Series consists of letters from or to various Arctic explorers, including among others:

• Sir John Franklin
• Sir George Back
• Sir Francis Leopold McClintock
• Sir George S. Nares
• Sherard Osborn
• Sir William Parry
• John Rae
• Sir John Ross
• Sir James Clark Ross
  Also consists of photostat copies of records found on northern Ellesmere Island in 1948 left by the Nares (1875-1876) and Peary (1905-1906) expeditions; notebook titled Glacial action high latitudes, discussing research by Arctic expeditions undertaken between 1585 and 1887; engraving of Sir George. Back and photograph of Sir F.L. McClintock; newsclippings; and other miscellaneous documents and artifacts.

Series consists of microfilm reels of papers, journals and other documentation relating to Arctic expeditions.

Series consists of the drawings and sketches of Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), an English naval officer, artist, explorer, hydrographer and writer. In 1819-20 he served under W.E. Parry in the Hecla on a voyage of discovery to the eastern Arctic, spending the winter in Winter Harbour, Melville Island, where he made scientific observations and sketches of the terrain.

Series consists of correspondence between Johansen and his colleagues regarding administrative, academic, and professional interest in expedition specimens and reports and notebooks relating to expeditions.

Consists of typescript (carbon copy) on onion skin

Consists of typescript (carbon copy) on onion skin

Fonds consists of correspondence, primarily with H. Stallworthy's brother Bill in England and his wife Hilda, much of it written from various R.C.M.P. detachments and including official reports and documents; manuscripts of articles and lectures on the North; material about H. Stallworthy including personal documents, newsclippings and articles; Hilda Stallworthy's diaries, daily journals and notebooks; miscellaneous material; and slides and negatives of northern scenes. Fonds also includes copies of H. Stallworthy's R.C.M.P. service and medical files obtained from the R.C.M.P. Archives in Ottawa, Ontario, by William Barr as additional sources for his biography Red serge and polar bear pants : the biography of Harry Stallworthy, RCMP (Edmonton : The University of Alberta Press, 2004).

Consists of typescript (carbon copy) on onion skin

Series consists of manuscripts by H. Stallworthy.

File consists of four volumes of handwritten notes taken during the expedition

Consists of a red leather photo album of 60 black and white photos from the voyage of the "Diana" and the "Knight Bachelor, "NOT FOUND: a booklet of information is included with this photo album and details the voyage and its significance as there are no labels on any pages of the photo album itself; this item seems to be related to entry number 5, see above, as the albums have the same layout, it is a red album as mentioned in the note found inside entry no. 5 and the same ships appear in both albums

File contains sketches (photographed [b&w] and original [colour]), and photographs of members of the Peary expedition and their activities.

Consists of loose pages of a handwritten (ink) report by Captain Sir Alfred Hastings Markham aboard the HMS Alert. The Alert left Halifax on June 22, 1886. The report details the voyage with descriptions of the conditions in Hudson's Strait, weather conditions, and ice flows in the area and navigability of the passage

Consists of typescript (carbon copy) on onion skin

Consists of typescript (carbon copy) on onion skin

Consists of loose pages of a handwritten (ink) report/speakers notes detailing the expedition of the USS Jeannette 1879-1881, formerly HMS Pandora.