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The fonds consists mainly of personal documents, correspondence, clippings, genealogy notes and records, family photographs, and published works. Personal documents and receipts are mainly those of Florence Wilson, as well as her husband Meredith Wilson and his father Thomas Wilson. Most correspondence is addressed to Florence Wilson, including letters from her brother Vernon during World War II and various correspondence relating to Florence Wilson’s genealogical research. Newspaper clippings, some arranged into scrapbooks, are primarily obituaries and wedding announcements of friends and relatives of Florence Wilson, as well as some local news items. The genealogy notes and research documents are accompanied by a number of family histories and scrapbooks compiled by Florence Wilson. A large portion of the fonds consists of family photographs dating back to the 1850s, some originally organized into scrapbooks and albums. Loose photographs have been categorized primarily by family name. Published works include sheet music, song books, children’s books, and bibles. There are also autograph books and day journals belonging to Florence, her sister Hazel Denyes, and her mother-in-law Margaret Wilson.

Fonds consists primarily of letters from Roland James Saundercook, a Canadian soldier fighting overseas, home to his immediate family in Collin's Bay, Ontario, dating between 1942 and 1945. Other letters present include from people overseas who had known Roland James Saundercook and wanted to send condolences to his family, and letters from family friends on the same topic dated 1945. Also present is Saundercook's flying log book and other military records, land records and a photograph of the Saundercook home in Collin's Bay, official military correspondence about his disappearance and his parents subsequent attempt to locate him, and a photograph album of early carte-de-visites, unidentified.

The fonds consists mainly of photographs, correspondence, personal documents, and scrapbooks belonging to Muriel Grace and George Roland Stalker. The fonds also contains personal documents belonging to Muriel Grace Stalker’s parents Robert and Cora Magee and grandfather John White, as well as genealogy materials pertaining to the Stalker, Meggison, Magee and Aylseworth-White families. Photographs include family photographs dating back to the 1880’s, travel albums, and slides. Correspondence includes personal letters, local event invitations, greeting cards, and postcards addressed to Grace and Roland Stalker, as well as business correspondence. Personal documents include birth certificates, educational documents, marriage and anniversary certificates, financial records, and journals. Land records and business records relating to Grace and Roland Stalker’s farm businesses are present as well as clippings, correspondence, and other documents regarding Grace Stalker’s activity with the OFA and Liberal Party of Canada. Other documents include ephemera from local events, newspaper clippings, 4-H scrapbooks, and recipes.

The Fred and Ida Brown fonds consists of photographs, postcards and textual records created and collected by Frederick Erland Brown (1877-1968). The fonds documents members of the Brown and Bush families and showcases the vibrant lives of the Brown family living in Wilton, Ontario. Included are photographs and textual records of the Hested (Histed or Histes) family, Bell family and over four hundred postcards collected by the Brown family. Fred took great care with the arrangement and description of the photographs in this collection to represent the history of Ernestown, Napanee, Yarker, Wilton and other communities in Lennox and Addington County. The majority of the photographs in the collection were taken and developed by Fred Brown.

The fonds consists of two Tweedsmuir History Books, containing photographs and a record of accomplishments of Lennox and Addington District Women’s Institute, minute and cash books, along with attendance registers. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Series 1: Tweedsmuir history books Series 2: Minute books Series 3: Attendance registers

The Thomas Willet Casey fonds is arranged by the type of record, rather than by subject: correspondence; manuscripts; notebooks and scrapbooks; printed pamphlets and voters' lists. Two subject themes run throughout: research into pioneer days on the Bay of Quinte, and background material for the campaign for temperance and sobriety. Family and friends supported Casey occasionally giving him documents from earlier in the 19th century. From his family, Casey acquired a small ledger, the day book of the carding mill at the Stone Mills (Glenora) which his family had operated during the War of 1812. From the family of John C. Clark of Ernestown Township Casey acquired a record book of statute labour dated 1820. There are other early tidbits interfiled with Casey's own papers. Unfortunately, the provenance of many of these items is unknown. The greatest part of the material, however, are Casey's own, personal papers. The scrapbooks contain all the articles which he wrote for "Old Time Records", carefully mounted in order of date published. There are four files of statistics for use by Casey as an officer of the Sons of Temperance, and related files of temperance clippings and notes. Fonds consists of the following series: Correspondence, 1875-1904 Manuscripts, Genealogical and Historical Notes, 1810-1901 Notebooks and Scrapbooks Voters' Lists, Lennox and Addington, 1901; Published pamphlets Miscellaneous clippings and undated notes

Fonds consists primarily of the papers of David Roblin created between his appointment of Warden of the United Counties of Lennox and Addington in 1849 and 1862, the year before his death. There are some items which pre-date 1849, but these do not represent all of his early activities. Fonds consists of the following series: David Roblin Papers 1818-1864 David Allan Roblin Papers 1862-1868 John Roblin Papers 1804-1831 Marshall Perry Roblin Papers 1856-1873 William Moore Roblin Papers 1819-1831

Fonds consists of the political and business papers of John Stevenson, arranged into the following series: Political correspondence, including patronage issues, appointments and strategies. Business papers, including economic ventures, land dealings, lumbering, milling, railways and Richmond Road Company. Items concerning role as Justice of the Peace in Napanee. Fonds consists of the following series: Political correspondence, 1851-1882 Business papers, 1851-1884 Justice of the Peace, 1847-1865

