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Single items fonds consisting of one blank Christmas card.

Christmas card from "Sapper A. Paterson" to "Mr. John White."

The Albert Frederick Tigerstedt fonds consists predominantly of black and white photographs taken by Tigerstedt during his time of naval service during WWII as the head of the naval photography unit for the Royal Canadian Navy. The majority of photographs have no captions or dates. Best guesses have been made. Fonds have been divided thematically into 6 series:

1. Tigerstedt Studio
2. Family and Friends
3. Places - Canada
4. Royal Canadian Navy
5. Harbours
6. Miscellaneous

The fonds contains records and photographs pertaining to the military activity of Albert Philip Allen during the course of his service in WWI. The fonds is divided into three series: Correspondence, Personal Records, Photographs.

Consists of material, mostly photographs, attesting to the WWII naval career of Albert Robert Meers. Material is divided into three series:

1. Photographs
2. Correspondence
3. Miscellaneous

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to A.E. Blake’s active service in the Women's Royal Canadian Service and other materials gathered by A.E. Blake during her service. It is divided into 3 series

1. Correspondence and items relating to her active service
2. Miscellaneous items
3. Publications

Accession consists predominantly of photographs related to Hay's time of service during WWII. The photographs capture the activities of R.C.A.F. No. 403 (Wolf) Squadron in action in different areas of the war, including Belgium, Holland, France, and England. Of particular interest are images taken during Operation Overlord depicting Caen, France, and the Juno Beach landing. Most of the photographs are originals; roughly half of them are captioned.

Also includes a small amount of clippings, and military service records.

Fonds consists of material related to the wartime experiences of Angus Lott, from the time of his training through to the period just following the end of WWII. This fonds is notable for its large, well captioned set of aerial photography taken by Lott's crews during the final years of the war. Photographs in this sub-series show the condition of numerous key cities and rural locations in Europe and are well explained by Lott's careful captions. Fonds is divided into three series:

1. Correspondence
2. Photographs
3. Miscellaneous

Fonds consists of letters and photographs pertaining to the military career of Archie Sheffield, ca. WWI. Files in the donation related correspondence series help to interpret references in the letters from 1916.

Fonds consists predominantly of letters written by brothers Jack and Arthur McAllister to their family while serving overseas in WWI.

The Arthur Fox Fonds consists of documents received by Elizabeth M. Porter, Fox's possible spouse, following Fox’s death in action.

Fonds consists of one photo album and associated loose photos. The photographs predominantly relate to Cochran's military career with the RCAF during the year of WWII. Some photographs are captioned, presumably in Cochran's hand.

Fonds consists of two photo albums related to the naval career and naval interests of Barrie Allan Reeder. Volume 1: related to McBride B.C.; training time at HMCS Cornwallis: patrolling the Inside Passage on HMCS Margaree and trips stateside. Volume 2: HMCS Margaree, Spring Cruise ’62, weapons exercises ’62 and going home.
Photographs are all black and white and presumed to be predominantly originals.

Fonds consists of material gathered or created by Beatrice Ross. All records pertain to Ross's experience as a soldier in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during WWII.

Fonds is divided into seven series:

1. Correspondence.
2. Notebooks
3. Photographs
4. Ephemera
5. Clippings
6. Published material
7. Maps

Consists of 25 files of negatives and prints capturing a variety of military activities during WWI through to the late 1960's. WWI material is field, later images are predominantly domestic, likely Calgary, images of parades and unit gatherings. The exception to this is a small set of photographs from the Namange River, Kenya, area.
Predominant unit focus is for the Queen's Own Rifles and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Consists of one official note about an incident, and a manual for the execution of mines and other explosive devices.
Consists of 2 maps. One of the city of Sarajevo and one Evasion Chart map.

Consists of one photo album pertaining, predominantly, to Carlsen's career as a member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) during WWII.

Fonds consists of material pertaining to the military experience of brothers Frederick and Charles Knights during WWI. Material is divided into 3 series: Letters, Photographs, Clippings.

Fonds consists of trench maps of various scales that were used in the operations of the 19th Battalion during their time at the front. Also includes a set of field message books with carbons intact that record Gidley's wartime communications with other officers. Materials were originally created and gathered by Gidley in his capacity as commanding officer of the 19th Battalion, B Company. Fonds has been divided into three series: Maps, Field Notebooks, and Miscellaneous.

Fonds consists of one panoramic photograph of Vimy Ridge on linen backing. Photograph appears to be intelligence gathered in advance of the battle April, 1917. Also includes one card detailing a Christmas dinner for the Canadian Corps Survey Section, 1918. Card is signed by attendees. Both items were likely produced or co-produced by Loney.