The fonds primarily consists of records created by George Cramb as an employee of Yarrows Ltd, including personal and business correspondence, receipts, financial records, a diary (1961), a booklet containing ship information, blueprints, drawings, and photographs of ship repairs. Fonds also includes certificates and miscellaneous papers of Lillian Mary Cramb, and photographs of the Cramb family.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Coton family in Esquimalt, depicting the family's corner store, involvement with St. Pauls Church, military service, schools, as well as various scenes in Esquimalt.

The fonds largely consists of photographs and negatives of scenes around Esquimalt including, but not limited to, buildings under construction, sailboat races at Gorge Park, and the Buccaneer Days parade. Fonds also includes an indigenous artifact found in donor's backyard, and sketches of Cole Island.