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The fonds contains source material on the organization, operations, and activities of the Sherbrooke Library and Art Association from 1886 to 1987. It is also a source of information on the steps taken towards the founding of the Association, the interest of Sherbrooke citizens in the arts, and the process of amalgamating the library with the Bibliothèque municipale. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Historical and Constituent Documents (1890-1974), Lists of Officers and Trustees ([1965?]-1982), Minutes (1886-1987), Reports (1889-1973), Accounting and Financial Documents (1890-1982), Correspondence (1956-1988), Amalgamation with the Bibliothèque municipale de Sherbrooke ([1965?]-1979), Catalogue and Lists of Publications (1895-[1967?]), Natural History Department ([188-]), Art Gallery (1929-1969), Newspaper Clippings (1908-1977), Photographs (1949), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1892?]-1975).

The fonds contains source material on the organization and operations of the St. George's Club in Sherbrooke in the 20th century, and in particular from 1950 to 1980. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Charter and By-laws (1937-1980), Minutes (1922-1981), Accounting and Financial Documents ([1914?]-1981), Titles ([1890?]-1960), Correspondence with the Members (1914-1981), Lists of Officers and Members ([1955?]-1981), Documents Related to the Club-House (1914-1975), Guests Registers (1925-1983), and Miscellaneous Documents (1915-1982).

The fonds contains source material on the activities, functioning, and members of the Lennoxville Rifle Club from 1946 to 1986. It is comprised of the following series: Constitution and By-laws (1952), Minutes (1946-1978), Accounting and Financial Documents (1946-1974), Membership (1946-1978), Correspondence (1950-1978), Club-house (1951-1977), Score Books and Prizes (1947-1986), Newspaper Clippings ([1946?]-[1969?]) and Miscellaneous Documents ([1952?]-1979).

The fonds contains source material on Estrie-Vie's interventions in 1982 and 1983 and more general material on the development of the hydroelectric industry in the Eastern Townships in the 1980s. It is comprised of the following series: Constitution and By-laws (1982), Notes of the Board of Directors (1982-1983), Briefs and Reports (1982-1983), Lists of Members and Affected Landowners ([1982?]-[1983?]), Correspondence (1982-1983), Public Hearings (1983), Hydro-Québec (1981-1983), Scientific Studies ([1982?]-[1983?]), Newspaper Clippings (1981-1983) and Miscellaneous Documents ([1980?]-1983).

The fonds contains source material on educational services to the Anglo-Protestant population of Eastern Townships in the 1960s and 1970s and is also of value as a source of information on cattle breeding and the Quebec Beef Cattle Association in the 1960s. It consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including procedures, policies, reports, briefs, legislation, and budgets. It is comprised of the following series: Personal Affairs (1889-1974), School Committees (1957-1972), School Information (1939-1992), Associations (1921-1982), Fairs and Sales (1935-1985), Agriculture ([196-?]), Photographs (1948-[1985?]) and Festivals (1977-1978).

The fonds contains source material on the administrative and artistic activities of the St. Francis Theatre Company and Festival Lennoxville between 1972 and 1982. It consists of by-laws, minutes, correspondence, financial statements and budgets, publicity and promotional documents, scripts, schedules, recordings, designs, and also files of actors, playwrights, and producers. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Administration and Management ([1966?]-1982), Human Resources (1971-1982), Finances (1971-1982), Productions (1972-1982), and Public Relations (1972-1982).

The fonds contains source material on the organization, operations, and activities of the Townshippers' Association from 1975 to 2015 and is more broadly of value as a source of information on the views and attitudes of the English-speaking communities of the Eastern Townships during that period. The fonds consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including minutes, financial statements reports, briefs, correspondence, surveys, leaflets, and publications. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Administration and Organization (1975-2013), Operational Committees (1978-2015), Program Committees (1979-2015), Ad Hoc Committees (1979-2013), Regional Associations (1979-2013), Other Organizations (1983-1990), Federal Government (1981-2000), and Provincial Government (1983-2001).

The fonds contains very limited source material on the life of Helen S. Armitage and James Potter Keough, a Sherbrooke artist. It is comprised of two series: Letters from James Potter Keough (1941-1949) and Class Photographs ([1908?]-1912).

