Series consists of records relating to Henry Drake Petersen's employment at Dalhousie University and the University of King's College, documenting his career as a librarian and University administrator. It includes reports, memos, meeting minutes, professional correspondence, and news articles.

Series consists of accessions lists, donations, catalogues, serials, and weeding lists from 1859-2007. Details of all books acquired by the Library, including accessions and donations lists, are included in the series, as well as lists of books withdrawn from the Library's collections from 1983-2002. Most of the accessions lists are in bound volumes shelved separately. Series includes accession book from the Smith Memorial Library, a former recreational reading collection maintained for students living in campus residences.

Accessions lists are maintained to record additions to the Library's collections. A newly received book is given a unique accession number and added to the accessions list. Books that are withdrawn are noted on weeding lists. Accessions lists have been maintained for most of the Library's history in Halifax. Catalogues and lists of books exist from the Library in Windsor.

Series consists of all publications issued by the Library from 1802 to 2006. The Library issued publications as part of its fund-raising initiatives and the campaign for the new Library building. Some of the brochures are specific to particular sections of the Library, such as the Archives and Special Collections. The Library has also published general information for Library users and visitors. Two 19th-century documents about the history of the library were sent to prospective benefactors in England. Most of the records in the series are brochures for publicity and fund raising. The publications span the history of the library and include histories published by the College in 1802 and 1874.

Series consists of documents published under the auspices of the Registrar's Office. Most of the records are promotional brochures and booklets used to recruit high school students and retain King's students after Foundation Year. Some of the brochures are simple single-colour tri-folded letter-size pages, while others are full-colour professionally produced publications. The Registrar's Office sends promotional materials to prospective students and high school counselors, distributes them to high school students who visit the campus or attend information sessions at their high schools, and hands them out at college recruiting fairs.

The Registrar publishes the University Calendar (1855 through 2010-2011), which has been catalogued at LE 3 K6 and is shelved in Special Collections; The Calendar was published in hard copy from 1855 through 2008-2009; since then, it has been published digitally in portable document format (PDF) and posted on the University's website.

Sub-series consists of purchase journals listing accounts payable, residence, and administration, as well as general accounts.

For some years, Library staff maintained a presence at a reference desk in the Library Reading Room. The statistics, maintained by Library staff who worked on the reference desk, were handwritten records of daily interactions, circulation, special collections, and bibliographic information. Series consists of statistics maintained during periods when the Library had designated reference assistance available.

Series consists of photocopies of the Registrar's annual report to the President that was published in the President's annual report from 1970-2008. The Registrar's annual report provides student enrolment statistics, summarizes activities of the Registrar and staff, and notes staff changes.

Landscaping around the new Library building and Quadrangle Improvements

Sub-series consists of correspondence relating to reinvestments.

Plans for the renovations of the Main Building at the University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia