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The records in the fonds were created, collected, or used by Rev. Dr. Robert Crouse.

The majority of these records pertain to Crouse’s life as a theologian and as an educator. The records cover Crouse’s lectures (with particular interest in Dante and Augustine), syllabi and course outlines, sermons, research, parochial records, university communications (Dalhousie and King’s), committee minutes (Dalhousie and King’s), music, personal and work correspondence, photographs, books, floppy discs, cassettes, and memorabilia. These records reflect Crouse’s roots at King’s, as well as his experiences in other countries, namely the United States and Italy.

The collection consists of architectural records of five major architects or architectural firms who were commissioned by the University of King's College to design buildings for the University when it was located in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and after its move to its present location in Halifax.

The collection includes proposals, elevations, foundation and floor plans, finish details, and systems such as electrical and steam heating for College buildings. Principal projects represented are the original Main Building in Windsor, designed by Bishop Charles Inglis in c.1794; a 1920 proposal by Andrew Cobb to rebuild the Main Building in Windsor after it was destroyed by fire; Cobb's plans for the buildings of the Halifax campus, including the Main Building, President's Residence, Chapel, and men's dormitory; three buildings designed by J. Philip Dumaresq in the 1960s: Alexandra Hall, Muir Gymnasium, and Prince Hall, the dining room; the new Library, designed by Roy Willwerth of Duffus Romans Kundzins Rounsefell Ltd. in 1987-1990;.and the New Academic Building and the Link, Willwerth designs of the late 1990s.

Besides drawings for buildings that have been constructed, the collection includes drawings for proposed buildings and campus designs that were never realized.

The collection includes cartographic drawings - mostly small published informational maps of the campus showing building locations - and some textual records relating to construction of the buildings, such as contracts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and published articles relating to the University architects and buildings.

There are gaps in the collection, as there have never been regular deposits of architectural records in the Archives.

Fonds consists of materials created and collected by the University of King's College Board of Governors and its committees while carrying out their mandated functions. Documents reflect all aspects of the Board's sphere of responsibility and include correspondence; meeting minutes and agendas; reports created or reviewed by the Board; annual reports; financial documents, including ledgers, budgets, statements, and other materials; officer lists; and other materials related to the overall management of the University and its assets.

Fonds contains records related to the founding and ongoing operations of the University Library, including correspondence; memoranda; meeting minutes, agendas; policies, regulations; financial records, reports; and proposals for a new Library building. Consists of 13 series: library policies, librarians' report, financial records, administrative records, publications, circulation records, committee records, correspondence, special collections reports, displays, reference statistics, library premises, and publications.

The records in the fonds were created, received or used by the School of Journalism staff and administrators in the course of their work. The School transferred most of the records arranged and described in this project to the Archives in 2010, at the time Kelly Toughill became Director in 2010.

The primary activity of the School of Journalism is to provide education to aspiring and seasoned journalists. By training students in the art, craft and profession of informing the public about matters of public interest, the program equips its students with the abilities to work as reporters and editors in the Canadian news media (from paper to broadcast to online), and provides excellent training for careers where being able to write and speak well, interview people, research topics and puzzle things out are assets.

The records are predominantly textual, including student records, correspondence, reports and promotional materials. Some photographs are included in student records (most appearing between 1987-1991). Some audio/video discs and videocassettes that were submitted as part of some students' portfolios in their admission applications, are in the fonds. In recent years, records have arrived in digital format, e.g., photographs on CDs and magazines created in the Magazine Workshop .

The collection consists of records created by the Athletics Department and its predecessor bodies. Activities and topics documented include the development of departmental policies and objectives; the maintenance of facilities; departmental and university committees; the intercollegiate athletics program; the recreation program; the operation of athletic and recreational workshops and courses; departmental publications and publicity; and the responsibilities and operations of the Athletic Director.

Collection consists of Sylvia Hamilton’s books on documentary filmmaking and feminist theory. Collection also includes several DVDs used for educational purposes at the King’s Journalism School and folders on student projects for the documentary class.

Henry Drake Petersen was born in Amityville, Long Island, New York, on August 31, 1946. He died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 17, 2012. He never married or had children.

Petersen was educated in the Amityville public school system, graduating from Amityville Memorial High School in 1964. He then enrolled in Long Island University's Richard L. Conolly College in Brooklyn, Long Island, New York, earning his B.A. with honours in history in October 1968.

While at Long Island University, Petersen was on the Dean's List and a member of Phi Alpha Theta national history honour society. He had a tuition scholarship and a New York State Regents scholarship. He worked as a residence hall counselor and university tutor. His extracurricular activities included All-University Chorus, which sang at the New York World's Fair in-fall 1964; L.I.U. Theatre, where he was stage manager and costume designer; Student Orientation Committee; Forum Linguae; International Student Association; Inter-Faith Council; and the Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius.

In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, Petersen, age 23, left the United States and went to Nova Scotia, Canada, where he had family connections through his mother, whose sister, Alida Wicks, had moved from New York to Cape Breton with her husband in 1964.

Not long after coming to Halifax, a friend invited him to dinner at King's College, which so impressed Petersen that he applied for a donship. From September 1970 to September 1971, he was Don of Middle Bay at the University of King's College, and from September 1971 to June 1972, he was Don of North Pole Bay. While serving as Don, he participated in student groups, including the Quintilian Debating Society, the Haliburton Literary Society, and the King's Dramatic and Choral Society.

Fonds contain records related to the founding, history, and upkeep of the Alumni Association of the University of King’s College. Documents reflect all aspects of the Association’s jurisdiction and include meeting minutes and agendas; governance documents; financial, operational, insurance information, administrative structure, as well as other aspects of the Association.

The collection consists of records made and received by the University of King's College in the conduct of financial transactions throughout the entire administrative structure. There are gaps in the coverage of the collection. The records reflect the financial activities and status of the University from its founding days to the mid-20th century. The records 1803-2008, with the majority dating from the 1930s-1950s (cash books).