Fonds consists of approximately 100,000 letters dating between 1904 and 1953 to and from authors, publishers, agents, film studios, journals, newspapers, etc. concerning the use of articles, stories, and manuscripts. Some of Chapman's personal correspondence is included.

The Sims family collection encompasses records of the Sims and Cook, Davidson and Garden families retained by members of the two family branches that came together when Harvey James Sims and Florence Katherine Roos married in 1902. Their Sims and Davidson forbears were equally significant in the history of the Waterloo-Wellington area and in the growth and development of agriculture, education, business and government. Harvey James Sims and Florence Katherine Roos were deeply involved in their local community of Berlin, (later Kitchener) Ontario and their own records contain significant additions to our knowledge of local personalities and affairs. Harvey was a childhood and lifelong friend of William Lyon Mackenzie King; they wrote and visited each other regularly. King's sister Bella was also a close friend of Florence from school days on.

Collection contains prints of Canadian landscapes done by William Henry Bartlett in 1841 and portraits of prominent 17th and 18th century politicians from Europe and Canada. Also included are letters from English prime ministers dating around the 1700s. The collection is arranged in one series consisting of print engravings, a file of Bartlett prints, and a scrapbook containing letters.

Fonds consists of one holograph letter dated March 9, 1944 from Sackville-West to Mrs. Leslie Hotson discussing the effects of war on South-West England.

One item of correspondence addressed to Maryse Choisy by an unidentified sex worker, signed "a fan." The writer of the letter states that she has read Choisy's "Psychoanalysis of the Prostitute" and encourages her not to make the mistake of making generalizations about all sex workers. In specific, she points out that she does not consider her clients lovers and thinks of them as no more a customer than a waitress thinks of diners in a restaurant. She also states that she is engaged in sex work purely for the money. As well, the writer notes that she has a pimp and that they have a positive relationship, are married, and enjoy a healthy sex life. They met while she was already working as a sex worker, and he was already working as a pimp and had no desire to change each other's profession. She also notes that they did not sleep together until after they moved in together. The letter is ended by noting that they eventually would like to settle down, and that they are saving to open their own bar or liquor store one day.

Correspondence sent and received by James Downey related to different areas of Downey's professional life. Includes letters of appreciation, tributes, newspaper clippings, and ephemera related to awards received and work performed by Downey in different roles and associations.
Also contains drafts of speeches and addresses related to Downey's work or roles, such as "Remarks by the Chancellor" during the official launch of Lord Beaverbrook and the Kennedys by James Downey (May 15, 2012) or "Commencement Address the University of Waterloo" by Trina McQueen, president, Discovery Channel (June 18, 1999).

Correspondence received by James Downey showing appreciation for his work or wishing him well in different professional areas and events.
Includes some letters sent by Downey in response to the letters of appreciation received.
Also contains news, announcements, and invitations to events related to Downey.

Correspondence received and sent by James Downey to his sisters. Most letters written by Downey are under the heading “Dear Sis.” Contains photocopies of photographs and related newspaper clippings.
Also includes a published copy of UHN, Caring Together: a newsletter for and about the staff of University Health Networ, Volume 6, Number 7 (February 18, 2002) and Volume 5, Number 29 (July 23, 2001); and ephemera related to the “Opening Ceremony of Commonwealth Universities 1998 General Conference.”

Correspondence received and sent by James Downey to his sisters. Most letters written by Downey are under the heading “Dear Sis.”
Includes photographs and photocopies of photographs of family members and friends and related newspaper clippings.

Correspondence received and sent by James Downey to his sisters. Most letters written by Downey are under the heading “Dear Sis.” Includes photocopies of photographs of family members and friends, related newspaper clippings, ephemera with eulogies for friends and family members, and a few related letters.
Also contains a poster for the "Thomas Gray and the Humanist tradition: a conference to mark the bi-centenary of the death of Thomas Gray," Carleton University (May 18-20, 1971).

Correspondence received by James Downey showing appreciation for his work or wishing him well in relation to Downey’s professional roles, many of which referring to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Waterloo.
Includes some letters sent by Downey in response to the letters of appreciation received.
Also contains related news or announcements.

