Subseries consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and notes regarding the Academic Board for Higher Education.

Subseries contains original research/data, correspondence and annotated reference materials related to various projects focused in BC. Topics include representation of First Nations in BC and the National Film Board, recreation facilities on the North Shore, restaurants in Greater Vancouver, and transit.

Subseries consists of records documenting the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA) activities.

Subseries based on an arrangement by the creator; as such, there is some overlap with other sub-series in this series. Materials include correspondence, reports, minutes, and publications from various organizations.

Subseries consists of records documenting Belshaw's involvement with the International Federation of Scientific Editors Associations (IFSEA).

Subseries consists of correspondence and reports documenting the activities of the International Social Science Council (ISSC).

Subseries consists of records documenting Belshaw's involvement with the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), including correspondence, minutes, reports, publications, and financial records.

Subseries contains reports and material focused on the RAF (Royal Air Force) and a report Belshaw produced on productivity in the military.

Subseries contains original research/data, correspondence and annotated reference materials related to groups in the South Pacific, including the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. It also includes some miscellaneous essays on other groups outside the area.

Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, and the Pacific Science Association (PSA) by-laws.

Subseries consists of records documenting Belshaw's involvement with the Social Science Research Council of Canada (SSRCC). Materials include minutes, correspondence, reports, financial statements, and policy statements.

Subseries consists of records documenting Belshaw's involvement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The materials include correspondence, reports, bulletins, minutes, and financial records.

Subseries consists of records documenting the Regional Training Centre for United Nations Fellows, based at International House at UBC. The materials include correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, publications, and clippings.

Subseries consists of records documenting Belshaw's part in organizing the eleventh International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. The materials include correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, promotional materials, and manuscripts for Congress papers and presentations.