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 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.