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Fonds consists of a booklet titled "A Short History and Fleet List of the Canadian Pacific Ocean Steamships 1891-1961" by George Musk, in association with the World Ship Society. There are 8 pages from "Our Women's World" magazine March 1962 slipped into back cover.

Fonds also includes a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to various vessels dating from 1948 to 1966 and 7 Canadian Pacific passenger lists dating from June to August 1955.

Fonds also includes newspaper clippings, a postcard, and a schedule regarding SS Princess Charlotte and CPR rail travel.

Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia collected by several members of the Pullen family relating to their various naval careers.

L107
A newspaper clipping dated 1956 containing an article detailing the history of the Victoria Cross from the Crimean War to the present and a newspaper clipping from the back of a calendar describing SS Beaver off Fort Victoria in 1846.

L179
A book titled "The Pullen Records" consisting of photocopies of various records. The records consist generally of a number of historical records of HM Ships in the Arctic compiled by H.F. Pullen in 1954. Specifically included is the log book of T.C. Pullen, Royal Navy, from HMS Cambria and HMS North Star, extracts of T.C. Pullen's journals kept while master of HMS North Star in the 1850s, an extract from the admiralty board of inquiry where T.C. Pullen was a witness, a monthly meteorological report from September 1852 to April 1854, extracts of naval messages and correspondence, a map of the routes taken by W.J.S. Pullen from 1849 to 1851 in the Arctic, an account of the search for the Franklin expedition, and general notes of the life of Vice-Admiral W.J.S. Pullen.
(The catalogue card states that it is book 18 of 25).

L614
Programme for the 90th anniversary service of thanksgiving and dedication at St. Paul's Church, Esquimalt, 12 December 1956.

L716-L717
Commemorative book and programme for the launching day of the world's first atomic powered vessel, the submarine USS Nautilus, 21 January 1954.

L999
Log book kept by Commander William J.S. Pullen from the HMS Falcon in 1855 and HMS Cyclops dating from 1857 to 1860. Also, a newspaper clipping of the obituary of Vice-Admiral William J.S. Pullen, describing his accomplishments with the South Australia Company, in the Bay of Fundy, on an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, and commanding HMS North Star in Sir E. Belcher's Arctic expedition, among others. Includes a section titled "Remarks HM Steam Sloop Salem" describing angorages in the Baltic in 1855, a section titled “Journal of Proceedings HMS Steam Frigate Cyclops on Voyage to the Red Sea for the purpose of Sounding for the bed of electric cable” which consists of a narattive ending with ships about to be docked at Bombay in April 1860, and a section titled “A Few Remarks on the Chart of Bomany Harbour with no name as to its maker” .

Fonds consists of black and white photographs of B.C. Ferries ca. 1971, a folder containing B.C. Ferries information including a souvenir magazine and newspaper clippings dating to 1965, and a folder containing B.C. Ferries information including newspaper clippings, postcards, a dinner menu for SS Beaver, and a Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering magazine, dating from 1970 to the 1980s.

Fonds consists of

986.004
Notice for a meeting of the committee of the Royal Humane Society to present the bronze mental of the society to R.E. Smith, to be held 19 December 1933.

986.043
A brief synopsis of the genesis and development of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service by Sir Frederick Maze, a January 1981 issue of “Ewo Log”, newsletter of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limited, and a January 1983 issue of “Maritime Asia” on the subject of Indian shipping from 1977 to 1983.

986.044
Booklet containing a fold out poster of the British and Colonial flags and flags of other nations, and a newspaper clipping from “The Province” dated 23 May 1964, describing the landing of allied forces in Normandy.

986.045
A newspaper clipping and two photocopies of an article titled "From an Angle on the Square: Our Vanished Industry -- Pelagic Sealing" by D.A. McGregor.

986.046
A newspaper clipping from the Times Colonist dated 10 March 1984 consisting of an article about the Hudson's Bay Company paddle steamer Beaver, written by Geoffrey Castle.

986.049
Correspondence dating to 1957, and several ship plans.

986.050
Pricelist and description of services for Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limited dated 1 January 1925.

986.051
Two blank apology cards.

986.059
Correspondence and note regarding the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limited, regarding painting dated 1939.

986.095
Canadian Society of Marine Artists 1985 Exhibition catalogue booklet.

Fonds consists of a certificate of merchant marine cadet ship Beaver for contribution to maritime and citizenship training of youth. Certificate number 120 with two signatures at the bottom, but not addressed to anyone. Also contains a copper medallion of the Beaver attached with wax to the certificate and a small, fold-out card describing the Beaver medallion and providing a brief account of SS Beaver.