The fonds consists primarily of subject files created and accumulated by Amy Dalgleish relating to various organizations in which she was involved such as the New Democratic Party and the Vancouver Society of Friends for the Elderly as well as social issues such as breastfeeding. The fonds also contain records from Ms. Dalgleish’s 1956 legal case before the B.C. Supreme Court on the right of a woman to use her maiden name on probate documents, as well as correspondence related to her various areas of political engagement.

The series consists of correspondence related to Ms. Dalgleish’s political engagement on various issues, including the rights of the poor and working class, Innu land rights, and the 1990 Kanesatake Resistance. The series also contains legal records related to the estate of her mother Amelia Caroline Dalgleish, which reached the B.C. Supreme Court and resulted in a decision which affirmed the right of a woman to use her maiden name on probate documents. Record types include correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and court decisions.