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The fonds provides information from Thompson's writing projects on the history of Scouting, and on humanism, as well as his participation in World War I.

The fonds consists of memorabilia of Claude W. Thompson's and his brother's participation in World War I. It includes correspondence, press clippings, and a copy of a paper he wrote on Canadian author and historian William Wood (1864-1947). There is also a review of William Wood's book The Fight for Canada, and a copy of the book.

The fonds documents Rytsa Tobias’s Graduation at Sir George Williams College, in June 1951.
It is composed of her diploma, medal certificates, graduation picture and a photograph showing her receiving the Birks medal from Mr. Victor M. Birks.

The fonds provides information on David Stanger's activities as photographer for various Sir George Williams campus activities such as the carnival and ski meet. The fonds documents student life.

The fonds consists of pictures taken on various occasions.

The fonds provides information on student activities at Sir George between 1949 and 1953 such as freshman and graduation balls.

The fonds consists of photographs taken on various occasions.

The fonds provides information on the annual Catholic Drama Festival organized by the Guild between 1940 and 1953.

The fonds contains some handouts on the Cathespian Guild and a few programs and photographs of some of the annual Catholic Drama Festivals. It also contains the Drama Festival award book entitled Award for Distinguished Achievement in Catholic Theatre.

The fonds consists of materials documenting the journalistic career of Jacques Trépanier and primarily concern the Montreal arts scene.

The fonds is primarily composed of press clippings from "La Patrie," organized in two scrapbooks. These scrapbooks contain a variety of clippings, including several articles documenting Montreal nightclubs during the period between 1950 and 1954. These articles were published under the headline "La Ronde des cabarets." This fonds also contains some correspondence and 45 press photographs.

The fonds provides information on the Loyola College Dramatic Society.

The fonds consists of press clippings on plays given by the dramatic society and theatre programs for Society productions.

The fonds provides information on the artistic activities of the Loyola College Dramatic Society.
The fonds consists mainly of play programs, press clippings, and photographs.

The fonds provides information on the activities of the committee.

The fonds contains correspondence and other records on help given to Hungarian refugee students and statistics on the attendance of Hungarian refugee students at Canadian universities and colleges.

The fonds relates to Montreal Nightlife and Nick Morara’s career as a chef in Montreal clubs. It illustrates the Montreal clubs and nightlife from the point of view of a non-musician working in the club scene. It also includes information on the Old Lantern Inn.

The fonds includes photographs, newspaper clippings, a club menu, a business card and a fee receipt card.

The collection consists mainly of musical sound recordings in form of discs by various production companies, produced in the first half of the 20th century. Most are jazz, but other styles of music are also represented. The collection is completed by some sheet music, literature, photographs, especially showing John Wilson McConnell, and a microphone.

Collection composed of letters and postcards written by the founder of Jargon Press, Jonathan Williams, to Ida Hodes. The letters contain information about poetry and publications, about subscriptions, poetry and poetry circles in the United States, a discussion of career prospects, and publicity for recent publications by Jargon Press.

The fonds provides information on student activities at Sir George in the 1950s such as freshman parade, carnival, and student exchange weekend at Cornell University, Ithaca NY.

The fonds consists of photographs taken on various occasions.

This collection contains documents collected by S.A. Rochlin in the course of his activities as a historian, archivist, and researcher. The documents in this collection were mainly created in South Africa between 1912 and 1960. This collection contains the documents of communist and labor organizations active in South Africa during the 1920s through the 1940s, including the Communist Party of South Africa, United Communist Party, South African Labour Party, Industrial Socialist League, South African Trades Union Congress, and South African Association of Employees Organizations. This collection also contains the papers of Cecil Frank Glass, a member of the Industrial Socialist League in Cape Town and the Communist Party of South Africa. C.F. Glass’s documents were given to Rochlin around 1939 by Glass’ first wife Fanny Klenerman.

Collection consists of 607 documents, including 90 pamphlets, 46 newspaper or periodical titles, and folders containing 471 miscellaneous documents, including minutes, accounts, flyers, news clippings, correspondence, and handbills. Many of the documents in this collection are unique. As a result of their ephemeral nature it is unlikely that they are to be found elsewhere.

This collection is organized according to the following series:
C009/A Pamphlets
C009/B Periodicals and newspapers
C009/C Folders
C009/D Microfilm reels

The fonds provides information on academic activities and policies.

The fonds consists of proceedings of conferences and a guide to academic policies and practices.

The fonds provides information on activities organised by the Sir George Williams Liberal Club and its guest speakers, such Lester B. Pearson, Leader of the Opposition, in 1958; Mr. Pearson would be prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968 and receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957.

