Fonds consists of a variety of records relating to peacekeeping and collected by Alan James for research as well as teaching purposes. A large number of Alan James’ publications, generally journal articles from 1957 to 1998, United Nations (UN) and NATO records, as well as information on the Falkland Island’s War are contained in the series. Some of Alan James peacekeeping records are arranged generally, or chronologically, but the majority of records, consisting of United Nations (U.N.) records and newspaper clippings relating to peacekeeping, are arranged according to the country. These records concern peacekeeping in forty-three countries and are arranged into the following 25 series:
- Publications
- Correspondence
- Interviews with Alan James
- Meetings and Conferences Attended and Travels
- United Nations Records
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Records
- Records of the Falkland Islands War
- Peacekeeping Records: General
- Peacekeeping Records: Chronological
- Peacekeeping Records in Africa
- Peacekeeping Records in Central America
- Peacekeeping Records in Europe
- Peacekeeping Records in the Caribbean
- Peacekeeping Records in India and Pakistan
- Peacekeeping Records in the Middle East
- Peacekeeping Records in Sri Lanka
- Peacekeeping Records in Asia and Asia Pacific
- Peacekeeping Records in the Soviet Union and former Soviet States
- Multinational Force Observer (MFO) Records
- Margaret Joan Anstee Manuscript
- Records of the Alexander Haig Resignation
- Lester B. Pearson Lecture
- Oversize Records
- Keeping the Peace in the Cyprus Crisis of 1963-64
- Britain and the Congo Crisis (1960-63)