Fonds consists of a programme for the presentation of wards to Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Rainbow, held at Government House, 23 October 1977, a 1973 Esquimalt Sea Cadet Camp information booklet, a duotang containing HMCS Rainbow standing orders, a seamanship pocket manual, and black and white photographs dating from 1918, 1924, 1926, and 1949.

Also includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and a drawing, relating to Royal Canadian Navy Sea Cadets, HMCS Rainbow, and Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee of British Columbia c. 1960s.

The fonds consists of Royal Canadian Navy service records dating from 1894 to 1912, and Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve certificates dating from 1917 to 1919.

Also includes a letter of reference and volunteer sign-up sheet, demobilization certificate, station cards, and two postcards of unidentified people and objects.

Fonds consists of a document outlining the organization of the grand fleet/battle fleet dating to 1918 and Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines terriff's log, supervisors safety manual, telegraph cypher code book, operation and navigation regulations, blank cash books, blank ticket book, steamship service and ferry service schedule and fare cards dating from 1949 to 1969, pad of CP Rail "value labels", steamship lines and Princess Lines brochures containing route maps and schedules and fares information dating to the 1950s,

Also includes a binder containing assorted documents relating to Canadian Pacific Railway Company, including reports, correspondence, and tables dating to the 1970s and assorted memorabilia from The Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service and Princess Lines, including employee training books, pamphlets, timetables, and newspaper clippings also dating to the 1970s.

Also includes another collection of passenger lists, programmes, schedules, tickets, menus, and general memorabilia from Canadian Pacific Railway Company Royal Mail Ship lines and Princess lines, Atlantic transport line, White Star line, Dominion Line, American Line, and Allan Line dating from 1903 to 1980 as well as a travel journal dated 1939 and an undated work book.

Fonds consists of miscellaneous papers and photos relating to the work of George Phillips at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt naval stores, his service during World War I, and arctic expeditions.

Fonds includes two Department of Naval Services inspection reports for HMC Dockyards, Halifax and Esquimalt prepared by George Phillips and 11 Department of Naval Services folders containing documents relating to the operation of the naval stores dating from 1917-1922. as well as photocopies of correspondence between George Phillips, V. Stefansson, Mrs. R.M. Anderson, Mrs. Murray, and G.J. Desbarats dating from 1913 to 1915.

Fonds also includes miscellaneous ephemeral related to the Royal Canadian Navy including two issues of "The Naval Volunteer" Magazine dating to December 1915 and January 1916, a Royal Naval Club, Esquimalt account book dating from October 1896 to 31 October 1911, a small painting of HMS Shearwater c. 1911, a pencil drawing of a fireplace with specs c. 1931, a handwritten letter in envelope dated 1912, and a Seattle press club visitor's card for Mr. G. Phillips.

Also includes a small booklet containing information about Canadian Pacific Steamships and a passenger list for the Empress of Scotland sailing from Quebec to Cherbourg and Southampton Wednesday 18 July 1928 as well as a diner menu for Tuesday 24 July 1928 and a lunch menu for Wednesday 25 July 1928. The menus are postcards on the reverse and were collected as souvenirs of a voyage taken by Miss J. Phillips.

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.

Fonds consists of four issues of "The White Twist", 1952, 1954, and 1957, published by the cadets of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve from University Naval Training Divisions at 19 locations across Canada.

Fonds consists of a book titled "Instructions relating to the Rocket Apparatus for Saving Life from Shipwreck", issued by the Board of Trade, London, 1904.

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

Fonds consists of documents relating to the service of Captain Melville Jack

• Continuous certificate of discharge book listing the ships on which he served and ports of discharge during the period of 1917 to 1925,
• Certificate of ordinary apprentice's indenture (Scotland) outlining the terms of indenture of Melville Jack with the Allan Line Steamship Company Limited, dated 3 January 1913,
• Certificate of Competency as master for foreign going steamships only for Melville Jack by order of the Board of Trade, signed 8 July 1920.