Correspondence received and sent by James Downey to his sisters. Most letters written by Downey are under the heading “Dear Sis.”
Includes photographs and photocopies of photographs of family members and friends and related newspaper clippings.
Also contains other personal correspondence sent and received by Downey.

Materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley. Includes personal correspondence, notes, writings, and poems. Also contains ephemera related to events and organizations in which he participated.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Shipley's work, other Canadian authors, and general history. Includes articles, research notes, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings. Also contains personal and University of Waterloo notes and correspondence, and class materials.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian history, Canadian culture and heritage, and resources for writers. Includes articles, bibliography lists, research notes, newsletters, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes, and poems written by Shipley.

Materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. Includes personal notes, correspondence, and related ephemera.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian law, and Canadian law, and resources for writers. Includes articles, bibliography lists, research notes, newsletters, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, general history, and military history. Includes articles, research notes, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian law, archives, history and heritage of Ontario, and cooking. Includes articles and newspaper clippings, research notes, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including the Loyalists, the Canadian International Brigades, transportation, business personalities in Canada, historical trails and landmarks, and Canadian politics. Includes articles and newspaper clippings, bibliography lists, research notes, and related ephemera.
Also contains a reproduction of painting given to Shipley and letters received by Shipley from students at school.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1977 to and from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, and job applications. Also contains personal correspondence related to insurance and employment records.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1972 and 1976 related to his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. Includes Shipley's Unit Employment Record from the Canadian Armed Forces, certificates, payments, and materials related to his release.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1979 and 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, letters congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1971 and 1978 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to the military, his work in education, committees and organizations of which he was a member, letters from politicians, and employment offers and agreements. Also contains personal correspondence related to insurance policies and vacations, Shipley's biography, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence.
Also includes copies of Out of the West (April 1976 and December 1975) from the Ministry of Culture & Recreation, Western Unit.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley 1978 regarding his work on War Memorials across Canada.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1978 and 1979 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, travel expenses, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence with a photograph.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1984 and 1986. Includes business correspondence related to different jobs he had, correspondence received from politicians, related to his career as a writer, invoices and payments for his articles, letters thanking him for donations, and a display agreement for his watercolours. Also contains personal correspondence and writings sent to different media for publication.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1982 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submissions of his work, payments and invoices, letters of acceptance and rejection, letters received from politicians, and letters congratulating him for his work. Also contains personal correspondence and Shipley's biography.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1981 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, letters congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, Shipley's biography, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1983 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, job applications, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, invoices and payments, donation agreements, writings about his work as an educator, and letters received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, two coins received as a reimbursement from Canada Post, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participation in events and congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence and related ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1990 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1988 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence received from National Defense, correspondence related to his appearance in the Canadian Who's who and related to his work and political life, letters inviting him and thanking him for participating in events, invoices and royalties, contracts with publishers and registration as an author, personal correspondence, and related ephemera received with the correspondence.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 1996 from different persons and institutions. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo, job applications, and applications for grants. Also contains personal correspondence, letters thanking him for participating in events, letters received from politicians, and ephemera received with the correspondence.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1984 and 1986 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends. Also contains letters and drawings made by Shipley as a child in 1950s.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1986 and 1989 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1991 and 1992 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to letters of submission and acceptance for his work, different positions he had, trips, membership in committees, revenue income from books, letters thanking him for participating in events, and related ephemera. Also contains a certificate of his appointment as Lieutenant of His Majesty's Provincial Matrine Squadron on Lake Ontario.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1990 and 1992 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, photographs, related ephemera, and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 1994 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, submission of his work, and jobs he had. Also contains personal correspondence related to trips and friends, and related ephemera and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1990 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence received from National Defense, correspondence related to the Welland Canals and the Niagara Region, letters about his appearance in the Canadian Who's who, letters inviting him and thanking him for participating in events, invoices and royalties, and related ephemera received with the correspondence.
Also contains a review of Shipley's book To mark our place: a history of Canadian war memorials and a printout of City building by Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Inc. (1989).

