The fonds has been arranged into eight series. They are manuscripts, articles, speeches and papers presented, Western Grain Transportation Task Force, academic material, research material, photographs, and tape collection. 4 photographs and 338 slides comprise the photograph collection. The tape collection consists of 4 audio-cassettes.

The fonds consists of Dr. Oleh Gerus' Biographical Information; Academic Activities (Conferences, Papers, Projects, Teaching Career); Correspondence; Research Material re: Ukrainian Canadiana, Ukrainian and Russian History; Documents and Correspondence of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Ukrainian Self-Reliance League (SUS), Ukrainian Free University (UVAN), Oseredok, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (UCFTS), and photograph and tape collections. The latest accrual (A16-59) consists of documents and photos concerning the emigration of the Gerus family from western Ukraine (then part of Poland) to Canada, via Displaced Persons camps in the British zone of occupied Germany, in 1944-1950, as well as a number of scholarly articles on Russian History published by American academics between 1951 and 1969.

The fonds consists of a copy of a speech delivered by Albert Breton at the 1986 University of Manitoba convocation ceremonies titled "Quel libre - echange pour le Canada?". The speech is in French.

The fonds consists of farm ledgers and accounts books, wheat board certificates, newspaper clippings, military services records, Second World War ration booklets, a land deed, tax returns, correspondence, and historical documents about the Braun family.

The collection contains playscripts with music arrangements, tapes, news clippings, musical scores and recordings of Oscar Brand's work. The tapes include: recordings of Gold Rush commissioned from Agnes De Mille by John Houseman, interviews with some of America's leading popular song personalities, a television production of the Kennedy Center Bicentennial Show, and one of the episodes of Brand's NBC-TV series, The Spirit of '76. The playscripts include The Education of Hyman Kaplan (a complete rewrite of the Broadway show) and Thunder Bay, a musical production by Lucille Lortel at The White Barn in Connecticut. Included also are the full musical scores of the Broadway musical A Joyful Noise. Recordings include My Christmas is Best, America Dreamer, Sing Along, and One Hundred Proof Drinking Songs. The collection also contains publicity clippings, announcements of programs, brochures, and playbills.

The first accession (A.97-20) is divided into two series: history department correspondence and material related to Friesen's role as general editor of The Native History of Manitoba Series published by the University of Manitoba Press. The second accession (A.02-26) is divided into twenty series: Friesen's student papers (1962-1974), articles, books written by Friesen, books edited, general editor on Native History of Manitoba Series, advisor and consultant for Manitoba Culture Report, Main Street Task Force Park Committee, Time Links Project, C.B.C.'s Canada: A People's History, research on R.M.s, Municipalities, Towns & Villages, Winnipeg Elite Study, Meech Lake Accord, Local History, History Department, journals and organizations, graduate student correspondence, student papers, writing by other people, and the New Democratic Party.

The Joe Fisher fonds consists of fourteen series: biographical, administrative, correspondence, research, writing, publications, artefacts, large format, images, large format graphics, reel-to-reel, audiocassettes, videocassettes, and electronic records. Personal records and books that have been inscribed to Joe Fisher comprise the biographical series. (Refer to the finding aid for a list of the books that were not kept). Proposals, contracts, book promotions, book reviews, financial, and other general and public life records form the administrative series. While the personal correspondence of Fisher is located in the biographical series, the correspondence series contains all other correspondence, including letters to readers, agents, publishers, and research inquiries. The general research in the research series is largely separated by book, while the notes and interviews are separated as they were found in the collection. The records in the writing series are categorized according to the form of the records: journals, manuscripts, editorial notes and drafts, poetry, and manuscript proofs. Publications are grouped in three main categories: newspaper articles, magazine articles, and books. The newspaper articles and books are sorted chronologically and the magazine articles alphabetically. The artefacts series consists of 5 plaques and a seal from Fisher's business, Bardo Publications Inc. The large format records, large format photographs, reel-to-reel, audiocassettes, and videocassettes series are stored according to their original order. The images series is separated by format: slides, negatives, and photographs. These latter series include 1313 photographs, of which 873 are colour and 440 are black and white, 261 negative sheets, 217 colour slides, 37 videocassettes, 11 audio cassettes, and 10 reel-to-reel audio tapes.

The A.11-95 accession is divided into 6 series. They include interviews, correspondence, publications, research material, photographs, and audio cassettes. In total the photograph collection consists of 490 photographs, 20 negatives, 1393 slides, and 16 video cassettes. The tape collection consists of 13 audio cassettes and 1 micro cassette.

The fonds consists of 10 series. They include: biographical information, articles and reports, student papers, Canadian Home Economics Association, Manitoba and National Committee on the Status of Women, University of Manitoba Home Economics Department, University Women’s Club, research material, a photograph collection, and a tape collection.

The fonds consists of study notes, handouts and project plans from the University of Manitoba’s Agriculture Diploma program, correspondence, personal papers, photos, newspaper clippings and agricultural publications.