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Fonds includes documentation concerning Mullock's ecclesiastical appointments, correspondence as Bishop of Newfoundland (1850-68); lectures on Newfoundland (1860); circular and pastoral letters (1850-68); diaries and journals (1850-63); manuscript concerning the Catholic church in Newfoundland; financial accounts (1859-63); subscriptions by Newfoundland fishermen and sealers for the support of Catholic church (1859-64); a scrapbook compiled by Mullock (ca. 1860); and his will (1865). Fonds also includes printed material related to life and activities of Mullock added by Archdiocesan staff.

Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence and other material; 2. Diaries and journals; 3. Scrapbook.

Series consists of records related to Mullock's life as a priest and Bishop, including his ecclesiastical appointments; pastoral and circular letters; documentation related to the establishment of St. Patrick's Church (1864) and the Roman Catholic Board of Education (1847, 1850-1) and correspondence with colleagues in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Rome. Series also includes correspondence relating to secular topics, including the establishment of telegraph cable facilities in Newfoundland, French Treaties related to the fisheries; the British Garrison in St. John's and jurisdictional issues related to Anticosti and Blanc Sablon.

The files are arranged thematically, except in the case of correspondence, which is organized chronologically.

Series consists primarily of Ordos, (1838-1863, with some gaps) which contain extensive journal-like notations by Mullock. These journals were maintained with Mullock's papers, but appear to have been used extensively for research by Archbishop Michael F. Howley. The financial records include Cathedral accounts ( 1859-1863), Church rents (1859-1863); subscriptions by fishermen (1859, 1861, 1864) and contributions by sealers (1858,1861, 1863).

Series consists of a scrap book compiled by Bishop Mullock and two miscellaneous items.