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The fonds consists mostly of letters written by Fanny Gross to her youngest daughter, Edith. There are also letters written by friends and family to Edith and some letters written by Edith. The letters show that Edith travelled frequently from the Gross family home at 200 Colborne Street West in Whitby to visit relatives and friends in other communities. Subjects of discussion include parties, family, travel, and daily life. Fonds also consists of a copy of The Greatest Thing in The World, An Address by Henry Drummond.

Fonds consists of two scrapbooks detailing the activities of the Mississauga chapter of IODE, formerly known as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. The scapbooks detail the activities of the local chapter, municipal chapter, and the IODE provincially and nationally. The local chapter was involved with organizations including the Senior Citizen's House of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, Titchfield High School in Jamaica, Sheridan College, Square One Shopping Centre, Sheridan Mall, Credit Valley Hospital, and others.

Many pages focus on the Mississauga Citizenship Court of the Canadian Ministry of Multiculturalism and Citizenship. During the 1980s and 1990s, they were active in providing catering for the ceremonies. Judges presiding over the court in that era include Kamal Akbarali and Joanne Robertson.

The fonds documents the activities of Claire Coates as a member, director and vice-president of the Canadian National Exhibition Association, and her participation on various CNEA committees.

The fonds is divided into two series. MG 1-0-1, Committee files, consists of agendas, minutes, correspondence, and support material of the Archives and Foundation Committee, Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Committee, Feature Country Committee, Program Development and Review Committee, Horticulture Advisory Committee, Long-Range Planning and Development Committee, and Women's Committee, committees on which Claire Coates served.

Series MG 1-0-2, Artifacts, consists of 17 CNE badges, presented to Claire Coates in her capacity as a member of the Canadian National Exhibition Association, Women's Committee, and as an associate director, director and vice-president, and 14 lapel pins issued by the CNE.

Fonds contains accounts and inventory book of Elizabeth Gale, milliner in London, On. The volume is divided in to two sections. The first is the accounts of Elizabeth Gale’s business from 1880-1882. The second is an inventory of stock seized by the county sheriff on November 14, 1882.

Collection consists of publications, policy statements, research reports, conference and educational documents, and newsletters accumulated by Professor Linda Briskin in the course of her research on women and equity in organized labour in Canada. The documents were published by or about local, provincial, and national organizations, including the Canadian Labour Congress, provincial federations of labour, Canadian and United Auto Workers, Canadian Air Line Employees' Association, Canada Employment Immigration Union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, the Committee for Cleaners' Rights, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Metro Labour Council, Union of Provincial Government Employees, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, Public Service Alliance of Canada, United Steelworkers of Canada, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and the Windsor Hospital Clerical Workers Union of Canada. The collection deals with equity in collective bargaining units, including issues of sisterhood and solidarity, education, human rights, anti-racism, aboriginal issues, affirmative action, violence against women, and the impact of technological change. The documents are arranged into files by organization, and they reflect the equity initiatives undertaken by unions to transform organizational practice and culture in order to ensure fairness and representation for women and members of other equity-seeking groups.

Fonds consists of handwritten notes for Didi Khayatt's doctoral thesis, "Lesbian teachers : an invisible presence," typescript transcripts of interviews with teachers conducted between 1982 and 1985, correspondence with study participants, and an unbound copy of her thesis, August 1991.

Fonds consists primarily of Black's records pertaining to her publications about Virginia Woolf, including "Three guineas" as edited by Black, and "Virginia Woolf as feminist" (including research notes, correspondence, drafts, proofs, and jacket art), and correspondence with Quentin Bell (Woolf's nephew and biographer). Also included are miscellaneous course material, book reviews written by Black, York University's Office of the Status of Women material including a run of "The Second Decade", publication lists created by Black, documents regarding the establishment of the Women's Studies programmes at York, and the enhancement of the Nellie Langford Rowell Library at York.

Fonds consists of the minutes of the Elgin West District Women's Institute meetings as well as financial information and membership lists.

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, Talbot Chapter, Dutton.
Fonds is organized into the following series:
-Minutes, 1914-1928
-Miscellaneous historical information, ca. 1916-1928
-Correspondence, 1917-1928

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Shedden Women's Institute, including meeting programs and minutes, scrapbooks, and Tweedsmuir Histories.
Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Minutes series, 1913-2000
-Scrapbooks series, 1963-2006
-Activities series, 1948-1963
-Tweedsmuir History series, 1948-2010

Fonds reflects the meetings and membership of Belle of the North Ladies Orange Benevolent Association No. 140. Fonds contains two minute books.

Fonds consists of annual meeting plans for the period from 1983 to 1987.

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the St. Thomas branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Rules and Regulations series
-Membership and Attendance series
-Minutes series
-Annual Reports series
-General History series
-Correspondence series
-Financial Records series
-Programming series
-Special Interest Groups series
-Projects series
-Subject Files series
-Newspaper Clippings series

Fonds consists of annual programmes and Tweedsmuir Histories of the Corinth Women's Institute.

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the Kingsmill-Mapleton Women's Institute. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Meeting Programs series
-Minutes series
-Photographs series
-Tweedsmuir History series

Fonds contains records created by the Elgin County District Women's Institute (East and West Elgin). Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Meeting Minutes series, 1907-2004

This fonds contains records pertaining to the 33rd Battalion Ladies’ Group. Records include meeting minutes, membership records, and photographs. Records are organized into the following series:
1) Meeting Minutes
2) Membership Records
3) Photographs

Fonds consists of organizational records and planning documents for the Lesbian Outdoors Group from 1995-2007. Meeting minutes detail disagreements over funds allocations, discussions of group management techniques, reflections on equity within the group and how social dynamics contribute to equity and inequity. A majority of the materials consist of handwritten or printed notes recording and planning LOG activities and meetings. The fonds also contain LOG promotional materials and photos.

Fonds consists of records generated by the Centre Simcoe District Women's Institute.

Fonds is arranged in the following series:

Minute & record books
Tweedsmuirs & scrapbooks
Newsclippings
Correspondence
Miscellaneous