File contains photographs of a shipyard and the engine room of a boat or ship, possibly the Glacier Bay Cruiselines ship depicted in the photographs. Also contains photographs of a Cummins Engines truck.

File contains photographs of a research vessel for the University of Delaware, showing its exterior, interior and Cummins KTA19 engine.

File contains scanned copies of Alan Haig-Brown's photographs of various boats along the Fraser River, including the Delta Queen V, and of a damaged container ship towed into Seattle from Gulf of Alaska. Also included are photographs of Northern Girl, operated by Logger Freight Services out of Granville Island in 1966; Alan Haig-Brown was second engineer (deck hand) on Northern Girl in May and June 1966.

File contains photographs of fishing boats, including seiners, scanned by Alan Haig-Brown from his original copies. Boats depicted in the photographs include the Goodwin, Lion's Gate, C.F. Todd and Ocean Reaper.

File contains photographs of tugs on the Fraser River: Sea Imp XVII, Harken 6, and the Ken Mackenzie towing logs.

From descriptive metadata written by Alan Haig-Brown: "High speed aluminum tug [Sea Imp XVII], wrote article for Finning's Tracks and Treads, also Professional Mariner" and "for Professional Mariner article, also in Tide and Current" [re: log towing].

File contains a photographic portrait of Alan Haig-Brown on a boat holding a camera.

File contains scenic photographs of log yarding tugs (including the River Eagle and the Dorothy Mackenzie) in the fog on the Fraser River off New Westminster. There are also three photographs of Alan Haig-Brown in his home office.

File contains photographs of tugs on the Fraser River, including the River Star and the River Eagle, and the River Eagle's engine (Cummins?).

File contains photographs of the crewboat Gayla Graham ready for delivery in river, the JoLynn Tide, Cheryl Tide and Rigdon's Alioth in row with Rigdon's Hammerhead across their bows and parallel to the river. Also includes photographs of John Laughton, project manager at C & G Boatworks, and LaForce Shipyard at Bayou La Batre, Lousiana.

File contains photographs of the interior of the MV Michele Gonsoulin, and of a boat being constructed at LaForce Shipyard.

File contains handwritten notes and chapter drafts related to "Canfisco and Sterling Shipyards" (also: "Canfisco and Jack Ballard").

File contains correspondence and ephemera from the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in Bellingham, WA, relating to an exhibition on naval architect H.C. Hanson.

File contains handwritten notes and other research materials related to Bert Menchions, as well as an edited draft chapter entitled "W.R. Menchions" and correspondence from Bert Menchions to Alan Haig-Brown. Also contains paper copies and mylar originals of technical drawings of purse seiners by naval architect Robert Allan.

File contains handwritten notes by Alan Haig-Brown about his archival research on boats at the Maritime Museum and elsewhere, handwritten and typed drafts of "Scotty Neish: The Union and the Navy" with annotations and correspondence between Alan Haig-Brown and Neish. Also contains historic photographs of BC boats; many of the photographs appear to be identified in the archival research notes.

File contains handwritten and typed drafts of "Ritchie Nelson and the Company," and "Laissez-Faire," a biographical account of Ritchie Nelson by an unidentified author (possibly Alan Haig-Brown). Also contains a photocopied technical drawing of a fishing boat belonging to Nelson Bros Fisheries.

File contains a typed draft of "The Suzie A," a children's book written by Alan Haig-Brown, with annotations. Also contains correspondence with the Pacific Educational Press and other materials related to preparing a unit planning guide around the Suzie A for use in upper elementary and junior secondary curricula in British Columbia schools.

File contains photographs of Thai tugs and boats on the Chao Phyra River.

File contains photographs of trawlers and tuna longliners moored in Mahachai.

File contains scenic photographs of Cape Mudge and boats at Campbell River.

File contains photographs of tugs on the Fraser River in New Westminster - including Seaspan Scout, Seaspan Prince, Granny Hutch and a group of Cates tugs - and Pacificat Voyager (passenger vessel) on the carrier vessel Dockwise Swift.

