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Fonds consists of records related to Rev. Richard Phippard, including canonical documents. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Fonds consists of records related to the life and activities of Rev. John A. O'Reilly, including correspondence regarding appointments; letters between Bishop Edward Patrick Roche and Rev. O'Reilly (1919); offers celebret for other dioceses (1919); correspondence concerning health (1921); and receipts for health care in Montreal (1922-1933). The fonds also includes his manuscript, "Rome: The Capital of the Christian World (1899) as well as newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Fonds consists of records relating to Rev. Robert St. John including, baptismal certificate, semi-annual reports from St. Augustine's seminary, official notice of parish appointments, testimonial letters, correspondence, and a last will and testament of Nora Hughes. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Collection consists of 2 photograph albums created by the Job family, reflecting the Job business ventures, Job family activities, as well as historical events. The geographic area represented by the photographs is almost exclusively Newfoundland and Labrador, with the exception of photographs from the Search for the Franklin expedition in Hudson Bay (1903-04).

Albums include photographs of the Job premises in St. John's, Quidi Vidi, Placentia, L'Anse au Loop, Blanc Sablon, Little Heart's Ease, Bell Island, and Whitbourne. Images include buildings (interior and exterior), wharves,shipping, and the fishery, including marine fishery, sealing and whaling.

Historical events represented in the albums include the royal visit of the Duke of York (1901), the sealers' strike (1902), the unveiling of the war memorial in St. John's (1924) by Field Marshall Haig, and scenes from the Viking Disaster (1931). The photographs also illustrate the economic activity and the cultural landscape in that era.

The fonds consists of the episcopal and personal records of Archbishop Roche, documenting all aspects of the involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in the political, economic, educational and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. The fonds has been arranged in 36 series, each with a detailed description, including biographical/administrative sketches when appropriate.