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Fonds consists of notes, correspondence, and ephemera related to the Kalakala Foundation and photographs and newspaper clippings related to the history of M/V Kalakala and returning the vessel to Seattle.

Fonds consists of documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company

1. Collection of 'noon cards' and other report cards, documentation cards, and paperwork required for oceangoing vessels relating to voyages of M/V Vanlene prior to wrecking in Barclay Sound in 1972,

2. U.S. Customs logs dating to 1967, M/V Valene plans and charts, and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company Limited Line blank exception sheets,

3. Charts and tables, crew list in English and Chinese?, and stowage plans, dating to the 1970 and 1971,

4. Documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, including blank forms and correspondence in English and Japanese,

5. Documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, including statement of facts concerning the loading of potash, declaration of crew's baggages, receipts, certificates, and charts and tables, dating to 1970 and 1971, in English and Japanese,

6. Assorted documents, primarily handwritten notes and receipts, in English and Japanese, related to Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, Soo-Chow & Company Limited Ship Chandlers, and Mikado Enterprises Limited. Also, a log book dating to 1972 in Japanese, and a a food allowance log book for M/V Valene,

7. Documents such as correspondence, reports, and charts and tables In English and Japanese dating to 1972, relating to Tokai Ship Enterprise Company Limited and The Showa Marine Industry Company Limited,

8. Store capacity charts, calculation sheets, crew lists in English and Chinese?, and survey reports regarding M/V Valene. Also a folder with Japanese characters on it.

Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia related to the personal and professional lives of Commander G.R. MacFarlane and John Macfarlane including documents collected during their time in naval training and during their careers as well as documents and ephemera collected during their travels.

George R. MacFarlane's collection consists of documents including notes, certificates of service, biographical information, medical records, records of examinations, reports, Canadian Forces Base, Esquimalt constitutions and by-laws, maps, charts, and correspondence dating from 1946 to the 1970s. Also includes identity cards and a war service badge dated 1998.

Also includes a booklet titled "Notes on Court Martial Procedure" published by the office of the deputy judge advocate with an 1956 HMCS Stettler stamp and three copies of a form titled "Particulars Respecting Candidate for Acting Sub-Lieutenant", revised November, 1933. Form has not been filled out.

John MacFarlane's collection consists of documents, exercise books, photographs, and memorabilia primarily related to John MacFarlane's time as a naval cadet in the 1960s including correspondence, naval messages, cards and invitations, receipts, leave request and authorization forms, notebooks, and general training documents. Also includes travel memorabilia from B.C. Ferries dating to the 1990s including tickets, baggage tags, and dinner menus, and ephemera related to the Holland American Line.

Also includes assorted naval memorabilia dating to the 1950s and 1960s including a Barry's Salmon label, a 1957 price list, a fishing licence, a list of steam launch operators, a programme for the annual inspection of RCSCC Rainbow, an instruction manual for basic slide rules, several hand drawn charts, a mariners compass, assorted tickets, a book of comics titled "Eod Antics" by Pholcox, a booklet celebrating 60 years of RCSCC Rainbow, commissioning booklets for HMCS Chaleur, Fundy, Thunder, Chignecto, naval cap tallies booklet volume 1, and a picture book of ships.

Also includes handwritten auditor general's reports from 1896 to 1897, 1914, 1930, and 1938; HMCS Stettler Dependents Day Cruise programme from 2 August 1957, a letter from the Department of National Defense from 15 July 1968, and Royal Sealink Express safety procedures.

Also includes a book titled "Navigators and Shipwrecks: Australia's Heritage in Stamps", published 1985 consisting of a complete stamp set slipped into sleeve in front of book. As well as an envelope addressed to Mrs. Kathleen MacFarlane, from the Navy Department dated 1961, a blank pad of Island Tug & Barge Limited time-slips, a blank pad of Department of Defence sight forms, a draft handbook on oceanography Northeast Pacific Ocean by Dr. L.F. Giovando, a 1989 calendar with John M. MacFarlane stamped onto front, and assorted business cards, photographs, labels from tinned salmon, postcards featuring images of various vessels, and some envelopes.

Also includes a document titled "Some Naval Customs and Social Practices" by Lieutenant-Commander F.E. Grubb, R.N.C., correspondence related to the British cemetery on San Juan Island, a booklet titled "Royal Tour of Canada 1959", a Maritime Museum newsletter from May 1992, and a newspaper clipping regarding Maritime Museum.

Fonds consists of a sea bus study titled "An approach to the design of the Vancouver Rapid Transit Ferry System" and a ship draughtsman notebook.

The instructions and manuals in this series covers a wide range of machinery that was a part of the ship. For example the Maintenance Instruction Books and Winding Details provides an index of all the maintenance instructions for more than 22 machines including searchlights, loudaphones, portable vacuum cleaner, lift motors, turning motor, etc. The items in this series are clearly labeled or were in an envelope that was labelled with other Princess Marguerite items.

The manuals are:
Instructions for Using Water Testing Cabinet
Sturtevant No 3 Turbine Vacuum Cleaner Directions for Operating
Drayton Regulator & Instrument Co Ltd Working Instructions
Instructions for Installing, setting and maintaining Drayton Ms Simplex Automatic Temperature and pressure regulators
Installation and operating instructions motor operated mono recorder type “E” simplex (marine) analysis: c02, range 0-20%
Installation and operating instructions motor operated mono recorder type “E” simplex analysis: c02, range 0-20%
Description of Tests for Fuel Oil and Diesel
Westinghouse Air Brake Co 3YC Repair Part List IDR-9402-3.30
Princess Marguerite and Princess Patricia Maintenance Instruction Books and Winding details. Owner’s copies
Installation and Operation Tags tied together

Fonds consists of a photo album containing a collection of 22 photos of west coast vessels each with a description giving the name, size, tonnage, HP, and speed along with a brief history.

Fonds consists of the service records, personal documents, correspondence, and memorabilia related to Margaret Frances L. McDonald's service in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service during WWII. Also includes six issues of "The Tiddley Times", the W.R.C.N.S. Magazine, dating from 1944 to 1945.

Fonds consists of a manuscript titled, "Dietitians in the Royal Canadian Navy: World War II 1939-1945". Also includes a news release and a Royal Canadian navy record of service for Margaret Martha Brooke.

Fonds consist of photos and records of events held by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. Also contains black and white photographs depicting details of molds, castings, and model hull construction within the Maritime Museum of BC's collection.

Fonds consists of four Tisdall's Limited arms ammunition, cutlery, and sporting goods catalogues 1907/1908, 1915, and two undated spring catalogues number 19 and 22.