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Collection consists of material documenting the military service of Wilfred Reid May during the First World War. Includes photocopy of a pilot's flying log book for 1917-1918 when he was with the no.94 Squadron (RFC) and combat reports, beginning with his first combat flight on 21 April 1918 when he was with the 209 Squadron (RAF). Also includes various photographs, letter describing various battles, newspaper clippings and magazine articles detailing hi contributions in aviation, radio transcripts of programs aired in his memory and list recording important dates in his career.Also includes copies of photographs of HMCS Bonaventure and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) aircraft.

Collection consists of material relating to W.A. Hare's time as President of the Ottawa South African War Veterans Association (SAVA). Material includes: correspondence; anniversary memorabilia; newspaper articles; Ottawa SAVA by-laws and constitution; minutes of meetings; and copies of speeches, thank you notes and toasts.

Collection consists of material documenting William Avery "Billy" Bishop's activities as a fighter pilot during the First World War. Includes combat reports and statistical analyses of Bishop's war score, correspondence between Bishop and his parents and fiancee, records of service and a chronology of Bishop's career during 1914-1956, biographies, decorations and citations, and photographs. There is also material on the National Film Board film on Bishop "The Kid who Couldn't Miss", the play "Billy Bishop goes to war", and commemorative events.

Fonds consists of minutes, memoranda, research materials, reports, ministerial and cabinet submissions, and working papers compiled mainly while Colonel W.B.S Sutherland was Director of Operational Readiness Land and Director of Sovereignty Planning, 1968-1973. Covers a wide variety of military subjects, including: military planning, emergency management, northern Canada and the Arctic, combat development, defence planning, equipmwnt, peacekeeping, security and reorganization of the Canadian Armed Forces

Collection consists of material documenting the military service of William George Barker during the First World War. Includes records of service, various combat reports and excerpts from squadron record books for 1917-1918, official and personal correspondence from ca.1918 to 1974, summaries of his military career, and award citations. Also includes photographs of Wing Commander Barker and his aircraft during and after the First World War, newspaper clippings re his Victoria Cross (VC) and his accidental death, and various magazine articles detailing his life and the air battle for which he was awarded the VC.

Fonds consists of photographs documenting the naval training and service of William George Morrow during the Second World War. Includes loose photographs of HMCS Nonsuch and the minesweeper HMCS Georgian, in Atlantic Canada and overseas. Photographs include depictions of a visit by General Montgomery to the HMCS Georgian in May 1944, and "Operation Neptune", part of the Normandy invasion. Also includes photograph album of pictures of HMCS Georgian, scenes in Atlantic Canada, and V-J (Victory in Japan) Day celebrations. Photographs in album have captions and dates on the back. Textual records are copies of three letters written by Mrs. Morrow to the Directorate of History and Heritage in 1986, which discuss the donation of her husband's Second World War material.

Fonds consists of transcripts of interviews conducted by Lt. Commander William Glover on assignment for Directorate of History of the Department of National Defence. Glover was assigned to research personnel and training policies and practices in the Royal Canadian Navy between 1939 and 1945. Each subject held a position as an instructor or a staff officer responsible for personnel and training. Ten interview subjects were selected accordingly. They included: John Alexander Charles; David Allan Collins; Jim Dowler; Grace McDowell; Robert W. Murdoch; George Nation; Bent Gesture Sivertz; Gordon W. Stead; John Howard Wade; and Edward Arnold MacFayden. The fonds also includes a paper entitled "In Quest of a Canadian Naval identity" written for the Second Naval Historical Conference held in Halifax in 1993.

Collection consists of various oversized posters and lithographs related to the Canadian military. It includes an oversized poster from The Military Colleges (duplicate) and 9 oversized lithographs of Canadian soldiers in action in the forest, in the jungle, in Germany, on parachute jumping and climbing Mt Logan (includes 4 duplicates). There are also 3 smaller lithographs representing the Canadian Forces badge, the Air Operations Branch (1972) and the Air Command badge (1975), as well as a picture advertisement for recruiting.

Fonds consists of a copy of chapter five from the book “Freewheeling: The Story of Bicycling in Canada” written by William Humber and published in 1986. Chapter five entitled “Off to War: The Story of the Canadian Corps Cyclists’ Battalion” contains survivor accounts of the use of bicycles during the First World War. It traces the emergence of bicycles as tools of transportation in war and explores their disadvantages and advantages. The chapter also includes reproductions of photographs of the Canadian Corps Cyclists’ Battalion.

