Fonds consists of photocopies of records relating to the career of John Allan Williams during service in sternwheelers and steam tugs on B.C. Lakes for C.P.R. during the period of 1918 to 1931.

1. Transcript from the manuscript pages of a narrative written by John Allan Williams, describing his family history and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Lake and River Service beginning in 1918

2. Photocopied pages of a notebook maintained by John Allan Williams during his period of employment in various steamboats from 1923 to 1931 with particular senior officers of vessels and vessel statistics

3. Photocopies of letters of reference from the period 1918 to 1931.

Fonds consists of documents relating to the professional life of William White including records of his service as ship’s steward’s boy starting in 1854 aboard HMS Lyra serving in East Africa and records of his service on HMS Scout from 1870 to 1875 while stationed in Esquimalt.

Also includes records pf his service on HMS Cumberland, Medusa, Agincourt, Revenge, Wizard, and Hibernia including letters of recommendations from captains, a shipping list from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1872, a British Columbia license to sell and retail trader, a personal letter from a captain to White’s mother, and two certificates of De Lessepps’ Panama Canal dating to 1893.

Also includes several photographs of White, including one with his wife and 10 children in 1902.

Fonds consists of documents of Captain William Tooker, Royal Navy, including a brief biography of Captain Tooker and four appointment certificates of commission of William Tooker in her majesty's fleet, first as sub-lieutenant, then staff commander, and finally captain.

Fonds consist of a photo album composed of photographs, newspaper clippings, and certificates relating to Owen's work on the S.F. Tolmie. Inscribed by his partner, Gertrude Owen: "Loving Memory of my late husband who served on the S.F. Tolmie Sept 16th 1921."

Fonds consists of photographs, correspondence, and ephemera from the personal papers of Captain Waard and Captain Ostenfeld dating from 1948 to 1974.

Also includes a photo album containing pictures of naval vessels and scenery in Gibraltar and Morocco taken in 1939, the crew of HMS Glasgow, and pictures of various naval vessels and ice bergs with the caption "Ice Floes in the Atlantic - Royal Tour 1939".

Personal Log book of Mr. W. Merrit with entries dating from 1867 to 1896.

Fonds consists of 10 photo albums consisting of press clippings and photographs of various vessels from a cruise in the far east in 1962.

Fonds consists of a facsimile of Lord Nelson's last letter written to Lady Hamilton, 1805 collected by flag officer pacific coast.

Fonds consists of a picture of a British S/V Dorset, mounted with a handwritten note on the reverse describing her voyage, and letter addressed to Blanche from her uncle Charles, typed on onion skin paper, dated 4 February 1908.

Fonds consists of a booklet titled "The Haunting of Commodore House: The Sad Fate of a British Naval Officer", by Morgan K.R.A. Scott-Ostler.