The fonds contains of research done by W. Gillies Ross on the following subjects: the mines at Eustis, Capelton and Albert Mines, asbestos mining at Asbestos, the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic, the Stanstead granite industry, and covered bridges in the Eastern Townships and surrounding areas. It consists largely of research notes, research documents, photographs, and oral histories. The fonds is organized i the following series: Interviews (1944-1996), Harvard’s Baker Library Trip and Research (1887-1996), Jo Cooper (1977-1987), Newspaper Index (1971-1975), National Archive of Canada Research (1903-1921), Publications (1890-1938), Granite Project (1898-1900, 1976), Copper / Pyrite Mining Studies (1867 [Photocopied] -1996), Asbestos Mining and Landscape Research (1897 [Photocopied]-1965), Spanish Flu Research (1918 [Photocopied] -2006), Photographs (1888-1972), Maps and Plans (1767 [Photocopied] - 1979), Asbestos Mining (1950-2004), Mining Study – Correspondence (1883 [Photocopied]-2005), Book Translation (1995), Cookshire (1979), Research on covered bridges ([ca. 1990?]).

Item is a souvenir postcard album with scenes from Stanstead, probably from around the 1920s. Includes among the views are: Stanstead College, Methodist Church (later Centenary United Church), Catholic Church (Église Cacré-Coeur), Customs and Post Office building in Rock Island, Dufferin Street in Rock Island, The Maples, Dufferin Street in Stanstead (with cars and horses visible), Dufferin Heights war memorial and pioneers monument, Haskell Library and Opera House, aeriel view of Rock Island including covered bridge over the Tomifobia River and rail bridge, and Tomifobia River falls in winter in Rock Island.

Item is a postcard of the Lee Farm property (built 1801) in Rock Island, printed for the Beebe-Rock Island-Stanstead Chamber of Commerce, probably taken around the 1980s.

Item is a postcard view of the a road leading up to the covered bridge in Fitch Bay, printed for the Beebe-Rock Island-Stanstead Chamber of Commerce, probably taken around the 1980s.

Item is a postcard view of the covered bridge in Fitch Bay, taken from the water, printed for the Beebe-Rock Island-Stanstead Chamber of Commerce, probably taken around the 1980s.

Item is a photograph of Mount Owl’s Head and Lake Memphremagog. Took by Richardson’s Photo Shop, Newport, VT.

Item is a postcard featuring a boat with to passengers on Lake Memphremagog, with Mount Elephantus in background.

Item is a postcard featuring a swimmer looking at the lake steamer Anthemis, on Lake Memphremagog, with Mount Elephantus in background. The Canadian Red Ensing can be seen on the rear of the boat.

Item is a postcard featuring a orange leaf tree in front of Lake Memphremagog, with Mount Orford in the background.

The file contains a postcard written in July 25, 1916 in Rhineland (Germany) by R. J. Meekren, a Canadian soldier, to his mother in Stanstead.

The file contains information on the 13th Scottish Light Dragoons. It consists of documents pertaining to Herbert Derick's research on the cap badges of Dragoons and two photographs of members of the Dragoons from the early 1900s.