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 2002. Includes business correspondence related to his research. Also contains personal correspondence, photographs, and photocopies of photographs received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1998 and 2002 to and from Dana Švihlová, sometimes printed on reused paper. Includes personal correspondence, related ephemera, and photographs.
Also contains a photocopy of pages from Švihlová's work Trvalo udržateľný rozvoj na miestnej úrovni.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1998 and 2016. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and the Ontario Conservation Review Board. Also contains personal correspondence, correspondence related to his books and publications, invitations to events and committees, job applications, submissions of his work, and applications to boards, and thanking him for participating in events.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1992 and 1994 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.

Correspondence sent by Robert Shipley to Bill Ratcliffe between 1993 and 2002, and in 2008. Includes personal correspondence, invitations to events and ephemera, Shipley's resume, related newspaper clippings and photocopies of newspaper clippings, a printout of book proposal The late late loyalists. Canada in the eyes of American immigrants, and printouts of Shipley's writings "Going home" and "Ants."

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1989 and 1996 to and from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 2000. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo. Also contains personal correspondence and letters congratulating him for his work and thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1996 and 1997 and in 2020. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo, job applications, and submissions of his poems. Also contains personal correspondence, letters thanking him for donations and for participating in events, and recommendation letters.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1997 and 1998. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo. Also contains personal correspondence, letters thanking him for participating in events, and related photographs.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1995 and 1999. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and to the Writers Union of Canada. Also contains personal correspondence and letters thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1996 and 1998. Includes general business correspondence. Also contains personal correspondence and letters congratulating him, related to his research, and lists of correspondence created by Shipley in 1990.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1988 and between 2005 and 2018. Includes general business correspondence, forms and applications for visiting correctional facilities, correspondence related to his retirement and to donations he made, and related to the reception of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Also contains personal correspondence, letters congratulating him for books and thanking him for participating in events, and photocopies of related newspaper clippings.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley between 2005 and 2015. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and the Conservation Review Board. Also contains personal correspondence, correspondence related to his research, and correspondence congratulating him for his books and thanking him for participating in events.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1984. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 2001. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo. Also contains personal correspondence and letters congratulating him for his work and thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 2005 and 2008. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and visiting stays and guest lectures to other institutions. Also contains personal correspondence and letters welcoming him to committees and thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 2019 related to Shipley's donations and contributions and to a project proposal.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley between 2001 and 2003. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and visiting stays and guest lectures to other institutions. Also contains personal correspondence, letters welcoming him to committees and thanking him for participating in events, and photocopies of related newspaper clippings about him.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1980. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between December 1980 and November 1981. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1982. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and a photograph received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in February 1982 and in 1983. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between January and May 1976. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between June and November 1976. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley from December 1975 and between December 1976 and April 1977. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between September and December 1977. Includes letters, postcards, cards, newspaper clippings, and a photograph received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1978. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between April and October 1977. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1979. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and photographs received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between July and December 1974. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between May 1975 and February 1976. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends. Also contains personal notes taken by Shipley.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between September 1971 and July 1974. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and a photograph received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between January and May 1975. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence between Michael Bird and others including publishers, colleagues, museums and more relating to the research, writing, and publication of his work “Canadian Country Furniture.”

Correspondence between Michael Bird and others. Correspondents include Stan K. Johanneson; Nany-Lou Patterson; Rt. Rev. Gerald O’Keefe, Bishop, Diocese of Davenport; Rt. Rev. Monseigneur M.J. Dingman; Monseigneur Meinberg; Rev. Mather; Robert F. Kennedy; Dr. Roberts (Parsons College); Julian Blackwell (Blackwells Booksellers); Selective Services Board; Institute for Freedom in the Church; Sister Mary Barbara (Mount Mercy College); Wyn Rees (Renison University College); Senator Jack Miller. Topics of correspondence include interfaith prayer services; Vietnam War peace; ecumenical questions; Indigenous poverty; the civil rights movement; establishing a college in Tama-Toledo; teaching requests; and and anti-ballistic missiles.

Correspondence between Michael Bird and Mihailo Markovic, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Michigan. The correspondence pertains to thoughts on Marxism.

Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews. The letter is regarding the capture of Peter Hansen and his servant as members of the rebellion by the Mohawk nation to be used to gather intelligence. The letter also mentions a contract for fresh meat, and that members of the village had been unwell. At this time Claus had been appointed deputy agent of the Six Nations in Canada under Frederick Haldimand.

