The fonds contains all of Charles Gordon's known literary manuscripts, his ministry records, his papers, writings and maps as a chaplain in the Canadian army in World War I, his papers as a labour negotiator in many Winnipeg labour disputes before and after the war, and various personal papers including those as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church. His literary papers consist of original manuscripts, publishers' correspondence, and abundant fan mail. The photographs are mainly of Gordon, the family cottage at Lake of the Woods, and some pictures of his ministry.

Materials described here consist of copies of various Department of Northern Affairs reports including:
-Northern Affairs report No.22 "Special Areas of Administration";
-"Northern Canada in the 1970s" (with Introductory Remarks by the Honourable Jean Crétien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1972)
-Report No.10 on "Northern Studies Research for Northern Science Research Group DIAND" by Northern Studies Committee, University of Manitoba (1971).
Also described here is correspondence between George Swinton and the Dept. dating from 1968 to 1980.

Items described here consist of various materials pertaining to IT programs, especially those items dealing with land use and resource issues in the north. Other items found here include:
-copies of letters of support sent by George Swinton on behalf of IT in 1982 and 1979;
-issues of ITC News, 1976, 1977;
-notices of ITC AGM and Agendas;
-News Releases and other Materials created by IT;
-Annual report to ITC Annual meeting, 1975

Items described here consist of a copy of the Conference Program for the 3rd Inuit Studies Conference sponsored by the Association Inuksiutiit Katimajit held in 1982 at London Ontario.