Series consists of awards and honours bestowed upon the author.

William Laidlaw's BSc degree (honors Chemistry and Physics) from the University of Western Ontario on May 13, 1959.

William Laidlaw's PhD degree in Chemistry from the University of Alberta on November 9, 1963.

Thesis "Applications of the variational method" by William Laidlaw for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Chemistry and the University of Alberta in September 1963.

Subseries consists of records related to speeches and lectures delivered by Moore at various locations. Includes correspondence, drafts, event information, and promotional materials.

William Laidlaw's MSc degree from the California Institute of Technology on June 6, 1961.

Thesis "I Linearization methods for systems not at chemical equilibrium, II Equilibrium pressures and phase compositions for non-ideal mixtures" by William Laidlaw for the degree of Master of Science in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology.

Notebook with note that states "This is the course I took as an undergraduate which first go[t] me interested in becoming a theoretician (or at least a modeller of physical systems using mathematics)". Notebook is from a physics course taken by William Laidlaw at the University of Western Ontario.

Series consists of materials related to the author's various professional activities including personal education and professional development, teaching and mentoring activities and other related documents.

Series consists of materials related to Moore's professional activities as a writer, critic/reviewer, journalist, interviewer, lecturer, etc.

Subseries consists of doctoral dissertation, personal documents, writing samples and other materials related to the author's education and professional development.

Subseries consists of materials related to the authors teaching and mentoring activities. Includes examples of evaluations and student writing.

William Laidlaw's transcripts from the University of Western Ontario, the California Institute of Technology, and the University of Alberta and includes correspondence regarding his Masters thesis from the California Institute of Technology.