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Collection consists of a photocopy of the Death Certificate of Mrs. Isabella Greening (1947); a school report regarding the progress of Andrea SAunders (1941); 1 post card from Aunt Mary Pottle to Elize SAunders (missing July, 2002); and 1 photocopied letter regarding the selling of buildings in Davis Inlet to the Newfoundland Government (1944).

Collection consists of Girl Guide company records for the company in Cartwright, Labrador (1938-1941); History of Girl Guiding in Happy Valley (1952-1969); Correspondence from Mary Evers-Swindell to Mrs. Sparshott regarding Girl Guides (1938); Newspaper article from the WEEKLY TELEGRAPH entitled "Good Work Against Heavy Odds" (1938)

The fonds consists of textual records, scrapbooks, photographs, audio visual materials, ephemera, memorabilia, plaques, trophies and badges related to the administrative and operational history of the Girl Guides of Canada, Newfoundland Council from 1923 to 2003. The fonds is composed of 24 series arranged to reflect the organization and activities of the association.

Collection consists of Girl Guide company records for the company in Cartwright, Labrador (1938-1941); History of Girl Guiding in Happy Valley (1952-1969); Correspondence from Mary Evers-Swindell to Mrs. Sparshott regarding Girl Guides (1938); Newspaper article from the WEEKLY TELEGRAPH entitled "Good Work Against Heavy Odds" (1938).

Fonds consist of records pertaining to the Glovertown Pastoral Charge. These records relate to the activities of the Charge and its functional bodies. The majority of the records are in the form of minutes, financial records and vital statistics.

Fonds is arranged in the following series: Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records, 1907-1988; Membership Records, 1948-1958; Board and Committee Records, 1930-1983; Education, 1925-1981; Funds and Congregational Financial Records, 1957-1962; Youth Groups Records, 1941-1942; Women's Groups Records, 1950-1985; Annual Reports, 1963-1967; Church Histories, 1983; Correspondence/Subject Files; 1963-1966.

Collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, government documents, relating primarily to the construction of Goose Bay. Also contains correspondence regarding the On the Goose issue (Vol 12 No. 4). File probably compiled during at that time.

Collection consists of pieces of a diary; a sign announcing a dance (1948); literature detailing the phonetic alphabet, landing conditions, letter code; and a record of parcels for McNamara Construction Co. Ltd. Moncton NB, Dec 10, 1942

Collection consists of a bookklet entitled " It's the Goose" (1958), a newsletter about CBC Northern and Armed forces (1996); a request for a radio show to Gordie Rendell from Jessie Williams (1976); an article taken from the LABRADORIAN entitled " Rendell retires after 30 years with CBC" written by Bert Pomeroy (1991); and information taken from CBC regarding the Naming of Happy Valley Contest.

The collection contains a photographic account of the seal hunt from the SS Terra Nova and the SS Algerine. The photographer was Wilson Pynn and the photographs were printed by Newfoundland Department Mines and Resources (PF-104).

The collection also consists of photographs taken on the last annual seal hunt conducted in 1981, when Slade, as Deputy Minister of Fisheries, went to the hunt in the Lady Johnson II with Captain Morrissey Johnson. The collection includes photographs of Hon. Jim Morgan, then Provincial Minister of Fisheries (PF-301).

The fonds consist of Gordon Myles' family and community research files. It includes an exhaustive collection of genealogical material as well as some completed family histories and a history of the community of Grand Bruit on the south coast of Newfoundland. The main families included in Myles study are the Billards, Kinslows, Myles/Miles, MacDonald /McDonalds and Melbournes. The research material consists of photocopies from parish records, cemetery inscriptions, census, land grants, newspapers, directories, yearbooks and published material. Myles' research notes are meticulously compiled and organized, and include questionnaires, pedigree charts, data sheets containing vital statistics and draft monographs.

All the material was collected or created between 1984 and 1996. In the case of photocopies and transcripts, the dates of the original material are included in the file level description.

The fonds has been organized into seven series and sub-series to clarify the original order. Order within the files has been maintained. Series are: 1. Correspondence. 2. Family history. 3. Community history, Grand Bruit. 4. Vital statistics. 5. Family records (genealogies). 6. Name files. 7. Research material.