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Fonds consists of a red velvet photo album containing images of a journey up the coast by steamer taken by Ronald Burns, Eveline Burns and family in 1913.

Fonds consists of lecture notes on Canadian Affairs, Canadian Fisheries, prepared by the Bureau of Current Affairs, Department of National Defence, 1956.

The photograph album includes thirty repair operations carried out by the Bullen yard 1906-1910. The postcard (ca. 1880) is of the officers of the HMS Swiftsure. The photographs are of Admiral Sir John E. Commerell (died 1901), First Naval V.C. Crimean War and of SS Princess Louise on the Fraser River, 1899. Also photographs of the first vessels repaired by Yarrows Ltd. (once Bullen's), Royal Navy Ships, and salvage vessels. Also a drawing (pencil or charcoal) of V.C. Admiral Commerell.

Fonds consists of an envelope with a drawing of Captain Cook sent via Paquebot Mail from the Cook Passage, Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, to the curator of "The Museum", Victoria, BC. Also includes a letter describing the meaning of the envelope, and a one page history of Paquebot mail, dated September 1978.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook containing images, articles, newspaper clippings, and photographs, many of which are photocopies, relating to the World War II record of HMCS Waskesiu.

Fonds consists of the International Exhibition Glasgow 1901 official catalogue of the Scottish History and Archaeology Section published by Chas. P. Watson. Page 154 contains a description of an old armchair made from the oak of the largest of the Spanish Armada ships which was wrecked on the West Kilbride coast near Portincross Castle, inscribed on back 'W.B. 1692'. The inscription belongs to William Baillie who was superior of Kilbride Barony at about that time. Also included are a typed explanation from the donor and a newspaper clipping.

Fonds consists of a Royal Naval College of Canada 1917 calendar.

Fonds consists of a book of clippings of the "Great War Naval Anniversaries, WWI" column, presented to the Senior Naval Officer, Esquimalt, Royal Canadian Navy, in 1929 on behalf of the B.C. Historical Association.

Fonds consists of an Easthope Marine engines catalogue and tide tables book for 1847.

Fonds consists of a notebook containing drawings and written logs of the mechanical systems, ca. 1940 and a blank spirit stoppage ration book for HMC ships.