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• Series 01 pertains to a proposal to publish a Festschrift to celebrate the 50th anniversary in 1981 of the Summer School for Teachers organized by the Graduate School of Education of Bishop's University.
• Series 02 pertains to Professor Alan W. Jones' publication of Lyulph Stanley : a study in educational politics. (Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1979), and includes drafts and correspondence.

The fonds contains source material on the steps taken between 1974 and 1976 to organize the Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation and on its administrative and research activities between 1976 and 1984. The fonds is also a source of information on the relations between the Foundation and the region's other heritage organizations, in particular English-speaking historical societies. The documentation produced by the project Landscape of the Past relates to the various aspects of life in the Eastern Townships during the first half of the 20th century. The fonds consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including minutes, correspondence, constitution, letters patent, accounting and financial records, contacts, photographs, sound recordings, and transcripts. It is comprised of the following series : Foundation Preliminaries (1974-1976), Constituent Documents ([1976?]-1984), Administration (1923-1983), Financial Resources (1976-1983), Membership (1976-[1978?]), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1976?]-[1980?]).

Collection Telmosse presents information on members of the Telmosse family from 1905 to 1983. It consists of a family tree, school notebooks and papers, an invitation for the ordination of Louis Telmosse, a newsaper article on the work of Father Edmond Telmosse in Haiti, and three photographs.

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 mostly secondary source information regarding Lorin Woods, including family genealogy and copies of records of baptism, marriage and burials.

Fonds illustrates Émile Faucher's work as a race horse owner trainer from 1974 to 1982. It consists of photographs from various races at the Blue Bonnets raceway in Montreal featuring horses owned by Mr. Faucher.

Collection presents some of the commercial history of Coaticook and St-Edwidge-de-Clifton from 1890 to 1982. It consists of a plan for the complexe polyvalent (Albert l’Heureux and Mgr Durand schools) dated 1968 and photographs showing the following:

1. Ste-Edwige general store and Roland Favreau, ca. 1970
2. Robitaille Automobiles Coaticook Inc. (previously Garage Bachand Dionne), ca. 1960
3. Coaticook parade, two men on horses in front of Garage Bachand Dionne, ca. 1940
4. Bachand store employees, ca. 1955
5. 8 photos, Canadian Celanese employees, 1974-1978
6. Joseph Audet Jr., grocery store, Child Street, 1890
7. Line of Canada `67 trucks
8. Sports ’72 trailer truck, Department of Health and Well-being
9. Salle des Érables, 1973
10. Labourers, Grand Trunk train cars in background, probably around 1920.
11. Group of unidentified employees outside at Domaine Howard in Sherbrooke, 1981-1982

Fonds presents the proceedings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tournoi national atome Sher-Wood de Coaticook (the Atome Tournament) for hockey from 1980 to 1982. It consists of programmes.

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 fonds contains primarily secondary source information regarding the Hyatt family, including articles and correspondence.

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source information regarding the Mitchell family. It includes documents and photographs relating to George Mitchell and Jane Armstrong descendants, and Malcolm M. Mitchell and Homer Acton Mitchell. The photo album is related to the Hagan-Mitchell family.

The fonds consists of a photostat copy of a letter to Nathaniel Coffin, concerning settlement in the Townships, dated May 23, 1798, a letter to Mr. Vaughan regarding cleaning the outlet of Brompton Lake dated July 6, 1840 and three newspaper articles on the activities of Jesse Pennoyer and his account of military events in 1813.
Also, a printed notice, dated December 15, 1808 - Executive Council Office Quebec by His Excellency, the Governor to all Applicants petitioning for grants of Waste Lands of the Crown should go before the commissioners appointed for the purpose and take the Oaths requested by His Majesty's instruction and receive the Certificate of having so clone - twenty-five commissioners are named for Lower Canada and among those listed we find:Henry Ruiter of Potton; Philip Ruiter of Missisquoi Bay; Philip Luke of Missisquoi Bay; Calvin May of Missisquoi Bay; Jesse Pennoyer of Compton; Patrick Conroy of Compton; Leon Lalanne of Shefford; and Gilbert Hyatt of Ascot.
Also, a printed notice - A Proclamation by His Excellency Sir J.H. Craig, Gov. of L.C., strictly forbidding all persons from cutting down the White Pines, or other Timber reserved for His Majesty's use within the Townships.
Finally, a letter from Paul Darisse, regarding the service de l'arpentage, written in reply to one from Marion Phelps, B.C.H.S., Knowlton asking for information on Jesse Pennoyer -in which he encloses a copy of a list from a notebook relative to surveys for the Crown Lands listing Townships or Lands surveyed by Jesse Pennoyer, dated April 2, 1981 at Quebec.

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Hawley family. It includes textual records, a photo album and an oversized book about the Hawley family history, published in 1890, that incorporates handwritten genealogical information.

The fonds contains source material on Church management, the congregation's affairs, and the activities of the Ladies' Aid Society and the Young People's Society from 1874 to 1980. It consists mainly of minute books; registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials; certificates; communion rolls; accounting books; legal documents; and financial statements. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Vital Statistics (1927-1963, 1979), Session (1924-1966), Congregation (1952-1956, 1980), Board of Managers (1874-1980), Women's Organizations (1925-1960), Other Organizations (1927-1940), Photographs ([1940?]-[197-?]), and Miscellaneous Documents (1927-[196-?]).

