Series consists of maps of Coaticook and an the surrounding areas of the Eastern Townships from the 1830s to the 1880s. It consists of the following maps: “Map showing the different railways by which the Eastern Townships can be reached” (J.H. Buffords, ca. 1880), “Map of the Eastern Townships of Lower Canada” (Dean & Mundy, ca. 1835), and sections of the “Map of the District of St. Francis, Canada East” (Putnam & Gray, 1863).

The fonds contains information on the research interests of A.J.H. (aka Jack) Richardson on the Eastern Townships in 1937. It consists of one letter from Jack Richardson to doctoral advisor regarding a possible PhD dissertation topic and list of available archival (primary) sources on land settlement and geography in the Eastern Townships.

The file contains primary source information on George F. Bowen's life from 1855 to 1927. It consists of a list of George Frederick Bowen's military appointments in 1867 and 1868; George Frederick Bowen's degree from the University of Bishop's College dated 1855 and related letter from 1856; and a deed of sale and three maps regarding G.F. Bowen's land in the Township of South Ham, Wolfe County. It also includes photocopies of a theatre programme for a performance at "Poor Pillicoddy" and "Irish Tiger" in 1857 and newspaper clippings consisting of a tribute to George Frederick Bowen by George E. Brown in 1898 and an article on the colours of the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment from 1927, photographs, as well as biographical notes on G.F. Bowen's life. Among the photographs are two featuring Eliza (Jessie) Wyatt and one featuring members of the St. Francis District court from the 1850s, featuring G.F. Bowen as well as Eleazar Clark and John Hallowell.

File consists of a published copy of Reminiscent and Otherwise: Life in the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec, Canada Fifty Years Ago by Dr. George McAleer dated 1901, which addresses the challenges of early settlement of the area in the mid-1800s.

The fonds contains primary source material on the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1943 to the 1990s. It consists primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial information and lists of colonists. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1955, [199-?]), Administration (1960-1962), Land Management (1945-1962), and Finances (1943-1963).

The file contains primary source information on property belonging to the Naylor family in Missisquoi County from 1862 to 1921. It consists of a land deed and a retrocession from Albert Chapman to Henry Naylor for land in St. Georges de Clarenceville as well as a copy of a letter pertaining to Benjamin V. Naylor's lease and transfer of land on Ile-aux-Noix to the Department of Militia and Defense and the Department of the Interior.

The file contains a history of the town Emberton written by Abbé C-Edmond Chartier probably in early 20th century.

The file contains documents on the history of the town Stoke including its development and religion.

The file contains a research document on the pioneers in community formation in the history of Eastern Townships in 1999.

The file contains source material on histories of parishes, churches and towns, which are not included into other files. It consists of a history of chapel Bethlehem and father Jerome in Ditton, a history of the town Victoria, Clifton and East Angus, a record of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix parish from 1919 to 1923, biographical sketches of parish Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Saint-Raymond-de-Pennafort, Sainte-Martin-de-Martinville, Sainte-Famille-de-Newport and Saint-Mathias and a history of land grant in Ascot and Orford.

Le fonds témoigne principalement du développement ferroviaire et de la colonisation des cantons de Clinton, de Hampden, de Ditton et de Marston (comté de Compton) entre 1876 et 1888, et du le rôle du Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company, alors géré par Aeneas McMaster. Le fonds est composé de lettres envoyées à McMaster entre 1873 et 1888 par des hommes d’affaires et des commerçants, des conseillers municipaux ou des maires, des employés de la Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company, des hommes à la recherche d’un emploi et des colonisateurs ; le fonds contient également des lettres signées par McMaster, et quelques autres documents. Le fonds comprend les séries suivantes : Compagnies ferroviaires (1876-1888), Colonisation (1873-1876), Affaires municipales (1876-1881), Documents divers (1875-1881) et Correspondance (1876-1882).