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Item is a group photograph of graduates of the Osgoode Hall Law School class of 1950, celebrating the 57th anniversary of their graduation at the Albany Club in Toronto. The photograph is housed in a glass enclosure with the phrase "Osgoode Hall Law School" engraved on the front. Depicted are: (back row) John Honsberger, Gordon Dryden, Irving Cochrane, Bryden, David Grant, David Humphrey, John Clary; (front row) George Walsh, Harvey Bain. One man in the back row is unidentified.

Item is a photograph transparency of researchers in the Main Reading Room of the Great Library, Osgoode Hall. The photograph is an overhead view taken from one of the balconies in the room.

File consists of two draft copies of John Honsberger's "A history of the first hundred years of the County of York Law Association". Both copies have been annotated with changes and corrections to the text.

Item is a list of land ownership transfers, registered at the registry office for the north riding of the County of York in Newmarket, pertaining to lot 27 in the tenth concession of the Township of King. The list details document numbers, type of conveyance, dates, the names of grantor and grantee, and property details. Also included is an extract of a memorial of a deed for the above property, purchased by George William Davy Asselstine from his half-brother John Brass for £42 in 1834, recorded in November 1842.

File consists of two abstracts pertaining to piece of land owned by John Hanlin. These abstracts detail the ownership and land transfers of 200 acres of land on lot 26 and 100 acres of land on the east half of lot 27 in the tenth concession of the Township of King. Compiled by the registry office for the north riding of the County of York in Newmarket, these lists detail document numbers, types of conveyance, dates, names of grantor and grantee, price and property details. The final entry on each abstract is the discharge of mortgage for both properties, with the final payments made by John Hanlin to John Pinkerton on 1 March 1864.

File consists of abstracts pertaining to lot 26 and the east half of lot 27 in the tenth concession, Township of King. These abstracts were prepared by the registry office for the north riding of the County of York in Newmarket and detail document numbers, dates, names of land owners and buyers, costs, and descriptions pertaining to these parcels of land, which were transferred multiple times between 1802 and 1900. Names of land owners appearing in the abstracts include Hannah Asselstine, John Brass, George W.D. Asselstine, William Miller, David Pinkerton, John Hanlon, Edward Bull, William Hanlon, Sarah Murray, Mary Ellen Hanlon, Daniel Hanlon and Richard Coffey.

File consists of anecdotes about William Norman Tilley and Joseph Sedgwick, compiled by John D. Arnup. Also included in the file is a selection of Arnup's own stories, identified as "speech material", regarding a number of his courtroom experiences.

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of a segment of the CBC Radio program "As It Happens". During the segment, an actor reads entries from the diary of Lt. James Chalmers McRuer, that he maintained while serving in the First World War. The readings relate to McRuer's service in Belgium and Germany in November of 1918. The tape was once played to the benchers at a Remembrance Day luncheon.

File consists of typed biographical notes and anecdotes prepared by Honsberger on William Norman Tilley and Hugh Edward Rose, and letters to Honsberger from several prominent lawyers and judges commenting on the anecdotes. Included in the file is a letter from Cyril F.H. Carson commenting on the Tilley anecdotes, copies of the biographical notes and anecdotes on Tilley and Rose prepared by Honsberger, letters from John J. Robinette commenting on the Rose and Tilley anecdotes, a letter from the Chief Justice of Ontario [George Gale] commenting on the Rose anecdotes, a letter from Joseph Sedgwick with an attached typed story by Sedgwick on Tilley, and a letter from John D. Arnup commenting on the Tilley anecdotes and with attached typed stories on Tilley, Joseph Sedgwick, cases, etc.

Item is a brief outline of remembrances of Bertram Holford Ardagh, written by John Honsberger. Ardagh had been a member of the Raymond & Honsberger law firm.

Item is a deed pertaining to the conveyance of land on villa lot number 1 on Rosedale Road in the City of Toronto from Charles Marriott and Sarah H. Marriott to Jane Kerr for the sum of $1,580. The item details the nature of the property and the payment of money between the parties listed on the document.

Item is a Christmas card sent to John Honsberger by Roy McMurtry, Chief Justice of Ontario, and his wife. The cover illustration is a painting by McMurtry entitled "Muskoka Barn in Autumn".

Item is a Christmas card sent to John Honsberger by Roy McMurtry and his wife. The cover illustration is a painting by McMurtry entitled "Collingwood Area Farmhouse".

Item is a holiday card sent to John Honsberger from Roy McMurtry. The front of the card features a Roy McMurtry painting.

Item is a Christmas card sent to John Honsberger by Roy McMurtry, Chief Justice of Ontario, and his wife. The cover illustration is a painting by McMurtry entitled "Café, Village of La Grasse, France".

Item is a holiday greeting card sent to John Honsberger from Roy McMurtry. The card features a painting of Jerusalem by McMurtry.

File consists of two Christmas cards signed by Kenneth Jarvis and his wife, Marie. Both cards feature artwork by Jarvis.

File consists of eight holiday greeting cards sent to John Honsberger by Roy McMurtry in the 1990s. The front of each card bears a different painting by McMurtry, including one of Osgoode Hall, painted in 1991.