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The collection contains information on the people, landscapes and architecture of Stanstead County and northern Vermont. It consists of photographs.

Collection primarily contains information on the businesses and families of Barnston and Coaticook from 1816 to 1899. It consists of receipts, invoices, correspondence, historical research, an account ledger, land deeds, a marriage contract, a permit, and birthday books.

Fonds presents the life and finances of Pierre Ménard in Compton and Coaticook from 1860 to 1910. It consists largely of invoices, promissory notes, and contracts, as well as photographs of Pierre Ménard and Christine Pelletier, Roldolphe Ménard, and Ynonne Michaud. The fonds is a also a source of information on Alfred Fontaine, first husband of Christine Pelletier.

Collection consists of unidentified portrait photographs by Coaticook photographers, possibly showing members of the Lavigueur family of St-Malo.

The fond consists of a minute book for the Société Saint Jean-Baptiste de Bienfaisance de Ste. Edwidge from 1905 to 1924.

The fonds contains information on the musical performances of the École musicale du Comté de Stanstead in Coaticook from 1930 to 1931. It consists of programmes.

The collection contains primary source information on the administration of Newport Township, financial transactions in the Township, the lives of its citizens, legal affairs, military operations, and land division, from 1790 to 1937. It consists primarily of meeting minutes, correspondence, account statements, and land deeds, among many other types of records. The collection is comprised of the following series: Administrative (1791-1880), Financial Records (1790-1900), Correspondence (1799-1893), Legal Documents (1792-1834), Military (1792-1830), Land and Property (1799-1937), and Miscellaneous Documents (1815-1937).

Collection reflects the activities of the Drolet, Fortin, and Roy families primarily in the Coaticook area from about the 1890s to 1939. It consists of portrait photographs and snapshots. The fonds is primarily a source of information on the early life of Antoinette Drolet but also contains information on relatives of the Drolet family.

The fonds contains primary source information on the personal life and financial affairs of Delbert R. Holsapple in St. Armand West from 1920 to 1948. It consists of five diaries containing daily entries referring to weather, happenings in the community, and daily activities, as well as records of household/farming expenses and revenues.

Le fonds témoigne des familles Swanson, Fidler, Smith et Wyman à Waterville des années 1880 au 1949. Il se compose de photographies et d'une histoire familiale.

The fonds contains primary source information on the activities and members of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Sherbrooke from 1938 to 1949. It consists of the minutes from one meeting and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, correspondence, programmes, a copy of a presentation made at a meeting by Bertha Price, and photographs. The fonds is composed of the following series: Minutes ([ca. 1944]) and Scrapbook (1938-1949).

The fonds contains primary source information on the Wilkinson Brothers Studio from beween 1924 and 1949. It consists of black and white studio photographs of people of all ages. The fonds is composed of the following series: Identified photographs ([between 1924 and 1949]), Unidentified children and youth ([between 1924 and 1949]), and Unidentified adults ([between 1924 and 1949]).

Collection presents information on St-Herménégilde from 1892 to 1950. It consists of visitor registers for the No. 9 school in the St-Herménégilde school board from 1892 to 1906; a handwritten history of the parish in St-Herménégilde on the occaison of its 75th anniversary in 1950; and newspaper clippings on Joseph Otis, Curé A. Tremblay, the marriage of M.A. Coulombe et Cora Tremblay, and rum baron Pierre St. Pierre. The school visitor registers are also a source informaton on the students attending the school, subjects taught, and schedules.

La collection renferme des numéros du journal hebdomadaire local L'Étoile de l'Est et parle des gens et des événements qui ont marqué le quotidien de Coaticook et de la région. On y retrouve des séries partielles et complètes de numéros de L'Étoile de l'Est de 1927 à 1950. Plusieurs numéros sont manquants. La collection contient les dossiers suivants :

• Étoile de l'Est - 1927
• Étoile de l'Est - 1928
• Étoile de l'Est - 1929
• Étoile de l'Est - 1930
• Étoile de l'Est - 1931
• Étoile de l'Est - 1932
• Étoile de l'Est - 1933
• Étoile de l'Est - 1934-1935
• Étoile de l'Est - 1936-1937
• Étoile de l'Est - 1941
• Étoile de l'Est - 1946
• Étoile de l'Est - 1947-1950

The fonds contains source material on Church management, the congregation's affairs and the Church's women's organizations for Ulverton United Church from 1837 to 1995. It consists mainly of minutes, annual reports, registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, account books, and correspondence. It is also a source of information on the South Durham Methodist Church and the Lisgar Methodist Church, as well as includes annual reports for the Ulverton-South Durham Pastoral Charge. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Church Boards (1879-1977), Buildings and Property (1842, 1965-1976), Financial Resources (1958-1977), Annual Reports (1930-1982, 1995), Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials (1837-1925, 1963), Orders of Service ([1949?]), Funds (1962-1968), Membership (1837-1884, 1917-1920), Historical (1942-1967), Organizations ([after 1925]-1992).

