Files consist of the original manuscript of "Think Big", which was edited down from 232,000 words to 155,000 words prior to being published. File 012.03 includes notes written by Preston Manning regarding which elements of the original manuscript were not included in the published book.
File consists of the original draft Chapter 11 which was not included in the final text of "Think Big" as well as source materials for this chapter.
Series consists of material relating to organizations, committees, and other activities that Manning was involved with prior to and following his political career.
Subseries consists of opinion editorials (Op Eds) written by Manning.
Files consist of research and final versions of opinion editorials written by Manning including: 002.06 Media, op. eds: background (2007-8); 002.07 Media, op. eds: background (2009); 002.08 Media, op. eds: background (2010); 002.09 Media, op. eds: background (2011) - personal archives & business; 003.01 Media, op. eds: background (2012); 003.02 Media, op. eds: background (2013) - personal archives & business, P. Manning personal files; 003.03 Media, op. eds: background (2014); 003.04 Media, op. eds: background (2015) - personal archives and business; 003.05 Media, op. eds: contracts/agreements - personal archives & business; 003.06-003.07 Media, op. eds: ideas, sources - personal archives & business.
Files consist of material relating to Manning Consultants Limited (MCL) including: 010.06 Miscellaneous MCL; 010.07 Early western protest movements; 010.08 Kim Abbott/new federalism; 010.09-011.01 Child welfare abuse; 011.02 Information package prepared for: Mr. E.P. Manning, President Manning Consultants Limited; 011.03 Inequality/Confed/'88.
Files consist of the Manning Centre subject files with reference material including: 012.08 Accountability and transparency; 012.09 Canadian identity; 012.10 China; 012.11 Common sense vision for Canada; 013.01 Democratic infrastructure; 013.02-013.04 Democratic reform; 013.05-013.06 Environmental stewardship; 013.07-014.01 Faith and politics.
Files consist of material relating to the Manning Centre such as correspondence, presentations and reports including: 011.08 Growing Ontario's innovation system: the strategic role of university research; 011.09 MH Treasury - Science and innovation investment framework 2004-2014; 011.10 Roundtable on democratic reform, Quebec - April 2006; 011.11 Correspondence and working material, 2006; 012.01 Reports and presentations, 2006; 012.02 Media mission to Israel - August 2007; 012.03 The political process: the role of the Party Whip; 012.04 Faith political seminars; 012.05 Manitoba campaign manager manual; 012.06 Executive program in political management: reading list for course in political communication January 22-24, 2009; 012.07 A request for proposals for the design and delivery of a training program to equip Canadians of all religious faith communities to express and apply their faith-based values in the political arena with wisdom and graciousness.
File consists of one CD-Rom with the House of Commons journals from 1994 as well as a set of "political player" cards for Preston Manning from 2000 with a letter to Manning explaining the cards which were produced by the Confectionery.
File consists of a memory stick containing columns (including op eds) and speeches by Manning, mainly in Microsoft Word 97-03 documents.