Fonds consists of Allan James Chapman's family history, including an account of the Halifax Explosion written by his mother Annie Marguerite (Daisy) Chapman, and his grandfather Herbert Eugene Greenough's poems and essays about working on the Nova Scotia railways.
File includes a second copy of the poem "The pensioner" written by Herbert Eugene Greenough. File also contains a transcript of the original handwritten poem typed by Allan James Chapman.
Series contains essays written by Herbert Eugene Greenough, drawing from his memories of working on the railways between 1867-1911. Series also contains his handwritten and typed poems.