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Fonds consists of correspondence from Rear-Admiral H.F. Stephenson (Royal Navy Pacific Station) to Lt. Col. G.A.L. Rawstorne relating to mine recommendations by the Admiralty and a reply containing a detailed report and chart with sections contributed by Captain G.E. Barnes and Lt. Poole, Royal Marine Artillery. Chart is of the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour.

Fonds also includes Barnes' photographs of Victoria and Esquimalt area and a mock battle in Beacon Hill Park (Victoria).

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 consists of a handwritten letter written by the donor's uncle, Albert Hall in Esquimalt, to his sister, the donor's mother, Marjorie Hall, of Hoare Farm, Sturrey, near Canterbury, Kent, dated 11 September 1904.

Fonds consists of a collection of portfolios prepared for teachers of Canadian history with text by Malcome G. Parks, M.A., published by Imperial Oil Limited, containing illustrations of Canadian scenes from the 1400s to the 1700s.

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

Fonds consists of the paper packaging for Sisal rope, the operating instructions for Johnson Sea-Horse boat engine, and a pamphlet for an event at the British Columbia Provincial Museum on from July to September 1974, titled "Shipways: Shipbuilding trends in British Columbia 1780s-1970s".

Fonds consists of a copy of three of Lord Horatio Nelson's signatures, before and after the loss of his right arm collected by H.L. Cadieux. Signatures are on the back of a wood frame and are dated 1786, 1797, and 1802.

And, a booklet titled "Funnel Markings B.C. Coastal Shipping Companies" containing hand illustrated listings of the markings of various British Columbia vessels.

Fonds consists of a photocopy of a journal, written completely in Spanish, dating to 1792 detailing Captain Quadra's visit to Nootka to meet Captain George Vancouver. The original is held in Madrid, Spain and the copy was obtained by Premier Bennett on visit to Spain in 1968.

Fonds consists of certificates relating to the service of Charles Edward Stewart and Lieutenant William Stewart.

• Certificate from William B. Pauli, consul of his British Majesty in Buenos Aires to Charles Edward Stewart, dated 26 October 1882, entirely in Spanish,
• Two handwritten letters dated 18 July and 22 July 1814, signed by W. Steward, HMS San Josef addressed to captain John Phillips, RN and my brother which begins by saying “The French fleet are now in sight” and lists how Stewart wished his property to be divided equally between his son and daughter and enumerating how he wished various effects divided and debts owed to his Coxswain and servant,
• Commissioning certificate appointing Lieutenant William Stewart as lieutenant of HMS Royal William, dated 15 may 1797,
• Commissioning certificate appointing William Stewart as commander of HMS [?], dated May 1810.