The collection consists of photo albums, photographs, newspaper clippings, assets, agreements, stocks, bonds, certificates, correspondence, miscellaneous items, and two videos with the same recording. The collection is composed of three sous-fonds:
James Whalen
Laurel Conmee and James Conmee
Thunder Bay Hydro

Fonds consists primarily of records documenting Jane Bigelow's political career from 1969 - 1980, with the majority of the material dealing with her terms as mayor and controller as well as her various election campaigns. Included are municipal project files; records relating to the activities of the London and Middlesex NDP Ridings Association and the NDP of Ontario; campaign materials; correspondence; speeches; and newspaper clippings. Also included in the fonds are photographs documenting Bigelow's career; awards and other recognitions that she received; biographical records documenting her elections, public service and the contributions that she made to London; and a fictional novel about a female mayor in the city of London.

The fonds consists of records that reflect the different roles that Janet played throughout her life as well as the various activities and functions she performed throughout the community. The fonds is arranged into five series and then various subseries, all of which reflect Janet’s diverse activities.

The majority of the records are textual (i.e. minutes, reports, correspondence, published material, newspapers, etc.) although there is also a sizable photograph collection as well as some maps and plans and even artwork. Fonds consists of: Binder Twine Festival programs, posters, artwork, committee minutes, advertising, press releases, copies of by-laws, books, correspondence, account ledgers, newsletters, speeches, research notes, newspaper clippings, cassette tapes, Kleinburg/community history notes (eg. United Church, historical buildings and homes, families and individuals), walking tour booklets, notes on Kleinburg and Vaughan development, Humber Heritage committee notes, agendas, newspaper clippings, reports, LACAC/Heritage Vaughan books, notes on heritage homes and architecture, minutes and agendas, manuals, newspaper clippings, reports, CFUW books, newsletters, pamphlets, journal articles, minutes, conference notes, newspaper clippings, Kleinburg Home & School Association notes, newspaper clippings, HELP newspaper clippings, minutes, newsletters, Operation Catch-Up files, CACY pollution and development notes, Dellcrest notes, reports, minutes, KARA agendas and minutes, notes, correspondence, address books, calendars, agendas, travel notes and booklets, guidebooks and maps for locations around the world, other Ontario and Canadian heritage books, reports, magazines (York, food, National Geographic, Beaver, cat), fiction books, journals, programs, pamphlets, maps, Kleinburg Shaw store account ledgers from late 1800s to ca. 1930.

Fonds consists of deed, 1861, of Mount Horeb Wesleyan Methodist Church; records, including marriages, 1879-1895, of Janetville Methodist Circuit (includes Janetville Bible Christian Mission, Janetville, Bethel Church in Manvers Township, Zion Church, Yelverton, and Mount Horeb), 1879-1912; a circuit register, 1889-1921, from Pontypool (formerly South Manvers) Methodist Circuit (includes Pontypool, Manvers, McRae's Church in Manvers Township, Ballyduff, Lotus, and Fallis); marriages, 1892-1917, of Pontypool Methodist Church; baptisms, 1918-1953, marriages, 1917-1954, burials, 1917-1954, and a circuit register, 1921-1954, of Pontypool Pastoral Charge (includes Pontypool Methodist Circuit, Pontypool, Lotus, Manvers, McRae's Church in Manvers Township, Janetville, and Mount Horeb); Board of Trustees minutes, 1889-1933 of Pontypool United Church (includes Pontypool Methodist Church); records, including baptisms, 1901-1953, marriages, 1895-1958, and burials, 1901-1954, of Janetville Pastoral Charge (includes Janetville Methodist Circuit, Janetville, Mount Horeb, Pontypool, Manvers Station, and Yelverton), 1885-1958; records of Janetville United Church (includes Janetville Methodist), 1922-1990; women's group records of Mount Horeb United Church, 1932-1966; records of Yelverton United Church,1925-1986

File contains one bound volume of the January 1951 issues of the newspaper the Sudbury Star.

Fonds consists of minutes of Congregational Meetings, 1966-1968, general correspondence, 1961-1968, service bulletins, 1955-1968, financial records, 1965-1968 and annual reports, 1957-1968, of Japanese United Church, Hamilton.

The fonds consists of records related to J.C. Eichenberg’s time on Oxford County Council; first as Reeve in 1943 and then as Warden in 1944.

This photo album contains photographs of students, staff, landscapes and recreational pursuits depicting life at Trinity College School circa 1919-1921. Arranged by J.D. Ketchum.

This fonds consists of J.E. Evans work as photographer when taking images across Ontario and using them to produce postcard views. The photographic negatives are for communities or geographic features within counties and districts across Ontario. There is more extensive coverage for Eastern and Northern areas of Ontario. Evans focused his photography on small towns and villages, beaches, camp grounds, lakes and rivers. There is some postcards for a small number of the negatives within the fonds or for images for that no negatives exist.

Fonds consists of the professional records of Jean Augustine, including documents, reports, speech notes, press releases and publications relating to her activities as a community activist and volunteer; a elementary school teacher; her administration of the Metro Toronto Housing Authority; her participation on various international, national, provincial and municipal advocacy boards organizations and associations; and her activities as a federal politician and member of cabinet.

Consists of records about the Archibald family and life in the Kettleby, On. area during the 20th century.

This collection consists of hand-written notes; notebooks; programmes; plant lists; plant records; maps; drawings; measurements; tour scripts; photographs; slides; postcards; and photographs.

Fonds consists of Woman's Missionary Society minutes, 1938-1940, financial record books, 1919-1944, of Jeanettes Creek United Church (includes Jeanettes Creek Methodist Church)