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Fonds consists of articles from The Mechanic Arts Magazine vol IV, no. 6, July 1899 (reprint?) titled "Splices, Knots, and Bends" by Ernest K Roden, and article titled "To Splice a Wire Rope" by W.H. Morris.

Fonds consists of an address made to Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, chairman of India Steamship Company Limited, delivered at the annual general meeting of shareholders December 1951 and 1952, two copies of a service contract for floating staff personnel of India Steamship Company Limited, and a typed report/meeting transcript dated 18 January 1955.

Also contains a scrapbook related the Canadian Pacific Railway BC Coast Steamship Service.

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.

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 photographs of ships and crew dating to the 1950s and documents in a Canadian Armed Forces folder. The documents include a page full of signatures for the retirement of Lieutenant Commander Joe Prosser, R.C.N., information on HMCS Oriole, a biography of Lieutenant Commander James Gracie, information regarding sail training, and a letter from James R. Gracie to T.J. Patterson, Deputy Superintendent, US Department of Transportation dated 1984.

Fonds consists of a photo album containing photographs of the Victoria and Esquimalt area with an emphasis on naval ships and merchant shipping.

Fonds consists of a letter from Charles Bush asking for stores for HM Ships in Kingston, Jamaica, dated 6 November 1742.

Fonds consists of a certificate issued by the Royal Canadian Navy in recognition of the outstanding, meritorious, and distinguished services rendered to his fellow shipmates of Charles Claire, commissioned shipwright, R.C.N., and in recognition of his election as a life member of the chief and petty officers mess, MHCS Chatham, dated 19 June 1944.

Fonds consists of a manuscript titled "Salmon Fishing Boats of the North American Pacific Coast in the Era of Oar and Sail", by Charles D. Moore.

Fonds consists of 53 certificates issued to Charles Edward Wilson pertaining to his naval career from indenture to retirement dating from 1871 to 1920.

Fonds also includes a certificate of indenture for Charles William Walton, grandson of James Black, to apprentice with Thomas William Gunter (sp?) and Charles Bishop for 7 years starting 1 September 1850 and ending 1 September 1857.