the Township of Cleveland, in Richmond County.

The file consists of a funeral liturgy for Robin Bruce Burns, dated 13 February 1998.

The file consists of one letter dated 25 February 1895, Cowansville, written by Reverend Ernest Manley Taylor and sent to Henry J. Morgan, Esquire of Ottawa. The file provides information on Reverend E. M. Taylor's career, beginning as a teacher and continuing as an inspector of schools in Brome and Missisquoi counties.

The file consists of a brochure on the Pressure-Proof Aligning Gauge, produced by Pressure-Proof Rings Limited, which was located in Sherbrooke, from the 1920s.

The file consists of two postcards to Alice Schoolcraft of Hatley, written to her from Gordon and Margaret in 1912 and 1919, including references to school, teachers, and Santa.

The file contains a skit, title "Train on the Podunk", which was probably performed in the Brome Lake area around the 1890s. The author is unknown.

The file consists of a digitized PDF image of the artwork “Notre-Dame-de-Sherbrooke Reine de l’Estrie” with a prayer on the verso.

The file contains primary source information on the professional life and interests of Cedric S. Douglas from 1911 to 1964. It consists of documents from other employment such as Sutton Silk Mill (later Dufresne Yarns Limited) and a personal printing business, along with correspondence from W.L. Shurtleff on reciprocity.

The file contains primary source information on the life of Reverend Lemuel Oscar Bunt. It consists of an autobiography written by Rev. Bunt, and included information on his time as a minister at the Birchton, Bulwer and Eaton Corner United Churches from 1932 to 1938.

The file primarily consists of 36 programmes for awards nights and graduations at Alexander Galt Regional High School, Lennoxville. The file provides information about the school's cultural events, performances, and student activities, such as plays, awards nights, graduation ceremonies, and reunions from 1973 to 1998. It is also a source of information on the Waterville School and includes a reunion souvenir booklet, newspaper clipping and program from 1989; a photograph of the Waterville classes of Grades 4, 5 and 6 from around 1940; a proficiency certificate awarded Evelyn Smith in 1916; two concert prorgrammes from the Mitchell school from 1948 and 1965; and a programme from a performance of "Our Hearts were Young and Gay" by the Lennoxville High School Dramatic Society in 1947.

The file consists of one issue of the Knowlton News and Brome County Advocate: Vol. 61, No. 23, 22 May 1908.

The file consists of a book of poems by Joseph Rice Ball and Lillian Stuart Ball, titled "Greetings from Mapleside", which also includes photographs, from around 1900 and a custom Christmas greeting card from Henry S. Ball, dated 1907. Mapleside was the Ball family property in Waterville.

The file consists of a marriage certificate for John Andrews, of New York state, and Hattie Cameron (daughter of James A. Cameron and Mary Mann) of Leeds, dated 19 December 1900. They were married by the minister of the Leeds Presbyterian Church.

The file consists of a court notice for the declaration of bankruptcy by James Arthur Barrie, a trader in Richmond, 1911. F. G. Gale was appointed as provisional guardian of the property.

The file contains primary source material on Gleason's Shorthand and Business College, located in Sherbrooke in 1913. It consists of a school catalogue, a list of graduates, their place of employment and a list of school fees.

The file consists of one copy of a ledger dated from 1873 to 1875 and headed Ledger No.1 Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company Limited. The file provides information on the accounts of the Glasgow Canadian Land Company, represented in 1873 by John Scott of Lennoxville. The accounts concern lands, properties, farms, stores, and roads located in Brompton, Clinton, Ditton, Hampden, Hilton, Lennoxville, Lingwick, Marston, Newport and Scotstown.

The file contains a transcription and indexation of the Eastern Townships Honour Roll for soldiers serving in World War II (WWII) that appeared in the Sherbrooke Daily Record on 27 February 1943, along with the addition of service numbers and dates of death where the information was available, prepared by Allan Rowell.

The file consists of a school municipality census for East Bolton for 1899. The ledger was later used as a cookbook for Emma (née Bryant) Patch (1891-1951) of Magog, probably from the 1920s to the 1940s.

The file consists of the diary of a young teacher named Mabel during the time of the settlements in the Eastern Townships. The diary is titled "Leaves from the Diary of a Canadian Teacher in 1836". It follows the twelve-week period in which Mabel travels to a town or village to be a teacher (maybe Bondville, Knowlton). It contains information on everyday life, such as the way the houses were built in that area, the accommodations where Mabel was boarding, the type of food she ate and the way religion was celebrated and perceived by some. The author also gives information on many families such as the Furniss', the Burtons, the Carnes, the Murrays and the Wests. She also speaks of a Mr. Gardner, who is later arrested and thrown in the Sherbrooke jail and of a "brother Clifton" who owns a small grist mill. There is also a passage on the economy of the region, in which Mabel explains the process of making "Salts" (a.k.a. potash and pearlash). She mentions some of her students and their academic background, but all in all, there is little information on school life.

The file consists of a recipe book compiled by the Cookshire Women's Institute from before 1949. It also includes brief historical notes on the town and region.