Fonds consists of a Canadian Pacific booklet titled "Lifeboat Certificates: What You Should Know", a Canadian Pacific Employees booklet titled "Benefit Plan for Employees of Canadian Railways", 1963, and a handwritten journal dated 1927.

Also includes a mariner's compass and seniority lists of masters and deck officers from 1948, 1955, and 1961.

Also includes a pilot house log book for SS Princess Norah dating from 22 June to 28 July 1950, a pilot house log book for SS Princess Louise dating from 28 February to 20 March 1955, and a pilot house log book for SS Princess Louise dating from 11 May to 16 June 1955.

Fonds consist of a manuscript written by Barrick, detailing his history in the Royal Canadian Navy: "Canada's Naval Pioneers."

Fonds consists of a journal prepared by an officer of HMS Daring (on station 1874-1898) in 1879. Contains remarks on mercantile naval courts, references to mercantile shipping acts, and records of correspondence dating from 28 February 1876 to 18 February 1880, referring to Mr. A.N.C. King.

Fonds consists of miscellaneous papers and photos relating to the work of George Phillips at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt naval stores, his service during World War I, and arctic expeditions.

Fonds includes two Department of Naval Services inspection reports for HMC Dockyards, Halifax and Esquimalt prepared by George Phillips and 11 Department of Naval Services folders containing documents relating to the operation of the naval stores dating from 1917-1922. as well as photocopies of correspondence between George Phillips, V. Stefansson, Mrs. R.M. Anderson, Mrs. Murray, and G.J. Desbarats dating from 1913 to 1915.

Fonds also includes miscellaneous ephemeral related to the Royal Canadian Navy including two issues of "The Naval Volunteer" Magazine dating to December 1915 and January 1916, a Royal Naval Club, Esquimalt account book dating from October 1896 to 31 October 1911, a small painting of HMS Shearwater c. 1911, a pencil drawing of a fireplace with specs c. 1931, a handwritten letter in envelope dated 1912, and a Seattle press club visitor's card for Mr. G. Phillips.

Also includes a small booklet containing information about Canadian Pacific Steamships and a passenger list for the Empress of Scotland sailing from Quebec to Cherbourg and Southampton Wednesday 18 July 1928 as well as a diner menu for Tuesday 24 July 1928 and a lunch menu for Wednesday 25 July 1928. The menus are postcards on the reverse and were collected as souvenirs of a voyage taken by Miss J. Phillips.

Fonds consists of a surgeon's Journal containing several months worth of meteorological records and observations, surgeon's journal, general diary entries, and an alphabetical list of the sick, dating from January to June 1891. Ship is not named.

Fonds consists of a small, red leather diary kept by stoker petter officer A. Thomas (later magistrate) on HMCS Rainbow and Grise, dating from 26 April 1918 to 20 November 1918 and a chief engineer's log book for SS Salvage King commanded by A. Thomas, dating from April to May 1940.

Fonds consists of a small leather diary consisting of handwritten accounts of the vessel Herman which was used to service Race Rocks Lighthouse from 1871 to 1875. Two handwritten notes are slid into a pouch at the front, one dated 1843.

Fonds consists of an account of the battle of Trafalgar, written by Samuel Furley consisting of 15 pages bound in sheepskin.

Also includes a check for prize money "issued to show receipt at this office of letters of administration, dated on 3 April 1823…", granted to Robert White.

Fonds consists of photocopied extracts from the journal of Mrs. Catharine Corkes (sp?) on a trip from Marseille to Malta on HMS Ganges from June to July, 1839.

Fonds consists of the personal and professional papers of Harry F. Leggett, relating primarily to his service in World War II. Documents include ration books, liquor permit, short leave application cards, naval telegrams, handwritten correspondence, and a list of survivors and missing from HMCS Margaree.

Fonds also includes newspaper clippings dating from the 1950s, a 1957 commissioning booklet for HMCS Fraser, and a handwritten journal detailing Leggett's war record in 1939 and 1940.