This collection contains Royalty and First and Second World War memorabilia. The collection also includes;

• The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, n.d.
• "Dressmaking Made Easy", 1939 (accessioned to Grand Manan Museum # 93.72
• Eatons Catalog, 1976

This collection contains the record books kept in operating the businesses and correspondence related to the business of smoking herring and marine repairs. There is a sectional Aeronautical chart of Boston (V-10), n.d.; blueprints of the barge "Minca" built for the Ministry of War, 1944; a Lee Wilcox poem; newspaper clipping about the replica of the schooner "Bluenose"; work orders for the annual refit of the patrol boat "Gull Light," 1970.

This fonds contains four account books from the George Polkinhorn Store and an notes from interviews regarding the history of the store and copies of obituaries and certificates used during the interviews.

This fonds consists of a manuscript book by Walter White about his militia memories from 1884 to 1942. It makes reference to the contingent sent to the Boer War from Saint John and describes White's experiences during the Halifax Explosion.

This fonds includes muster rolls for: Black Pioneers, 1780; British Legion,1782; Guides and Pioneers, 1780; New Jersey Volunteers, 1778-1781; New York Volunteers, 1777; Queen's Rangers, 1780; Royal Artillery, Saint John, 1793; Prince of Wales Royal American Volunteers, 1777; King's American Regiment, 1777; Loyal American Regiment, 1777; Saint John City and County and Militia, 1809-1811.

This fonds consists of copies of archival records and printed works about Loyalists, assembled by Van Wart, probably sometime in the 1930s. There is information about Loyalists in both Ontario and New Brunswick. Some of Van Wart's correspondence is included.

This fonds consists of a letter book of John Venner Thurgar, 1827-1831 and a receipt book of business transactions for Robinson & Thurgar, 1824-1829.

This fonds includes:

• Correspondence, 1791-1902, primarily from Benedict Arnold;
• Correspondence, Jonathan Bliss to Benedict Arnold, 1792-1800;
• Land Papers, 1786-1796;
• Legal papers, 1783-1794;
• Statements, receipts, and other material 1785-1786;
• Bills of exchange, 1791;
• Biographical and genealogical material, 1791-1963

This fonds consists of the nominal roll of B Company, in a leather-bound volume dated 1916. Information about enlisted men includes: names, addresses and place of birth; next of kin, their address and the relationship of kin; date of birth and enlistment as well as religion, nationality and pay rate. There are also 4 loose typed pages of the nominal roll which include regiment numbers, rank and platoon numbers. The first page provides the names of the non-commissioned officers.

This paper consists of a copy of specifications of a ship approximately 1100 to 1200 tons,1853.