The fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, newsletters, correspondence, a photograph and four negatives, bird census data, and other records associated with the activities of the club. The fonds consists of the following series:

1. Constitution and Bylaws
2. Minutes
3. Treasurer
4. Club History
5. Membership Lists
6. Newsletter
7. Research and Information
8. Lobbying
9. Conferences
10. 50th Anniversary
11. Ephemera

Claude Garton was a teacher and botanist. He amassed a collection of over 10,000 plant specimens, which were donated to form the Herbarium at Lakehead University. These records relate largely to his plant observations and collections.