Fonds consists of notes, correspondence, reports, and drafts produced by Shearer and others related to his participation in the Standing Committee on National Finance, The Academic Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform, written briefs on the revision of banking legislation in Canada in 1977 and the Senate ad hoc Committee on University Organization.

Fonds consists of textual materials and photographs primarily related to Fournier's professional, business and writing activities, although some personal and educational records are included. The fonds has been arranged into five series: Personal and Biographical series, Education series, Professional and Business series, Printed Materials series, and Canadian National Railways series.