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Fonds consists of two booklets, one titled "Souvenir Programme of Presentation of King's Colour by His Majesty King George VI at Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, on 30th May 1939, at 2:30 P.M.", and the other titled "Royal Canadian Navy: Western Command, Esquimalt, B.C."

Fonds consists of documents relating to HMCS Skeena including A station card and a card containing the names of personnel from her maiden voyage from Portland, England to Esquimalt, British Columbia 25 June 1931 and a handmade booklet titled "Crossing the Line: HMCS Skeena: 4th February 1938" containing crossing the line ceremony procedures. The front cover is hand-drawn and E.R. Nutter's signature is on the front in green ink.

Fonds also includes a magazine titled "Programme of the Coronation Review of the Fleet by His Majesty the King" dated 20 May 1937 and published under the authority of the Portsmouth Navy Week Committee, a programme for "The Royal Canadian Navy presents Meet the Navy" published by the Directorate of Special Services, and a March 1940 issue of "Bos'n's call" magazine published by HMS Naden.

Fonds consists of books, pamphlets, documents, and newspaper clippings related generally to the history of the Royal Navy, the British Fleet, the Royal Canadian Navy, The Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's Newfoundland, and the Falkland Islands, dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. Also includes a small page of sheet music consisting of scales for the cornet.

L979.52
Book titled “The British Fleet”, by CDR Charles N Robinson, RN. Published by George Bell and Sons, London, 1895. Book is a general history and explanation of the functions of the Royal Navy.

L979.53
Book titled “A Self-Instructor for Navigation and Nautical Astronomy for the Local Marine Board Examinations and for Use at Sea 3rd Edition”, by W.H. Rosser. Published by James Irmay and Son, London, 1876.

L979.54
Issue of “The Crow’s Nest” magazine/pamphlet. A short account of the seagoing officers club and the Newfoundland officers club, dated 1952.

L979.55
Issue of “The Atlantic Advocate” magazine dated to June, 1970. Contains an article on the old Crow’s Nest of St. John’s Newfoundland.

L979.56
Acco press binder containing loose leaf pages with histories of various Royal Canadian Navy ships.

L979.57.1-10
Folder containing correspondence, notes, booklets, and newspaper clippings related to the Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club in St. John’s Newfoundland, and the Falkland Islands.

L979.58.1
Booklet providing “a short notice, historical and descriptive, in regard to the Falkland Islands” prepared on the occasion of the centenary of the colony in 1933 by J.M. Ellis, Colonial Secretary.

L979.58.2-4
Pamphlets relating to the history and scenery of the Falkland Islands.

L979.59
Pamphlet detailing the national ceremony of mourning by the people of Canada for his late majesty King George VI at the National War Memorial, Ottawa to be held on Friday 15 February 1952.

L979.60
Statement by Vice-Admiral H.S. Rayner to the Special Committee on Defence, dated 15 October 1963.

L979.61.1-3
Three Royal Canadian Navy documents, “A Brief History”, “The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve”, and “The Role of the Navy”.

L979.62
Magazine “HMCS Cornwallis” including descriptive illustrated magazine covering the Royal Canadian Navy training base at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

L979.63
Booklet designed for distribution to foreign visitors titled “Canadian Special Service Squadron European Cruise” describing the ships of the squadron, dated 1950.

L979.64
Issue of “The News Portsmouth Spithead Fleet Review” Magazine, souvenir edition, with the title “Nato ‘69”, dated May 1969.

L979.65
Pages 1 and 2 of “The Daily Telegraph”, containing articles on the declaration of World War Two, dated Monday 4 September 1939.

L979.66
Booklet titled “Damn the Torpedoes…?” by Lieutenant Colonel Wolfred Bovey, R.O, dated October 1939.

L979.67
Pamphlet titled “White Paper on Defence” published by the Department of National Defence, 1964.

L979.68
Newspaper clippings on various subjects regarding the integration of the Canadian Armed Forces.

L979.69
Biographical sketch of the late Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, C.B.E., R.C.N., extracted from the Canadian Encyclopedia.

Fonds consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia regarding the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Lines, the 1939 royal visit, SS Princess Kathleen, SS Princess Alice, and TEV Princess Marguerite dating primarily to the 1930s.

Also includes a draft and published versions of a manuscript titled "The Sea Apprentice: Being an Account of Two Voyages Round the World Under Canvas", by Captain Clifford Fenton. As well as an empty Sperry Gyroscope Company Limited folder, assorted personal and professional documents from Captain Fenton relating primarily to the sale and royalties of his book, assorted Canadian Pacific Steamship ephemera including dinner menus, wine list, pencil drawings, correspondence, receipts, and a memorandum of understanding dating from 1934 to 1939 and 1950 to 1955.

Fonds consists of six issues of "The Log" magazine of HMCS Royal Roads, Royal Canadian Naval College from 1943 to 1948, and 1953 and a copy of the 1954/1955 issue of "Venturian" magazine containing articles in both English and French.

Fonds also includes programmes for the Commemoration Service of the Battle of the Atlantic from 1956, 1957, and 1970, a Christmas card from Robin Hayward to Commander Little featuring a copy of a photograph of the HMCS Algonquin, and an extract from a report on the proceedings of HMC Skeena and Saquenay at the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI, 4 June 1937.

Fonds consists of certificates of service with handwritten comments by the captains of a number of vessels including HMCS Rainbow and HMCS Niobe dating from 1913 to 1940. Also includes a collection of photographs mainly of ships but also of officers, parties, and drills. One photograph is of C.H. Brown receiving O.B.E. decoration. Also includes a souvenir programme of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy Western Command by HM King George VI, May 30, 1939.