Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agendas and minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors, Meeting of the Members, and special meetings; financial information; information about different events and projects; reports by different committees, correspondence sent and received by the Institute regarding different matters; and newspieces about the Institute and its members.

Materials relating to the teaching career of Michael Bird. Includes his time as a professor at Renison University College teaching in fine arts and religious studies, as well as teaching summer courses at Cape Breton University.