Collection consists of copies of various military magazines from the Second World War, including "Yank the Army Weekly", "Alert", and "The Flying Times". Also includes post cards, photographs, and other documents.

Subseries consists of material regarding William M Lee during the 1960s when he was Special Assistant to the Hon. Paul Hellyer, the Minister of National Defence. Some of the subjects covered include: the integration and unification of the Canadian Forces; Canada’s defence policy; the Hon. John Turner and the 1984 election campaign; and the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD). Also includes five files containing newspaper clippings and articles, and some personal correspondence. There are also some photographs of Lee and some articles and speeches by him. The subseries is arranged in alphabetical order by file title. The one exception is a list of Lee’s files which is placed at the beginning of the subseries.

Subseries consists of an outline, scripts and drafts of Robert Caldwell’s paper “Rear-Admiral M. Landymore: The Silent Service Speaks Out” during 2002-2003. Also includes a transcript of an interview of Landymore by Caldwell and a paper “Admirals Brock and Landymore in the Canadian Age of Change 1963-1967” by Caldwell. The subseries is arranged in chronological order.

Fonds consists of the photocopies of the Library of Congress' 30-page finding aid to the William Sowden Sims' papers, and correspondence dating from Sims' time as Commander U.S. Naval Forces in Europe during the First World War. The major topics include anti-submarine warfare, Atlantic escort problems, the United States destroyer construction programme, and British-American relations in military, especially naval, matters. Includes personal, general, and special correspondences.

Fonds consists of material documenting William Stanley Lockhart's service with the Royal Flying Corps and with the Royal Air Force during the First World War (1917-1919). Includes his school notes, flying logbook, and military educational manuals. Also includes are aircraft logbooks and engine manual, and correspondence related to Lockhart's Electric Synchronized Gear invention. There are also photographs of Lockhart in uniform, his crashed Sopwith Camel, and a Camel taking off from the HMAS Sydney.

Subseries consists of documents regarding the Wilton Fijenoord b.v.’s submission. Includes submissions covering the executive summary, project management approach, European submarine designs, corporate profile, cost data, industrial benefits and Arctic operations capability. The submissions were from the following Canadian companies: Halifax-Dartmouth Industries Limited; and Saint John Shipbuilding Limited. The submission by Halifax-Dartmouth Industries Limited included technical drawings. The submission by Saint John Shipbuilding Limited included photographs.

Subseries consists of 39 files regarding the RCAF Winter Experimental Establishment during 1947 to 1951. Includes reports on a wide variety of subjects and organization orders. The major subjects covered include: organization; various aircraft such as Lancaster, Halifax, Dakota (Douglas DC-3), Vampire, Northstar (Canadair DC-4M), Sea Fury, etc.; maintenance and repair; equipment and supplies; tests and measurement; radar equipment; reports and reporting; cold weather conditions; cold weather tests; winter operations; emergency management; and arctic regions. The subseries is arranged in numerical order by the Kardex reference number.

Fonds consists of photographs depicting the women’s service dress uniform introduced in 1979. Along with the modified jacket and skirt, other items illustrated include the winter hat, the gabardine raincoat, the overcoat, the V-neck sweater and the leather purse. Accompanying the photographs is a letter signed by N.A. Buckingham, Director of Ceremonial for the Chief of the Defence Staff, which discusses the method by which the new uniform was to be introduced. Within this letter, a brief description of each item is provided.

Subseries consists of work orders submitted to LAC and the Public Archives of Nova Scotia for reproduction of photographs for use in Volume 2 of the Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. Arranged numerically by work order number.

Series consists of Dr. George Lindsey’s working files covering such subjects as air defence, maritime warfare, Canadian defence in the 1970s, defence policy, etc.

Subseries consists of files for each of the countries visited during a world tour the students took in the spring of 1977. The tour took students to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Israel, Cyprus, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Ghana, Zaire, Iran, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan. Files exist for each destination and there are also a notes file for the European leg and one for the tour as a whole. Files are arranged in order of the itinerary with the general notes being located at the end of the subseries along with a file for maps of the tour.