Fonds reflects Barbarash’s activities relating to anarchism generally and the animal rights movement specifically, and consists of: articles, brochures and pamphlets, clippings, court documents, correspondence, personal notes, and subject files. Subjects include: animal rights, ALF, Earth First!, legal proceedings, logging, marijuana legalization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), pro-gun lobby, trophy hunting, and the Vancouver 5.
The fonds consists of legal documents, posters and flyers. The bulk of the legal and court documents are about the Free the Vancouver Five Defense Group.
The fonds consists of textual records and audiovisual materials. Also includes art works, including sketchbooks with text entries as well as preparatory sketches.