This collection contains correspondences, documents, photos, and other types of material related to Joseph and Effie Gibson and their descendants. Most of the correspondence in this collection concerns Joe Gibson, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot and oldest son of Joseph and Effie Gibson. Many photos of him and his crewmates, his letters home from overseas, as well as his schoolwork and notes from leaning how to fly an aircraft are also included in this collection. Several items which concern the affairs of John Gibson, Joe Gibson’s younger brother, can be found in this collection. These include correspondences and legal documents related to the estate of Charlotte Gibson, his sister, as well as an agreement between John Gibson and the Canada Railroad Company concerning interest and his land. Most of the personal items and published material in this collection belonged to John Gibson as well, these include publications related to his position as a volunteer firefighter, reports of organizations he belonged to, maps of the Town of St. Andrews, notes related to his work as a stonemason, and other items.

The series comprises documents relating to legal cases B. R. Stevenson was involved in, including court cases in the Superior Court of Canada, Charlotte County Court, The Exchequer Court of Canada, and one from the Court of Common Pleas Charleston County, South Carolina. Cases involve estate matters, debtors, tenant eviction and bail hearings.
Notable cases include: Attorney General for the Dominion vs. The Grand Southern Railway Co., held in The Exchequer Court of Canada (file 374); Debenture Holders in the New Brunswick & Canada Railway & Land Company Limited vs The N. B. and Canada Railway & Land Company, the St. Stephen Bank, a number of gentlemen and all creditors of the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company Ltd. (file 473).

The series comprises documents related to legal clients of B. R. Stevenson’s, including estate papers, intestate papers, deeds and settlements, property disputes, financial papers and correspondence.