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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 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 consist of brochure describing CP's Great Lake Steamships service including calls such as Georgian Bay, Port McNicoll, Lake Huron, St. Mary's River etc., printed in 1943.

The fonds contains service records, personal documents, and correspondence of Captain Donald Boucher MacPherson during his time with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and while working in marine towing and salvage.

982.001

1. Canadian Army (active) tradesmen’s qualifications for D.B. McPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
2. Letter of recommendation for D.B. MacPherson from the Department of National Defense, signed by C.G. Matthews, Major, Officer Commanding, Water Transport Coy, R.C.A.S.C., dated 12 February 1946.
3. Canadian Army (active) Discharge Certificate for D.B. MacPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
4. Permanent and sleeping out pass for unit: R.C.A.S.C. Water Transport, P.C, issued to D.B. MacPherson, dated 24 August 1943.
5. Alien Registration receipt card and certificate of nationality of seamen, for D.B. MacPherson, dated 2 July 1940.
6. Certificate of competency as master of a Steam Tug Boat in the coasting trade issued to D.B. MacPherson dated 12 April 1923. Also has handwritten note in top corner dated 19 May 1947.
7. Certificate from the minister of national defense appointing D.B. MacPherson to the rank of Sergeant Major (skipper) Warrant Officer Class 1 beginning 1 September 1944, dated 4 July 1946, signed by A. Ross, Deputy Minister of National Defense. Also has two badges stapled to each corner.
8. Certificate of competency as master of a passenger tug boat in the coasting trade issued by the minister of Marine and Fisheries for the Dominion of Canada for Donald McPherson (born 15 April 1857, died 15 April 1930). (Perhaps D.B. MacPherson’s father?), dated 15 January 1906.

984.039

1. Correspondence addressed to D.B. Macpherson from:
   a. The Department of Public Works dating from 1951 to 1952
   b. The Alaska Steamship Company dating to 1958
   c. The Department of Highways and Greyhound Lines of Canada Limited dating to 1962
2. And, a letter from D.B. Macpherson, recipient unknown, describing 3 attached photographs.

986.002

1. Testimonial of sea service of D.B. MacPherson, signed December 1919.
2. 5 certificates of service for seamen of Canadian Coasting or Inland Vessels for D.B. MacPherson for work on B.C. Coast Towing, dating from 1915 to 1923.
3. 10 letters of reference written by Victoria Tug Co., Limited, Headquarters Pacific Command, Department of National Defence, and Island Tug & Barge regarding the service of D.B. MacPherson, dating from 1919 to 1923.
4. 4 letters between D.B. MacPherson and the Department of Public Works, Victoria regarding employment, dating to 1947, and 1 receipt for a payment made by D.B. MacPherson 29 April 1947.
5. 6 letters from the Department of Public Works, Victoria dating from 1951 and 1952.
6. Letter from the Department of Highways dated 23 April 1962.

Fonds consists of a single sheet sample of stationary from Union Steamships Limited, Vancouver, B.C.

Fonds consists of a dinner menu for the farewell dinner of Donaldson Atlantic Line's TSS Albenia on 12 August 1939 and a booklet containing blank Donaldson Atlantic Line TSS Athenia stationary.

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 the black, leather diary of E.A. Morris, father of the donors. The diary is divided into three trips, London to New York on Board the Steamship Danmark from 11 April to 28 April 1877, New York to San Fransisco by train from 28 April to 10 May 1877, and San Fransisco to Cassiar Mines via Victoria, BC on board the City of Panama from 19 May to 16 June 1877. There are also, additional notes up to 1886. Slipped inside the diary is a card for the National Steamship Company, Limited with a plan of the cabin of the steamship Denmark.

Fonds consists of a track chart titled "Lake Champlain, Captain Webster, 1910" given to Eleanor J. Fuller as a memento of her voyage from Liverpool to Montreal 24 June to 2 July 1910.

Fonds consists of three books:

1. "Suggestions for Fog Signals for Steamers", by Harbour Master, 1883.
2. "The Rules of the Road at Sea In Rhyme", by F.G. Crofton, R.N., 1895.
3. Small booklet describing the patent for a detaching gear for ship's boats, by Commander Hon. F.G. Crofton, R.N., undated.