The fonds consists of records documenting Bishop's career as Head of the Department of English at the University of Victoria and the events surrounding the tenure crisis of the mid-1960s, as well as his activities on various university committees and off-campus organizations. Fonds includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, copies of legislation relating to education, addresses, speeches and essays, booklets, broadsides, college calendars, newsclippings and genealogical material on the Bishop family.

The fonds consists of monographs, scientific articles, newspaper clippings, letters, slides, photographic prints, moving images, maps and other documents. The records are arranged in 3 series, reflecting Ellis's research and teaching interests: Environmental assessments, 1969-1997; Underwater Photography of salmon, 1957-1963; Arctic Research 1952-1967.

Fonds consists of records documenting Farquhar's involvement in the early development of the University of Victoria, and his career as President of UVic.

The fonds consists of two accessions of material relating to Charlotte Girard academic career, teaching career and publications, including correspondence, research work and drafts of papers, drafts of book, "Canada in World Affairs, vol,.XIII" and Girard's Ph.D. dissertation.

The fonds consists of members files, and of the files of several chairs, and members of the Steering Committee: Margie Mayfield (member), 1985-90; Jennifer Waelti-Walters (member), 1988-94; Judith Terry (chair and member), 1988-96; Nancy Galambos (chair), 1990-92; Clare Porac (member), 1990-96; and Alison Preece (chair and member), 1992-95. The files include correspondence, minutes and reports of the steering committee; files relating to the Faculty Association Status of Women Committee, 1993-1994; the President's Advisory Committee on Employment Equity, 1989-93; and the Political Science dilemma, 1992-95.

The fonds consists of Chairs files, 1987-91, including minutes, correspondence and issues; Advisor's files, 1975-90, including correspondence and reference material about equity issues; and a member's file, 1987-91, including correspondence and reports.

The fonds consists of constitution, minutes, correspondence, lists of motions arising from the minutes; administrative files, including correspondence of the Faculty Association president and secretary, treasurer's reports and other financial records, briefs, committee reports, news releases of the University of Victoria's tenure crisis of 1971, and draft tenure documents and newsclippings

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence and reports. Includes agendas; submissions from departments and committees regarding courses; and recommendations concerning campus issues. Correspondence is primarily between Hickman and Cruickshank.

The fonds consists of minutes 1927-1962; committees 1948, 1949, 1958, 1959 and correspondence 1938-1947; reports 1945, 1952, 1959; salaries 1938, 1949; student enrollment statistics 1956-1972. The constitution was amended March 1, 1928.