From descriptive metadata created by Alan Haig-Brown: "The first of three "fast cats" sold by BC Ferries to Washington Marine has been resold to Dubai owner and is being loaded out on the Dockwise vessel Swift at Deep Cove in Burrard Inlet near Vancouver BC for the six week voyage to her new owners. Other two will be taken later."

File contains photographs of boats and ships on the Fraser River near New Westminster, including the Dorothy Mackenzie (tug), Captain Cook (tug), Ocean Gayle (tug), Hyperion Leader (vehicle carrier), as well as a sea plane landing. Also contains photographs of the Annacis marine base.

File contains photographs of cruise ships, a container ship, a steam tug, an RCMP zodiac and a cod boat taken from Prospect Point in Stanley Park.

File contains photographs of a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft.

From descriptive metadata created by Alan Haig-Brown: "rode up Howe Sound from YVR, story for Professional Mariner."

File contains photographs of Columbia Bar pilots and pilot boat traveling ship to ship near Astoria, OR. Also contains photographs of sardine seiners.

File contains photographs taken in the engine room of the Island Scout tug. Also contains photographs of a rainbow ending at the Fraser Port in New Westminster.

File contains a combination of historical (1964-5) photographs of Clay's Wharf, and contemporary photographs of tall ships in Steveston, BC. Also contains a black-and-white photograph of Alan Haig-Brown as a young man, and Arrawac Freighter (ex Beatrice) upon which he worked.

On the historical photographs of Clay's Wharf, Alan Haig-Brown comments: "We lived there from 1962 to 1964 while I went to school and university in Vancouver. Rent free for caretaking, had use of the little cliner built boat." Of the tall ships, he notes: "Fraser River pilots greeted in the Gulf and then each rode a ship up the river."

File contains photographs of ferry boats on a Bangkok "stinky" Klong.

File contains photographs of Hong Kong Harbour from the Zuhai fast ferry, mostly shots of lighterning vessels, and taken inside of a tug in Zuhai Shipyard.

File contains photographs of fishing and other boats in a harbour - possibly in Campbell River - including Epoch, Silver Dolphin, Northern King, Pender Isle.

File contains photographs of various boats and ships in Astoria, OR and Vancouver, BC. Included are photographs of Seven Daughters (fishing boat), Calamari (fishing boat), Chellisa Michelle (fishing boat), Celebrity Mercury (cruise ship), Spirit of Oceans (passenger ship), Manfred Nystrom (towing vessel), Norwegian Sun (cruise ship), Veendam (cruise ship) and the R. G. McBeath (Vancouver Police boat). Also contains photographs of the Maritime Memorial Park beneath the Astoria bridge.

From descriptive metadata created by Alan Haig-Brown: "Anya and I stayed overnight in Astoria and took pics along the river and then went out to the ship wreck at the ocean beaches."

File contains photographs of tugs and the Cypress Pass (now Silver Soul, vehicle carrier) on the Fraser River near Surrey, BC. Also contains a photograph of the Vancouver Aquarium's research boat, the Rudy N. Canada Place is visible in the background of some photographs.

File contains photographs taken from the shore of the Fraser River of the Sea Warrior (tug), as well as a shrimp boat and gillnet boat.

File contains handwritten and typewritten drafts of "The Haida Boats" with annotations, as well as a handwritten transcription of the Florence Davidson interview cassette.

File contains several typewritten and edited drafts of "Kitaka," handwritten notes and a handwritten transcription of an interview with Phil Haydon. Also contains photographs of the Kitaka and correspondence with Kitaka owners Barbara and Phil Haydon.

File contains audio cassette recordings of interviews and oral histories with personalities in the maritime trades created by Alan Haig-Brown. Includes recordings with Pat Moone, Capt. C. Clarke [same as Charlie Clarke?] (2 cassettes), Charlie Clarke, Louis Percich, Dick Anzulovich, Burt Menchions (2 cassettes), Robert Allen Jr. (+ Charlie Clarke on side 2), Phil Haydon, Julie Edwards, Sam Matsumoto, Scotty Neish, Harry Assu and Al Renke. Names were transcribed from handwritten cassette labels. Additional information about the interview (e.g. date, location or boat) is also written on the cassette labels.