The series consists of files about buildings the firm built or altered in Vancouver, elsewhere in British Columbia, and outside the province. Some of the files deal with contracts that the firm did not win. The records include original architectural drawings; photographs; and related correspondence, reports, journals, minutes of committee meetings, forms of tender, quotations, agreements, specifications, certificates of insurance, and hardware schedules. The records are arranged into sub-series based on the project files and grouped under subject headings chosen by the architectural firm: Communication, Transportation & Public Utilities; Religious and Funerary; Exhibitions & Spectacles; Residences; Professional; Mercantile; Social & Recreational; Schools; Administrative & Financial; Universities - Canada (excepting the University of British Columbia); Community & Regional; Hotels & Cafes; Government; Industrial. This original order of categorization has been maintained. Some files on projects can be found under two categories, particularly Social & Recreational and Community & Regional. The projects are arranged alphabetically and then in chronological order within these subject headings. For some projects, Thompson, Berwick and Pratt created a publicity file, which has been put at the beginning of the files on the particular projects.

Within the subseries, projects are arranged alphabetically by university and then in chronological order.

The series consists of the original blueprint, white print or linen architectural drawings, as well as some mylar copies; photographs of buildings at various stages of construction; related correspondence, reports, journals, minutes of committee meetings, forms of tender, quotations, agreements, specifications, certificates of insurance, and schedules of hardware; and pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and other published materials. The records have been retained by their order of acquisition by the Archives.

The fonds comprises the business records of Sharp & Thompson and later Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, dating from 1912 to 1974. The records consist of signed contracts, specifications, minutes, correspondence, quotations, financial statements, reports, signed Forms of Tender, memoranda, photographs and architectural drawings. They document the planning and construction of the University of British Columbia buildings designed and overseen by the architectural firm. Also, They document the architectural firm's activities on buildings in Vancouver, the province of British Columbia and elsewhere. Some of the files represent unsuccessful bids on jobs. There are original, blueprint and ozalid architectural drawings in this collection. The drawings of University buildings consist mainly of original drawings and blueprints. The drawings of buildings in Vancouver and elsewhere are few in number and are mostly ozalid reproductions.

Projects are arranged alphabetically by facility or organization within the subseries and then in chronological order.

Within the subseries, projects are arranged alphabetically by school district and school and then in chronological order.
Of the architectural drawings, 20 from Shawnigan Lake Boys School are from the 1990 accession and are described separately.

Within the subseries, projects are arranged alphabetically by residential owners.

Within the sub-series, projects are arranged alphabetically by church or organization and then in chronological order.

Within the sub-series, projects are arranged alphabetically by building name or organization and then in chronological order.

The subseries is arranged alphabetically by company and then in chronological order.

Projects are arranged alphabetically by company name within the subseries and then in chronological order.

Within the subseries, projects are arranged alphabetically by hotel or restaurant name and then in chronological order.

Within the subseries, projects are arranged alphabetically by facility or government agency, and then in chronological order.

Projects are arranged alphabetically by facility within the sub-series and then in chronological order.

The sub-series documents the design of the Canadian embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, and is arranged by subject.

Projects are arranged alphabetically by facility or organization within the sub-series and then in chronological order.

Projects are arranged alphabetically by company or facility within the subseries and then in chronological order.

The subseries arranged projects alphabetically by building name and then in chronological order.

All drawings pertain to building projects completed at UBC, with only a couple of exceptions at the end of this section. Most of the drawings in this accession are working drawings, with some preliminary and perspective drawings appearing in the files. In addition, there are some working drawings for several unbuilt UBC projects. The same building sub-contractors were used consistently throughout TBP&P's corporate life: D.W. Thomson, Mechanical Engineering; Simpson & MacGregor, Electrical Engineering; O. Safir, Structural engineering. In the 1970s, this group became the "Partners" when the corporate title changed for the last time [see: Administrative History in the full file list]. Some projects between 1923 and 1974 were commissioned by the federal or provincial government rather than the university.

The subseries consists of minutes of committee meetings and correspondence; correspondence between the architectural firm and construction companies, engineers and contractors, laboratories for inspecting and testing buildings and the Provincial Government in Victoria; and forms of tender, reports, memoranda, quotations, agreements, specifications, certificates of insurance and schedules of hardware. There are also original architectural drawings included in the files, most of which are white prints, blueprints and diazos sent to Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners by engineers. It is arranged into the tertiary series UBC Buildings, Federal Government Buildings at UBC, Educational and Commercial Buildings, and UBC Campus Development.

The subseries consists of correspondence, contracts, reports, specifications, and architectural drawings.

The subseries consists of reports, plans, journals, pamphlets and newspaper clippings about UBC. It also includes 12 mylar plans, the originals of which are at the Canadian Architectural Archives.

The subseries consists of the original blueprint, white print or linen architectural drawings, photographs of buildings at various stages of construction, and related correspondence, specifications and reports. In addition, the records have been organized into the following tertiary series: UBC Buildings, Reports, Correspondence, Specifications, Photographs and Architectural Drawings.