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The file contains information on the family history of the de Lauren, Charest, Bringier families from 1797 to 1948. It consists of a marriage contract between Marie Elizabeth Etiennette Charest deLauzan and Pierre Francois duBourg from Jamaica in 1797, a handwritten biographical lineage for the Charest de Lauzon family from Etienne Charest (1631-1699) to Etienne Charest (1718-1783), and typed excerpts from J-Émond Roy ’s “Histoire de la Siegneurie de Lauzon” with a forward and afterward by Hally Carrington Brent dated 1948, and an exhibition introduction titled "The Bringiers of Louisiana: an antebellum dynasty." A transcription of the marriage contract is available.

The fonds contains source material on the life of Hally Carrington Brent and on tourism and summer residents of North Hatley and Lake Massawippi from 1902 to the 1960s. It consists of photographs and a hand-written partial manuscript of Brent's book "The North Hatley Story". The correspondence, written by Hally C. Brent and Duncan K. Brent relates events from North Hatley and includes interesting notes on the outbreak of World War I (WWI). The fonds is comprised of the following series: The North Hatley Story manuscript ([196-?]), The North Hatley Story photographs ([199-?], Newspaper clippings (1961-1979), Photographs ([187-]-1941), and Correspondence (1914-1927), Charest-de Lauzon-Bringier family history (1797, 1948).

The file contains information on the personal and family life of Hally Carrington Brent from 1914 to 1927. It consists of letters written from Hally Carrington Brent to her mother-in-law, Frances Rosella (née Kenner) Brent, and from Duncan K. Brent to his mother, recounting events and activities in their everyday lives, including birthdays, health struggles, friends, and World War I (WWI).

The file consists of photocopies of the photographs and images from The North Hatley Story by Hally Carrington Brent, reproduced in the 1990s. Images include reproductions of Henry Bartlett prints, people and boats from around Lake Massawippi.

The file contains information on family life of the Brent family, particularly in North Hatley but also in the United States, from the 1870s to 1941. It consists of photographs of members of the Brent family, including Duncan K. Brent (father and son), Harriet (aka Hally) Carrington (née Brown) Brent (mother and daughter), Joseph L. Brent, as well as their friends while in North Hatley, including Hugh and Dorothy MacLennan.

The file primarily contains information on Hally Carrington Brent’s life as a writer. It consists of a letter from “Barbara” about the publication of Hally C. Brent’s The North Hatley Story, a newspaper article on Mrs. Brent and her book from 1961, and an article on fire that killed two people in North Hatley in 1979.

The file contains information on the history and tourism of North Hatley from the 1960s. It consists of the handwritten manuscript of The North Hatley Story by Hally Carrington Brent.