Collection illustrates some of the activities of Dr. Raoul Laurence during his time as mayor from 1950 to 1953. It consists of photographs including Raoul Laurence performing various mayoral duties, and includes, among others, a banquet hosted by the Emerald Guild of Coaticook, a retirement party for J.-W. Thériault, the launch of the Lions Club's White Cane campaign, and a special train tour by the Canadian National.

Collection presents parade floats from the St-Jean-Baptiste Day parade in Coaticook from 1952 to 1953. It consists of reproduced photographs.

The fonds contains primary source information on the theatre productions of the Brae Manor Players in Knowlton and North Hatley from 1939 to 1955. If consists of programmes.

Collection presents sports and culture in Coaticook and St-Herménégilde from about the 1910s to the 1950s. It consists the following items:
-photo, Chevaliers de Colomb in front of St-Jean-l’Évangeliste church, [195-?]
-photo, unidentified anniversary, [195-?]
-photo, softball team, St-Herménégilde, [191-?]
-photo, construction of a church, possibly in St-Herménégilde, [191-]
-photo, « Drame Claude Bardane », Magog, 1930
-photo, excursion to St-Herménégilde, [1935?]
-photo, group with priest, possibly at St-Herménégilde, Ernest Lemieux identified in photo, [1935?]
-three photos, unidentified groups
-postcard, Couvent de la Présentation de Marie, Coaticook

Collection illustrates some of the organizations in Coaticook from around the 1950s. It consists of photographs showing an unidentified group at the Meadon baseball stadium, an initiation for the Knights of Columbus (Chevaliers de Colomb), and of the Amicale à Sacré-Coeur de Coaticook.

The collection contains primary and secondary source information on the creative life of Helen M. (née Webster) Emery, the community of Hatley (village), and organizations in the area from 1888 to 1959. It consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, largely pertaining to the Hatley village area, as well as original poetry by Helen M. Emery. The scrapbooks were compiled by Helen M. Emery and continued by her daughter, Sadie (née Emery) Webster, following her death in 1923.

Collection contains photographs from around the 1950s. Among the identified photographs are a group of school children from St. Barthelémy in Ayer's Cliff and Marguerite Mongeau at the time of her communion. Among the unidentified photographs are a studio portrait from a double wedding and a theatre production.

The collection contains source material on travel in the Province of Quebec. It consists of a train ticket from Marieville to Drummondville and Canadian Pacific Railway travel brochures in Quebec featuring the Laurentian Mountain District, Fishing and Shooting and Transatlantic Services, and a scrapbook. The compiler of the scrapbook is unknown and consists of theatre programmes, newspaper and magazine clippings, greeting cards, and two water colours, largely from Europe. It also includes references to a Gottinger Corps as well as documents pertaining to the death of Bishop Williams. The collection is comprised of the following series: Train Ticket ([188-?]), Travel Brochures ([191-?] -[195-?]), and Scrapbook (1876-1901).

La collection renferme des numéros du journal hebdomadaire local Coaticook Observer et parle des gens et des événements qui ont marqué le quotidien de Coaticook et de la région. On y retrouve des numéros épars et des séries complètes du Coaticook Observer de 1870 à 1937. La collection se divise en deux séries : Numéros épars et Séries complètes ou partielles.

Fonds presents the operations of Service Louis Adam, a gas station and garage, in Coaticook in 1962. It consists of receipts, cancelled cheques, and cash register transaction records. Service Louis Adam was also known as Service Champlain and Garage Louis Adam.

Collection presents information on the production activities of the Penman's factory in Coaticook from 1894 to 1900. It consists of an inventory ledger, which was probably used to record the quantity of cotton thread and dye colours used in production. The ledger is also a source of information on the finances of Lucien and Magella Beaulieu from 1961 to 1962.

Fonds contains information on the activities of the Meade family in Coaticook from about the 1890s to 1963. It is also a source of information on the Anglican churches, Boy Scouts, and the hydro dam in Coaticook. It consists of photographs, a programme, postcards, and an annual report. The fonds is composed of the following series: Churches, Sports and leisure, Hydroelectric dam, Views of Coaticook, Music.

• Sainte-Suzanne de Stanhope Catholic Church, interior and exterior, and presbytery in summer and winter, 1962-1963
• views of Stanhope, 1962
• Pensionnat Notre-Dames-des-Neiges in Stanhope
• tables ready for the annual parish supper, 1962
• Stanhope cemetery in winter and summer, 1962-1963
• Stanhope central school (Catholic), 1962
• Stanhope customs and border office
• Miss Hall in Island Pond, Vermont
• Installation of water lines and septic tank at church and presbytery in Stanhope, including Noël Lamoureaux and J. Bellefeuille, 1962
• an unidentified soldier

Collection contains information on the members of Syndicat Foyer Idéal from 1951 to 1964, two lot plans along Verret Street from 1960, and two architectural plans for 251 Thompson Street in Coaticook from the 1950s. It consists of the following files: Syndicat Foyer Idéal and Plans.