Correspondence related to the grant Raymond DesRochers.

Materials related to the Winifred Hewetson Awards in Community and World Service (established by the Carold Institute to assist undergraduate students of the Faculty of Arts or Environment at the University of Waterloo who participate in a work term or field placement with not-for-profit organizations providing social services locally, nationally or abroad with little or no remuneration). Includes cheques and related correspondence.

Materials related to the Barbara Clague Festival of Song. Includes related correspondence and ephemera. Also contains materials related to the Collingwood Neighbourhood House (Vancouver, British Columbia).

Materials related to Alan Thomas. Includes obituaries, funeral materials, correspondence related to the Institute, and materials related to the event "Adult learning and adult education. Celebrating the lifetime contributions of Alan Thomas."

Materials related to Clare Clark and Harold Clark. Includes photographs of their lives, materials related to the funeral of Harold Clark, an invitation to their fiftieth wedding anniversary, speech "Towards better communities. Address of president W. Harold Clark to National conference Community Planning Association of Canada" (October 6, 1950). Also contains a published copy of the QAAL Newsletter (Fall/Winter 2009) with an article in celebration of the life and work of Alan Thomas and materials related to Annswell Park in the town of Markham.

Materials related to Alan Thomas's will. Includes will and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes letters patent, financial statements, invoices for legal fees, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes notes, statistical data, reports, and correspondence related to the evaluation of the Alan Thomas Fellowship (stage 1).

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes digital files related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, Board meetings, administrative records, correspondence, materials related to events, and photographs.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence, materials related to budgeting, strategy and minutes from minutes, and press releases.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence and lists of participants for the Alan Thomas Fellowship's reception organized by the Carold Institute in Ottawa.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes Carold Institute Legacy Assets prepared for the Carold-Community Foundations of Canada Partnership.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (January 30, 2017), minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (February 24-26, 2017), and a partnership agreement between Community Foundations of Canada and the Carold Institute with related press releases and correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes printout of document "The Carold Institute approaches 30," materials related to the project "Flourishing leadership: a vision and plan for collaboration between CKX, CFC and the Carold Institute," draft agenda of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (February 24-26, 2017), document "'What time is it? A dialogue among Carold fellows" (August 2016), statement of income and expenses for October-December 2016, minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (January 30, 2017), and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes memorandum of understanding for educational and scholarly cooperation between the Carold Institute and Saint Paul's University and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 20, 2015), draft criteria and process for considering funding requests (March 2015), proposed innovation fund terms of reference, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence, ephemera, nominations for awards, and program for the Carold Institute partnership with the Quebec Association for Lifelong Learning (QAAL). Also contains a published copy of QAAL Newsletter (Vol. 22, No. 2).

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes proposal, presentations, related correspondence, notes, promotional flyer, press releases, and terms and conditions for the Alan Thomas Fellowship. Also contains Carold Board and annual meetings expense claims for 2006.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (August 19-20, 2016), notes from an exceptional Meeting of the Board of Directors (October 25-27, 2013), printout of draft document "A paper on the many colours of Carold's Future" (July 2016), statement of income and expenses for 2015-2016, materials related to the Winifred Hewetson Awards, printout of document "Leveraging data through shifts in mindsets," and related correspondence.

Materials related to the Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (October 11, 2012), the Alan Thomas Fellowship evaluation (October 2012), annual event draft proposal, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft of agenda and minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (December 9-10, 2013), president's report (December 2013), budget for 2013-2014, draft of financial statements (September 30, 2013 and 2012), proposed innovation fund terms of reference, activity report from the Alan Thomas Fellowship, project descriptions for different projects, report of the Nominations Committee, information about and report for the Board of Directors, conflict of interest policy, financial year-end statement, budget scenarios, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence related to the Meetings of the Board of Directors.

Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 15, 2014), summary of the discussion with the Alan Thomas Fellows (May 31, 2014), background of "Nurturing and sustaining leadership, community engagement, and diversity: reflections and learning from the Carold Fellowship program (2007-2014)," minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (May 31-June 1, 2014), and related correspondence.