The collection contains source material on the Fenian raids of the 19th century; the re-enactment of these raids in 1959; and the history of the Eastern Townships in general (especially Shefford, Sherbrooke, and Stanstead Counties). It consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including press clippings, correspondence, research notes, reports, maps, and booklets. The collection is comprised of the following series: Fenian raid of 1870 ([1931?]-[1981?]), Historical Societies ([1958?]-1970), History of the Eastern Townships ([1959?]-[1971?]), Artefacts ([18-?]-1962), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1960?]-[1976?]). Photostats from the National Archives of Canada of reports written in 1870 by the military officers at Eccles Hill and of the Map of the Counties of Shefford, Iberville, Brome, Missisquoi, and Rouville by H.F. Walling are part of the collection.

The collection contains source material on the history of the Bieber family and material on the Eastern Townships, Canada, England and the two world wars. It consists of four albums of postcards and seven scrapbooks containing press clippings, correspondence, photographs, booklets, greeting cards and recipes. Included among the scrapbooks is one complied by Arthur Bieber during his World War II (WWII) military service. Most of the postcards are from Europe, only a few relate to the Eastern Townships. Many were sent or received by Arthur H.H. Bieber and therefore constitute items of correspondence. The clippings in the scrapbooks are mainly related to the Eastern Townships, with some on other topics. The collection is comprised of the following series: Scrapbooks ([1914?]-1978), Postcards Albums ([190-?]-[194-?]), and Photographs ([189-?]-194-?]).

The fonds contains source material on daily life in the Georgeville area at the end of the 19th century and on the machinery in use at the Magog Textile Mill during that period. It consists of glass negatives of portraits (children, women, men), group and family pictures, exterior scenes (horses, buildings, landscapes), and the Magog Textile Mill.

The fonds contains source material on the Cleveland family, mainly Harry Roland Cleveland Sr. and Harry Roland Cleveland Jr.'s involvement in the First and Second World Wars. It consists of photographs from both Cleveland Sr. and Jr.’s time at war, Cleveland Sr.’s composite graduation photograph from McGill University, a diary belonging to Cleveland Jr. describing his everyday life in the Royal Flying Corps before he left for Europe and then when he was on active duty in Europe during World War I, certificates of appointments, discharge papers, correspondence, research notes and a certificate of appointment given to Nelson Cleveland, the first Mayor of Cleveland township. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Nelson Cleveland (1847), Harry Roland Cleveland Sr. (1916-1920), Harry Roland Cleveland Jr. (1917-1958) and Research Notes (1986).

The fonds contains source material on the history of the Cochrane Cemetery and on the work of the restoration committee. It consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including photographs, press clippings, minutes, financial statements, list of persons buried in the Cemetery, correspondence, and photocopies of deeds of sale dating from 1802, 1803, 1864, and 1919. These materials are all gathered into a report in nine parts (Our work, Summary, Numerical list, Mailing #1, Mailing #2, Mailing #3, Final Mailing, Minutes of meetings).

The fonds contains source material on the Scottish emigration to the Eastern Townships. It consists of a four-volume unpublished study entitled Celts of Compton County; eight interviews with descendants of Scots settlers; a map showing the 'Pionneer Scotch Settlements in Compton County'; and a list of materials deposited with the Compton County Historical Museum Society by the Celtic Research Group. 'Celts of Compton County' includes photocopies of pictures, photographs, maps, press clippings, and old textual records. It contains the following series: Celts of Compton County ([1979?]), Interviews (1982-1985), and Material Deposited in the Compton County Historical Society (1989).

The fonds contains source material on the history of Minton since the end of the 19th century. It consists of material accumulated and produced by Reginald Conner for the preparation of his book. It is comprised of the following series: Manuscript ([198-]), Photographs ([198-]), Accounting Books (1884-1901), Minton Mission Methodist Church (1898-[1984?]), Genealogies ([196-?]-1989), and Miscellaneous Documents (1855-1990). The genealogies are on the Johnson, Bean and Johnson-Rublee families and the day books are from the E.E. Bean General Store in Suffield, the Conner Meat Market in North Hatley, and the Conner-Martin General Store in Suffield.