Fonds pertains to the work of Charles A. Walters as Manager of Napanee P.U.C. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Ledger (cash book of Napanee Hydro, 1908-1910) Napanee P.U.C. financial reports, 1943-1961 Napanee P.U.C. minutes 1958-1961 Clippings, ephemera, personal notes Two publications on hydro-electric power in Ontario

This large collection contains letters from family and friends to Charles and Stella Wagar at Napanee, Ontario, as well as letters from their children, some of which were written during World War Two. Much of the material reflects the leisure interests of the family including fraternal orders such as the Oddfellows, Masons and Rotary and patriotic endeavours such as Red Cross. There are three scrapbooks kept by Allan Walters when a boy during the First World War and six scrapbooks kept by Margaret Walters, c1920-1925. The fonds contains a large quantity of ephemera such as greeting cards and local calendars, travel souvenirs, as well as mementos from meetings, concerts and plays held in the Napanee, Ontario area. There are classroom notes from all three children, including some notebooks kept by Margaret Walters while studying nursing. From Stella Walters came a large collection of sheet music which she used at home and during her many public performances, and another series of cook books. There is also some memorabilia from the Wagar family during the 19th century. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Family correspondence, 1906-1975 Family activities, 1920-1963 Ephemera, 1875-1950 Scrapbooks Napanee Rotary Club Margaret Walters, nursing notes c1937 School days memorabilia and notebooks Cookbooks, 1896-1960 Music, first published 1843-1932 Photographs

Fonds consists of documents and ephemera kept by Mrs. Babcock when she entered a seniors’ residence. Some were saved for legal reasons but most had sentimental value to her. Included is a Christmas card sent home by sapper, Wilkie Laird in 1918 and a blue cotton armband worn by Harry Babcock at the Legion in 1929. There are many letters of congratulations and certificates of appreciation. Fonds is comprised of the following series: 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1976 90th and 93rd Birthdays Certificates and memorabilia

Fonds consists of business papers from the stewardship of W.H. Wilkison 1865-1868, and from the stewardship of Alfred Knight 1893-1901. The papers from the intervening years are missing. The correspondence relates to the management of Cartwright property in the county, as well as a few other business ventures. There are also a large quantity of land instruments (deeds, mortgages) connected to the same properties. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Letters from Richard Cartwright to W.H. Wilkison, 1865-1867 Letters from Richard Cartwright to W.H. Wilkison, Jan.-May, 1868 Letters from Richard Cartwright to W.H. Wilkison, May.-Dec., 1868 Letters from Richard Cartwright to Alfred Knight, Dec. 1893 - Dec. 1894 Letters from Richard Cartwright to Alfred Knight, 1895, 1896 Letters from Richard Cartwright to Alfred Knight, 1897 - April, 1901 Land instruments

The records document local community response to nuclear proliferation and armed intervention. They also document local agitation against loss of civil liberties. These activities peaked in Lennox and Addington during the 1980's. The fonds is organized by the name of the initiative or allied agency. The most popular endeavour was support for Search for Alternatives to War (SAW), which was active in Lennox and Addington from about 1984 until 1987.

Most of the papers were created and used by Mark Bunting, DTM, who was a Charter Member of Napanee Valley Toastmasters and of Cataraqui Valley Toastmasters, and extremely active in Toastmasters generally. Some of the papers came from his wife, Jennifer Bunting, ATM, who was also a Charter Member and filled various club offices. A few items came from other donors. The papers are divided into two series. Within the series, they are chronological. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Toastmaster annual activities Mark Bunting - Napanee Valley T.M. activities

The fonds consists mostly of letters from Miss Perry written from abroad describing her life in the army during the Second World War, but there are also a few letters written to Luva from family and friends, including Ida H.G. Smith of Kingston; Miss V. Bambridge, Toronto; Mrs. Sperry Fraser (Rhea Perry) of Napanee; Second Lieutenant G. Peers, Ottawa; and from her mother, Mrs. Ray F. Perry (the former Reta M. Smith) of Napanee. The five photographs are mostly about 1910 and are unidentified.

The fonds consists of minute and cash books, Tweedsmuir History Books, photographs, house histories, a Life Membership certificate, publications, and subject files pertaining to the activities of the Napanee Women’s Institute. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Series 1: Minutes Series 2: Tweedsmuir history books Series 3: Publications Series 4: Photographs Series 5: Life memberships Series 6: Objects

The fonds consists of minute and cash books, Tweedsmuir History books, photographs, house histories, and subject files pertaining to the activities of the Reidville Women’s Institute. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Series 1: Minutes Series 2: Tweedsmuir history books

The fonds consists of minute books, cash books, Tweedsmuir history books, photographs, house histories, and correspondence pertaining to the activities of the Wilton Women’s Institute. Fonds is comprised of the following series:
Series 1: Minutes
Series 2: Tweedsmuir History Books
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Programming
Series 5: By-laws, handbooks and songbooks of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario and Canada
Series 6: Guest Books
Series 7: Publications
Series 8: Ceremonial Items
Series 9: Photographs and video

Fonds consists of the administrative records of the Board of Education of Newburgh.

The fonds contains four series: Minutes, Financial Accounts, Inspector’s Reports and School Census Books.

The fonds contains three subseries: Auditor’s Reports, Accounts, and Cheques and Vouchers.

Fonds consists of the following series: Robert Phillips correspondence; Robert Phillips Photographs and Robert Phillips Research.