The fonds consists of the personal papers of Walter Dexter including notes, photographs, pottery samples, supplies, bisque fired items, forms, tools, glaze tests. The fonds reflects the artistic practices of Dexter as a potter and ceramicist from the mid-1960s to approximately 2012. Textual records in the fonds consist of: correspondence, often pertaining to glaze recipes or suggestions for materials; materials related to Dexter’s artistic practice, including sketches, hand-written and typed notes, kiln blueprints, personal/artistic papers (i.e. studio license, exhibition pamphlets, etc.), research papers (i.e. articles, manuals), periodicals, newspaper clippings, and other materials; photographic prints, negatives, and slides; professional associations and affiliations (the Limners and BC Pottery Guild); pedagogical materials (i.e. attendance records, class notes, lecture notes, etc.); audiovisual materials (CDs and VHS tapes); and ceramic test glazes.