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Fonds consists of assorted charts, pamphlets, books, and naval documents dating to the 1940s and 1950s and memorabilia related to TEV Princess Patricia Alaska Cruise dating to the 1980s.

Envelope 1

1. Official souvenir programme titled “British Columbia Centenary Naval Review and Associated Naval Activities”, 1958.
2. Booklet titled “Back to Civil Life: Prepared to Inform Members of the Armed Forces and Canadians Generally of Steps Taken for Civilian Rehabilitation of Those in Uniform” by Hon. Ian A. Mackenzie, 1944.
3. Booklet related to London Midland and Scotland Railway, Official Time Tables for Scotland, 1941.
4. Certificate booklet of HMS Ships, 1936-1937.
5. Pamphlet of the Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, Eastern Lines including maps, schedules, timetables.
6. Card that includes programme, list of attendees, and menu for the Golden Jubilee Reunion Dinner held on May 4, 1960.
7. Celestial navigation card showing the Earth and the poles.
8. Article titled “Achievement by Canadian Shipyard: Canadian Shipbuilding Superb in Quality and Workmanship”, pages 25-28 from the December 1946 issue of “Canadian Fisherman”.
9. Booklet titled “The Halifax Citadel” issued under the Authority of The Honourable Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development, 1953.
10. Programme of Commemoration Service Battle of the Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Naden, 1956.
11. Issue of “Smoke Signals: Official Newsletter of HMCS Malahat” September, 1958, and documents regarding biographical information of Mr. G.A. Victor Thomson, and historical information of Victoria’s Naval Reserves.

Envelope 2

1. Folder containing pamphlets and brochures related to Princess Patricia Alaska Cruise dating to 1980s.

Envelope 3

1. Small envelope dating from 1912 marked “Cover for Payment to Thomson, George”.
2. Booklet titled “Halifax in Wartime: A Collection of Drawings by Robert W. Chambers”, published by The Halifax Herald and the Halifax Mail.
3. Booklet titled “How to Choose your Post-War Job: Canadian Legion Education Services Group Discussion Manual no. 4”.
4. Form titled “Demand, Receipt, or Supply Note for Occasional Supplies”.
5. Book of blank forms for making confidential reports on officers of the rank of commander and below and Royal Marine Officers of the rank of major and below.
6. Book titled “The Story of Awkin’s Alo”, published 1942.

Fonds consists of a programme for the order of ceremony for naming and commissioning HMCS Bonaventure on Thursday 17 January 1957.

Fonds consists of oversize plans of the Canadian Marine Service Badge and the colour code for Canadian Marine Service Badge for the Department of Transport and a book titled "Usque Ad Mare: A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services", by Thomas E. Appleton, published by the Department of Transport in 1968.

Fonds consists of manuscripts, exercise books, and scrapbooks relating to the history of the Thermopylae club, and the clipper itself.

Fonds consists of a book titled "A Treatise on Shipbuilding and a Treatise on Rigging Written About 1620-1625", edited by W. Salisbury and R.C. Anderson, published by the Society for Nautical Research, 1958.

Fonds consists of two editions of The Canadian Daily Record newspaper, dating to Sunday 28 December 1918 and Monday 20 January 1919.

Fonds consists of 140 black and white prints of engravings of Captain Cook's three voyages, glued onto standard backings and stored in a blue cardboard folio.

Fonds consists of an HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt Christmas card, a Signals naval base who's who booklet dated1944, two issues of The Convoy magazine from May 1944, and The Naval Officers' Association of Canada magazine from 1953.

Fonds consists of 11 black and white photographs of steamships, one dated 1930s, of crew on board TEV Princess Patricia, men in suits on the deck dated 1928 to 1930, and workers on SS Princess Elizabeth.

It covers a wide range of West Coast maritime history. Starting with the photo of the disaster of Point Ellice Bridge in 1896 that belonged to a Mrs A Haggart. It also contains a postcard of HMS Hood, photos of different ships in Victoria, photos of DGS Samson and crew, postcard of the Inner Harbour, Dawson Steamer journeying to White Horse, and a panorama view of the workers of the Foundation Co BC Ltd and some of their ships. The newspaper clippings cover the last trip of SS Princess Joan to Vancouver.
The fonds consists of:
1 series that contains 2 newspaper clippings
1 certificate
12 photographs