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Yaffe's papers reflect his interest in the history of McGill and of chemistry, as well as his involvement in the construction of the Otto Maass Chemistry Building. Historical materials include photographs of F.M.G. Johnson, cartoons of McGill personalities as well as eight original Johnson cartoons; approximately 60 photographs of a chemical laboratory near Trenton, Ontario (ca 1910); snapshots of the Chemistry Department Ph.D. Open House (1967); portraits of McGill chemistry professors; clippings and biographical notices of McGill and chemistry interest; and an autograph document by Otto Maass agreeing to a division of profits from a discovery with W.H. Hatcher. Files on the Otto Maass building largely comprise photographs (approximately 115) of the building under construction and of the opening ceremonies as well as speeches, press notices, and related correspondence.

This fonds consists of Ashley's student notes for McGiII courses in English, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Spanish, radio scripts, theatre programs, clippings and photographs all reflecting Ashley's active participation in campus life. Of particular interest are Ashley's notes annotated with drawings and draft articles commenting on life at McGill.

The fonds consists of general correspondence, approximately 1944-1995, and personal, historical, McGill, & M.N.A., approximately 1952-1996.

The Denis papers comprise eight notebooks for engineering and physical science courses, 1898-1899, a few items of personal correspondence, 1913, 1916, certificates, and postcards from the Québec tercentenary, 1908.

Memorandum by Thomson to C.D. Howe describing his wartime work, 1946.

The fonds consists of textual documents, a degree and a photograph relevant to the educational history of the Liebich family. The scope predominantly covers the period from 1960 to 1979, and includes Dr. Wilder Penfield's The Torch, a Masters of Social Work thesis, MNI choir music, MNI administrative records, student essays in Political Science and related course notes, and personal correspondence.

This fonds is divided into two series. The first series contains the personal papers and administrative records of Irene Liebich. The second series comprises the student papers and course work of Flora Liebich, along with personal correspondence and notes on poetry.

This fonds contains a typed manuscript 'Dear Spence' by Lincoln Cromwell, 1980 and is the format of letters between Cromwell, medical student and Spencer Tracy, his sponsor.

The fonds consists of Xerox copies of documents, such as biographies, news clippings, and photographs, pertaining to Lois Winslow-Spragge.

The fonds consists of photocopies of letters in the Strathcona collection of papers at Library and Archives Canada.

Fonds consists of original documents and printed materials concerning King’s research, but there is also some general correspondence, student materials, and personal papers.

Research materials comprise manuscripts, addresses, and research notes. The manuscripts and addresses (1901-1933) contain essays on fog-signals and the transmission of sound, radiation, the physics of viscous fluids, the hot-wire anemometer, astronomy, and theoretical problems. The research notes (1904-1935) comprise approximately 50 files. Eight of these concern fog-signal research (1915 1926) and include some correspondence. Other topics include radiation, physics of gases and liquids, acoustics, astronomy, electromagnetism and mathematical problems.

General correspondence covering the years 1908-1936 contains letters from his fellow physicists, including Rutherford, A.N. Shaw, E.S. Bieler and H.T. Barnes, on research and personal matters. There are also letters of introduction (1905), correspondence regarding his appointment at McGill, letters to the editor of Nature (1926), the National Research Council (1933-1934), and the Central Computing Bureau (1918). As well, files concerning ice research (1920), tests at Prescott, including his diary of the expedition (1920), and the St. Lawrence waterway (1931-1932) can be found here.

King's private papers comprise a diary for 1902, reading notes and reviews of Maria Chapdelaine (1919-1921), his pension papers, and an inventory of periodicals in his library. There are also two formal photographs and a number of snapshots of school groups, Cambridge scenes, and laboratory equipment.