The fonds contains source material on the work, professional life, and personal life of Joyce Marshall from 1914 to 2005. It consists mainly of her manuscripts, records on related activities, correspondence, diaries, photographs, drawings, press clippings and research material. Correspondence with Gabrielle Roy is among the holdings. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Youth Writings ([192-?]-1932), Short Stories ([193-?]-1996), Novels ([after 1946]-1994), Radio Scripts ([194-?]-[1977?]), Articles ([after 1963]-2001), Reviews ([1958?]-1998), Translations ([196-?]-1980), Editing (1944-2002), Lectures and Writing Workshops (1967-1998), Manuscript Appraisals ([198-?]), Professional Life (1949-2003), Trent University (1980-1982), Correspondence with Writers (1946-2004), General Correspondence (1960-2005), Photographs ([1918?]-2002), Media (1954-2001), Personal Life (1914-2005), Non-Fiction Works (1988-2005), Television (1958), Education (1932-1996), Miscellaneous Writings ([1945?]-1998) and Miscellaneous Documents (1950-1976).

The fonds contains source material on the activities of the Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company from 1835 to 1935. It consists of three registers and two booklets. The registers contain by-laws, minutes of Board of Directors' meetings, annual reports, financial statements, statements of receipts and disbursements, and data on complaints by the insured. The commemorative booklets were published on the occasions of the company's 75th and 100th anniversaries. The fonds consists of the following series: Administration (1835-1973), Financial Resources (1865-1915), and Photographs.

The collection contains source material on agriculture, justice, business, municipal politics, sports, and education in the County of Richmond from 1850 to 1930, and on the activities of Charles N. Desaulniers, who was Clerk for the Circuit Court, Secretary-Treasurer of the village of Richmond, and an insurance agent. The collection consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including annual reports, statements of accounts, membership lists, registers, photographs, and correspondence. It is comprised of the following series: Agricultural Society for the County of Richmond ([1893?]-[1906?]), Legal Documents (1909), Certificates (1905-1906), Public Market and Town Hall (1873), Circuit Court and Magistrate's Court (1850-1908), Independent Eastern Townships Hockey League (1899-1900), Charles N. Desaulniers (1884-1889), School Register (1883-1884), and Photographs ([18-?]-1927).

The fonds contains source material on various aspects of the history of the city of Sherbrooke in the 19th and 20th century, including population, colonization, institutions, industries, and politicians. It consists of manuscript notes by Robert B. Speer and two press clippings.

The fonds contains source material on the activities of the Sherbrooke\Lennoxville Branch of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs from 1945 to 1988, and thus indirectly provides information on the interests of Sherbrooke-area residents in international affairs. It is comprised of the following series: By-laws (1965-1981), Norms and Procedures (1963-1982), Minutes and Agendas (1965-1987), Accounting and Financial Documents (1945-1988), Members (1945-1988), Speakers (1945-1988), Correspondence (1945-1988) and Miscellaneous Documents (1947-1978).

The fonds contains source material principally on the preparation and carrying out of activities organized by the Sherbrooke Division and its companies from the beginning of the Guiding movement to the 1990s. The materials relating to the first half of this period consist mainly of photographs, while those relating to the second half are mainly textual records (minutes, annual reports, financial reports, membership lists, and so on.) of the management and financing of the organizations, the training of participants, and social and recreational activities. Holdings also include documents on the activities of the local associations and companies, particularly those of Lennoxville, until the districts were created. Further, the series entitled 'History' is more closely related to the Lennoxville companies and their Local Association than to the Sherbrooke Division. The fonds is comprised of the following series: By-laws (1956-1984), History ([196-?]-[198-]), Executive Committee (1973-1981), General Meeting (1963-1993), Annual General Meeting (1948-1982) Committees (1952-1980), Members and Officers (1944-[197-?]), Photographs ([19--]-[197-?], Press Clippings ([19--]-1978), Correspondence (1932-1990), Local Groups and Associations (1937-1978), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1956?]-1979).

The fonds contains source material on the preparation and carrying out of activities organized by Lennoxville companies. It consists of minutes, activity reports, and membership lists for the District and for the Waterville and North Hatley companies. It is comprised of the following series: General Meeting (1976-1977), Committees (1973-1979), Membership Lists (1977-1987), Local Associations and Groups (1938-1988), and Press Clippings (1973-1987).

