Fonds consists of a practical navigation book containing "The Sailor's Sea-Book" by James Greenwood and W.H. Rosser and "Mathematical and Nautical Tables for the Working of the Problems" by Henry Law and J.R. Young. There are also two newspaper clippings dated 1927 slipped inside.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook containing photos, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings regarding the 5,200 mile, 14 month voyage from Montreal, of the ketch Nonsuch beginning in June 1970. There is an envelope glued to the inside back cover containing statistics, a gallery guide, a hand drawn chart, 3 postcards, and 12 additional photographs.

Fonds consists of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police booklet titled "Reports and Other Papers Relating to the Two Voyages of the R.C.M. Police Schooner "St. Roch" Through the North West Passage", detailing the voyage from Vancouver, British Columbia to Sydney, Nova Scotia from 1940 to 1942, and from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1944.

Fonds also includes a calling card for Inspector E.J. Lucas, RCMP.

Fonds consists of a picture of a display label? showing a map of the trip taken by J.C. Voss in 1901 on the Tilikum, a newspaper clipping of an article titled "The Voyage of the Tilikum" containing an interview with Captain Voss, and a letter from Walter W. Scott regarding the Tilikum, dated 9 April 1953.

Also includes a typed transcription of extracts from the diary of the donor, Stephen Pilkington's grandfather discussing Captain Voss and the Tilikum.

Fonds consists of a log book from SS Gregory Apear, on voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong beginning 20 June 1906, kept by A. Kerkham. Includes position calculations, etc. and 3 loose pages slipped into front cover.

Also, a log book from SS Wakaniu, British India Steam Navigation Co., on voyage from London to Cape Town, beginning 8 July 1902, kept by A. Kerkham. Includes position calculations, etc.