The fonds contains primary source material on Friendship Lodge, No. 64 and No. 66, from 1879 to 2012 in Cookshire, Sawyerville, and North Hatley. It consists primarily of minutes, attendance registers, returns, membership dues, and Masonic resources. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1902-2012), Administration (1879-2006), Finances (1901-1977), Membership (1892-1996), and Masonic Resources (1967-2010).

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Blinn family, including family genealogy. The fonds contains the following series: Legal Documents (1908-1959).

The fonds contains primarily secondary source information regarding the Laraway family, including family genealogy.

The fonds contains source material on the McIver family in Bury from late 19th century to the second half of 20th century. It consists of 13 photographs of the Mclver family members and 9 photographs of unidentified persons from late 19th century to the second half of 20th centuty, 4 photographs of the McIver house in 20th century, 5 photographs of the landscape, churches and house in Bury in 1960s and 1970s, a drawing of the McIver Clan Crest and a newspaper article on Alexander Lewis McIver’s Leave for Ontario from Bury in 1915. The fonds is comprised of the following files: Photographs of McIver Family Members([188-?]-1970), Photographs of Persons Unidentified([188-?]-[197-?]), Photographs of McIver House([19--]), Photographs of Bury Region(1960,1971), Drawing of the McIver Clan Crest, Newspaper Article on Alexander Lewis McIver’s Leave for Ontario from Bury (1915).

The fonds contains secondary source information regarding Glen Brown.

Fonds reflects Cinéma Opéra's programming in Coaticook from 1959 to the 1970s. It consists of film descriptions, tickets, a few administrative documents, and a photocopy of a photograph of the Cinéma Opéra building. The fonds consists of the following series: Programming, Operations, and Photograph.

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Wheeler family, starting with Austin Wheeler (1797-1866), married to Charlotte Sopia Knowlton (1806-1831) and Charlotte Miller (1815-1846). It includes personal documents, land transactions, financial documents and secondary source genealogical information. There are also many documents related directly to Julia Wheeler (1875-1962), daughter of Thomas Wood Wheeler (1830-1919) and Anna Duboyce (1833-1910), including correspondence and her poetry, and an audio cassette of an interview with Rhoda Wheeler Northrup entitled 'Mother Reminiscing about Aunt Julia'. The photographs depicts some of the Wheeler family, and a photo album owned by Rhoda Wheeler Northrup. An addition was made in 2023 consisting of 2.0 cm of textual records about the piece of land where the Wheeler homestead is located in Knowlton, and documents about successions and estates involving Thomas Wood Wheeler.

The collection consists of compiled transcripts and excerpts of documents from various women's groups and churches in the Coaticook area, including:
-letter of resignation as secretary for the Women's Missionary Society of the Coaticook United Church from Ethel Rogers (1956)
-Mission Band Report by Isabelle Wadleigh 1956
-compiled list of members of the United Church Women of the Coaticook United Church for 1946-1974
-documents for Young Ladies Circle Poetry -compiled list of the Membership roll (of the United Church? ) for the Compton area 1861-1854
-extracts from United Church Women minutes, 1960s
-list of burials at "Old Moulton Burying Ground" cemetery
-transcript of Young Ladies Circle financial accounts from 1898-1927
-transcript of various documents from women's organizations at Sisco Memorial United Church in Coaticook
-extracts from Coaticook Methodist Church Board of Trustees from 1877-1919

The fonds contains source material on the personal life and the missionary work of Reverend Ammi J. Parker from the 1820s to 1978. It consists of biographical sketches, memoirs, correspondence, an account book, subscriptions, lists of burials and settlers, reports, historical sketches, sermons, speeches, transcriptions of some documents by Douglas Walkington, and press clippings. The fonds includes the following series: Personal Life ([1829?]-1978), and Missionary Work ([182-?]-[187-?]).

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Holsapple family. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1879-1915); Cards (1883-1944); Envelopes (1890-1950); Envelopes (1909); Correspondence (1916-1978); Correspondence ([1879-1978)].

The collection contains mainly source material on the geography and landscapes of the Eastern Townships from Energy, Mines & Resources, Government of Canada, from 1933 to 1978. It covers the counties of Richmond, Sherbrooke, Compton, Frontenac, Shefford, Drummond, Brome, Stanstead, Missisquoi and Megantic. It also covers the areas of Thetford, Upton, Verchères, Richelieu, Montreal, Sorel, Joliette, Berthier, Ste. Marie, Quebec city, Portneuf, Lotbinière, Chateauguay and the county of Rouville. It also contains aerial photographs by Photograph Surveys Inc. carried out in 1956 and 1957, which are largely of industrial areas of Sherbrooke and, in particular, Ingersoll-Rand. Aerial photographs provide direct visual evidence of the landscape and a three dimensional view of the earth and its features that is not available from ground level. It consists of aerial photographs and maps.

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the McLaughlin families, who came to live in West Bolton and Knowlton, all descendants of James McLaughlin and Elizabeth Andrew, coming from Argyll, Scotland.

Collection contains a photograph of the first Festival du lait de Coaticook in 1978 and a business card for Dixville Taxi Omer Goyette.

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to Bert Edwin Phelps, married to Gertrude Annie Wright. The textual records and photographs concerns his personal, professional and military life, including commercial information about the products that he sold on his farm in Foster, under the names "Sunset Farm" and "Rushbrook". The diaries cover most of his active life, from 1921 to 1978.

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to Hazel Jones of East Bolton. It includes mostly the collection of diaries that she wrote from 1910 to 1970, and photographs of her family, with children and grandchildren souvenirs.