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Fonds consists of Session minutes (1818-1834); an invitation (1957) and three histories of St. Andrew's (Scarborough) Presbyterian Church (Toronto, Ont.).

Fonds consists of minutes, registers and other records of Ayr Presbyterian Church, Ayr, Ontario. Specifically, the fonds consists of the following: Baptisms (1931-1948); Marriages (1929-1933); Burials (1930-1952); Session minutes (1930-1952); Communion Roll (1930-1954); Board of Managers and Congregational meeting minutes (1928-1952); a congregational statistical and financial statement (1852); an Annual Report (1952); and a brief historical sketch written about the church (193?).

Fonds consist primarily of 11 volumes of letter-books of Mr. Douglas Brymner, first Dominion Archivist of Canada. Nine of the volumes contain letters received by Mr. Brymner between the years 1838-1885, the majority being between 1875 and 1885. The other two volumes contain copies of Mr. Brymner's out-going letters from 1873-1886. The letters primarily relate to the issue of the 1875 union of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland with the various other Presbyterian denominations in Canada at the time. The fonds also consists of one volume containing the transcription of the appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada concerning a case between John Morrison (the plaintiff) and Donald McCuaig (defendant) acting as Syndics de la Congregation Presbyterienne, en connection avec L'eglise D'Ecosse des dites Cotes St. George et St. Patrice.

Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, newspaper articles, diaries, school records, and photographs. Records document the life of Louise and Henry Percival Luttrell as missionaries in Honan Province, China, and then as employees of the Peking Syndicate. Correspondence includes letters sent between the Luttrells and their sons while they were at the Boys School in Chefoo; correspondence between Henry Percival Luttrell and the General Board of Missions of The Presbyterian Church in Canada; and letters documenting the Luttrell family’s preparation to return to Canada. Newspaper articles include clippings about Rev. Luttrell as well as articles that he wrote about China for the Presbyterian newspaper "East and West". The fonds also includes a diary kept by Louise Luttrell in 1916, and a daily journal for 1917.

Fonds consists of theological papers, addresses, lecture notes, correspondence, chaplaincy papers, research notes, association papers, and personal mementoes and photographs created or acquired by George Douglas. The theological papers document Dr. Douglas's activities as both a student and lecturer at Knox College, Toronto, and cover topics such as church history and church government. The chaplaincy papers consist of a small file of training notes on navy regulations and procedures, and also several chaplaincy booklets, including "The Armour of God" issued by the Committee on Chaplaincy Services of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The research notes include Dr. Douglas' work on compiling biographical sketches on Daniel W. Eastman and George L. MacKay. The association papers include minutes, correspondence and reports of the Knox College Alumni, the Church Worship Association, and the Trinitarians.

Fonds consists of the records of Knox, Crescent, Kensington & First Presbyterian Church, Montreal and of the records of the churches that were amalgamated to create it. The records of Knox, Crescent, Kensington & First Presbyterian Church 1984- (Montreal, Quebec) consist of an historical sketch (1984) and records from the Bi-Centennial year (1986). Records of Cote Street/ Crescent Street Presbyterian Church 1845-1918 (Montreal, Quebec) consist of Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (1845-1882); Session minutes (1845-1918); Congregational meeting minutes (1858-1860); Annual reports (1870, 1977-1901, 1873-1909); Deacons Court minutes (1845-1877); a published history (1855) and the transcript of a sermon by the Rev. A. B. Mackay. Records of First Presbyterian Church 1909-1984 (Montreal, Quebec) consist of an Annual report and church directory (1964-1965). Records of Kensington Presbyterian Church 1896-1947 (Montreal, Quebec) consist of Session minutes (1908-1942), Board of Trustees and Congregational Meeting minutes (1944-1946) and Board of Managers Meeting minutes (1918-1948). Records of Knox Presbyterian Church 1863-1918 (Montreal, Quebec) consist of Session minutes (1863-1918); Annual Reports (1876-1878, 1880-1885, 1889-1890, 1894, 1899, 1901-1917); Board of Managers minutes (1855-1887, 1909-1917) and an historical sketch (1893). Records of Knox-Crescent Presbyterian Church 1918-1947 (Montreal, Quebec) consist of Session minutes (1918-1947); Annual Reports (1904-1947); Deacons Court Roll Book (1903-1948) and a published history (1938). Records of St. Gabriel Street Presbyterian Church 1786-1909 (Montreal, Quebec) consist of Registers of Births, Marriages and Burials (1796-1869); Session minutes (1804-1829, 1833-1863); Management Committee meetings (1791-1858) and a published history (1887).

Fonds consists of a sermon book, sermons and sermon files. The sermon book lists 416 sermons and provides the title of each sermon as well as the date and location the sermon was first delivered and re-delivered. The first entry in the book was made in 1954 and the last entry was made in 1980. There are 416 sermon files that correspond with the entries in the sermon book. In addition to the sermons, the files also often include orders of service, newspaper clippings, articles and other related materials. Fonds also includes a small file pertaining to Dr. Bragg’s homily given at Governor-General Georges P. Vanier’s funeral, a copy of Dr. Bragg’s memorial address given at the funeral for Sir Malcolm McAlpine, and copies of morning devotions he delivered on CBC radio.

Fonds consists of microfilm copies of the Session minutes from 1926-1981 of Blenheim Presbyterian Church in Blenheim, Ontario.

Fonds consists primarily of family correspondence received by Mark Young Stark, and by his daughter, Mary Ann. There are also some letters written by Mark Young Stark, including a number written while he was studying and travelling in Europe as a young man. The letters date from c.1723 to 1917 and are primarily from family and friends. There are journals, notebooks, documents, essays, and newspaper clippings largely related to Mark Young Stark's family and Presbyterianism in Canada. The journals are written by Mark Young Stark from 1829-1831, Mary Bannatyne Stark from 1824, and Mary Ann Stark from 1860-1891. The fonds also includes a published book of sermons written by Mark Young Stark; two small files of receipts and financial documents dating from 1854; two scrapbooks comprised of postcards, pictures, and picture cut-outs, and some original pencil sketches, ink drawings (partially coloured), and small paintings, some of which are signed by Mark Young Stark; and a small case of architect’s tools labelled as being those of Geo. Ed. Street.