Fonds consists of Thomas Cantley's materials accumulated and sometimes annotated by Catherine Campbell in the course of her research on Cantley's life, including correspondence regarding his political and professional activities; correspondence with family members; manuscripts and typescripts; speeches; photographs; financial statements; and other textual records. Fonds also contains records originating with Cantley's family, including correspondence between his children Charles L. Cantley and Marian Cantley, and a letter from Donald F. Cantley to E.W. Sutherland.
Item is a poem in manuscript form, commemorating the death and burial site of Raddall's father in Amiens, France, in what became known as the Manitoba Cemetery, Caix. The poem is followed by an edited explanatory note and the name Gregory Cook is written in pencil on the margin.