Series contains personal documents that are generally unrelated to Joyce Barkhouse's professional career as a writer. The types of records included here are family photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, and manuscripts written by other family members. The series also contains records relating to Barkhouse's early career as a teacher.

File contains photocopies of John Paterson's album #2 featuring photographs and information regarding the Paterson family and lineage, as well as newspaper clippings.