The fonds contains source material on the activities organized by the District. It is comprised of the following series: Reports (1974-1978), Membership Lists (1978-1988), Registration of a Local Association (1974), and Press Clippings (1974-1983).

The fonds contains source material on the preparation and carrying out of activities organized by the District and its companies. It is comprised of the following series: Minutes (1975-1983), Annual Reports (1977-1978), Membership Lists ([197-]-1989), Organization of Activities (1978-1980), and Press Clippings (1976-1978).

The fonds contains source material on the genealogy of the Edwin Cotton family, on the British American Land Company, on the history of the city of Sherbrooke, and on the Beta Sigma Phi (Sherbrooke). It consists of a brief history of the Cotton family written in 1961 by Marguerite's brother Charles Edwin Cotton (1899-1975); papers prepared in 1977 and 1982 by Marguerite Cotton on the British American Land Company and the political situation in the Eastern Townships; a scrapbook of press clippings from the Sherbrooke Daily Record on the history of Sherbrooke, published for the city's Centennial in 1937; correspondence to Marguerite and her mother from Myrtle, Daphne and Sandra Cotton; copies of Myrtle Cotton's school reports and a biographical notes; and documents on the Sherbrooke Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Appended to the paper on the British American Land Company are some copies of 19th-century documents. The fonds is comprised of the following files: History of the Cotton family (1961), Essays (1977, 1982), History of Sherbrooke (1937), Beta Sigma Phi (Sherbrooke) (1993-1996), and Marguerite Cotton Medical Record (1941-1984), Myrtle Cotton (1914 [photocopied]-[after 1948]), and Correspondence (1948-1949).

The fonds contains source material on highly specific aspects of activities of some Kerr family members. The holdings relate mainly to two trips to Victoria, B.C. by Marion A. Kerr, her studies, and her everyday life. It is comprised of the following series: Diary of Marion A. Kerr (1937, 1943-1944), Certificates and Diplomas of Marion A. Kerr (1910-1932), Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Alexandra Rebekah Lodge (1902-1922), Methodist Church (1896-1921), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1905?]-1944).

The fonds contains primary source material on the personal and professional activities of Herbert Derick. It also consists of material on various Derick family members and includes a genealogical manuscript. The fonds also contains material on other families and research on various topics and towns within the Eastern Townships, cemetery indexes, photographs, ledgers, and account books. The fonds is comprised of the following series; Herbert R. Derick (1916-1994), Derick family ([18--?]-1994), Other families (1816-[2003?]), Research (1827-[199-?]), Cemetery Indexes ([1958?]-1986), Ledgers (1848-1919), Account Books (1848-[1989?]), Family Bible ([18--?]), and Photographs ([18--?]-[19--?]).

The fonds contains source material on the daily life of the English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships during the Depression and World War II. It consists of a brief description of both projects, the tape recordings, the transcripts, the consent forms, summaries of the majority of the interviews, and the students' term papers. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Oral History Project "Depression Years 1929-1939" (1977-1978) and an Oral History Project "The Eastern Townships During World War II" (1979-1982).

The fonds contains source material on the organization and activities of the Municipal Chapter of Sherbrooke and the chapters in its jurisdiction from 1910 to 2001, and is also a source of information on the Sherbrooke Chapter from 1974 to 1985. It consists principally of minutes, annual reports, histories, founding documents, administrative lists, activity reports, correspondence, accounting books, financial statements, and press clippings. It is comprised of the following series: Administrative Organization ([after 1910]-1985), Annual Reports ([after 1910]-1974), Financial Resources (1913-1983), General Correspondence ([after 1910]-1975), Newspaper Clippings ([after 1910]-1973), Photographs ([195?]-[197?]), King George V Chapter (1910-1961), Duke of Wellington Chapter ([after 1911]-1974), 53rd Regiment Chapter ([after 1913]-1974), Sir John Sherbrooke Chapter (1931-1963), de Laval Chapter (1939-1956), Aldershot Chapter (1939-2001), Elizabeth S. Hume Chapter (1941-1947), Admiral Sir Dudley Pound Chapter ([after 1942]-1974), Royal Oaktree Chapter, (1960-1970), Sherbrooke Chapter (1974-1985), Miscellaneous Documents ([after 1910]-[197-]) , and Stanstead Chapter (1995-1996).