Fonds consists of Patricia Monk's records regarding the research and writing process of her book The Gilded Beaver: An Introduction to the Life and Work of James De Mille (Toronto: ECW Press, 1991). Fonds includes photographs, correspondence, research notes, transcripts, and other textual records.
File includes correspondence between Patricia Monk and Cassel and Company Ltd., University of New Brunswick, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Yale University Library, and other institutions.