The fonds consists of correspondence, clippings, photocopies of photographs on student life and the Liberal Club, a Sir George Williams College silk scarf, and a frosh button.

The fonds provides information on the teaching activities of Herbert Quinn at Sir George Williams. It gives information on the Sir George Williams College effort, in the late 1930s and 1940s, to promote understanding between English and French Canadians. There is also information on the Georgiantics musical revue.

The fonds includes clippings, seminar outlines, and caricatures by Don S. Quinn.

The fonds illustrates theatre life in Montreal from 1918 to 1963, in particular the presentations at His Majesty’s Theatre, later Her Majesty’s Theatre, in Montreal, Quebec.

The fonds consists of theatre programs from the His Majesty’s Theatre, later known as Her Majesty’s Theatre, Montreal.

The fonds provides information on Milan Moravec’s student life at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University).

The fonds includes a scrapbook on his student activities at Sir George Williams University, and photos. The fonds also includes his diploma from Byron Byng High School from 1957.

Collection is composed of letters from Cid Corman to Raymond Souster. The letters were written in France, Japan, and Italy and include poems and conversation about poets including Irving Layton, poetry, notes about the content of the publication Origins, information about poetry readings, and about the different locations Corman has visited.

The fonds provides information on the history, structure, aims, and activities of Freemasonry and other secret organizations, with a particular focus on anglophone and francophone Freemasonry in Quebec.

The fonds includes correspondence, articles, transcripts of lectures, programs for ceremonies, minutes, membership lists, photographs, and other materials. Among the correspondence are original letters and manuscript notes dated 1913-1931 in which francophone Catholics report to the church hierarchy the names of suspected Freemasons. There are an original letter and a certificate of resignation from Freemasonry. The fonds includes a collection of objects. Their significance is explained in various works in the Masonic Collection; see below, Associated Materials.

The fonds is organized according to the following series:
P015/A Early life; Hannah family
P015/B Research on Freemasonry and other secret societies

The fonds provides information on the Sir George Williams University annual staff conferences for the years of 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967. These two-day conferences which started in 1938 were usually held each year, at the end of May or on the first days of June.

The fonds consists of minutes, articles, reports, and programs.

The fonds provides information on art in Montreal.

The fonds consists of clippings.

The fonds provides information on the incorporation of the Thomas More Institute under provincial and federal legislation, the recognition of its curriculum, and the agreement that was in force between the Institute and the Université de Montréal.

The fonds consists of the Institute's letters patent, Father O'Connor's correspondence, and letters of agreement.

The fonds is composed of a text book, a few photographs and newspaper clippings related to Professor Peets’s career as Registrar in the 1960s.

The collection provides information on Thomas D'Arcy McGee's history and his relation with his family.

It consists mainly of documents copied from a variety of archival sources by Timothy Slattery for The Assassination of D'Arcy McGee, published in 1968.

The collection includes about 50 original letters exchanged between Thomas D'Arcy McGee and members of his family. The collection includes several photographs, including a portrait of McGee by William Notman. The collection is also composed of newspaper clippings and objects.

The fonds gives information on university-based military training. It includes correspondence, minutes, reports, training notes, financial records, a visitors' register, and photographs of commanding officers, members of the contingent, the training grounds, and Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.

The fonds organized into the following series:

P111/1 Administrative records
P111/2 Accounting records
P111/3 Photographs
P111/4 Objects.

In 1896 the Jesuits established Loyola College as the English-language branch of the classical college Collège Ste-Marie, founded in 1848. In 1974, Loyola College merged with Sir George Williams University to create Concordia University. The photographs in the collection document life at Loyola from 1908 onward. Subjects include classes, the Jesuit community, buildings (including aerial shots of the campus), sports teams, and special events. The other items in the collection relate to liturgical activities at the Loyola College chapel and include missals, lectionaries, printed prayers, patens, vestments, an altar stone, and other items.

The fonds provides information on the events which preceded the Computer Centre Incident at Sir George Williams University in 1969.

The fonds mainly consists of reports, articles, and letters. It includes a typed copy of “Chronicle of Events” happening at Sir George, which was published in the “Statement” first issue (January 28, 1969).

Collection provides information on jazz music in Montreal from the 1930s through the 1960s. The collection complements other fonds and collections housed in the Concordia University Archives and Concordia University Library, Special Collections.

The collection includes swizzle sticks and other memorabilia from Montreal jazz night clubs such as Rockhead's Paradise, the Rainbow Bar Café, and Dinty Moore's. It also contains sound recordings, photographs of Rockhead's Paradise and owner Rufus Rockhead, sheet music, videotape copies of televisions shows on jazz musicians Oliver Jones, Paul Bley, and Oscar Peterson, and a copy of the book Montreal Confidential by Al Palmer.