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Series consists of manuscripts by Henry Drake Petersen recording his thoughts on several topics. Some copies of Petersen's correspondence to friends are included. Seven architectural drawings of a house Petersen planned and hoped
to build in Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, after retirement are included in this series.

Series contains letters Andrew Merkel wrote in hopes of securing recitals for Wilson MacDonald; related newspaper clippings, telegrams, receipts, leaflets, essays, draft manuscripts; and personal correspondence between Merkel and MacDonald.

Series includes correspondence between William Marshall and Andrew Merkel discussing Marshall's writing; also includes his obituary.

Architectural drawings, proposals, and floor plans of the Wardroom at the University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sub-series consists of records relating to wages and salaries of those employed by the university.

Series consists of Henry Drake Petersen's vital and legal documents, including birth and baptism certificates, U.S. Selective Service documents, passports, Canadian citizenship documentation, a copy of his will, and his obituary.

The Visitor's Fund was established in 1844, primarily of the proceeds from the SPCK and SPG grants. The Visitor had been taking special care of these grants, per the requests of said societies. At a Board meeting Tues., December 31, 1844, the Board resolved that the Visitor should be able to invest the monies as he saw fit: "It was resolved that as this fund was peculiarly under the care and management of the Visitor, for the express purpose of endowing Divinity scholarships, that he be requested to invest the same in such manner as he might deem most prudent for the above purpose." The Fund was separated out of the General Fund in 1849.

A report on the constitution of the Visitor's Fund was written by Robert. E. Harris in 1903. The fund is comprised of three parts: the Warneford Fund, The Clermont Fund, and the SPCK/SPG grants.

The Warneford Fund Trust is a sum of £1,000 invested by the SPG with interest given to the Bishop of NS for the benefit of the College. Access to the principal is possible for the College if agreed upon by the Bishop and President of the SPG. The Bishop alone has control over the income of this fund. The Clermont Estate was bequeathed to King's in the will of Charles Inglis; Harris thought the Fund was the proceeds from the sale of the estate. Control and management of this fund belongs to the University, but the Bishop had management of it for the time being. The SPCK/SPG grants formed the proper Visitor's Fund. These grants, primarily for Divinity scholarships, were not one-time gifts, but were renewed and discontinued several times over the years. The records available to Harris did not show whether the grants were meant for the Visitor or the College.

According to a Finance Committee report for Dec. 7, 2006, the Visitor's Fund role is as "Income available for disbursement at the direction of the Visitor in accordance with endowment spending rates established by the University from time to time; with expenditures to be made for the benefit of King's College and/or pre divinity students attending King's or divinity students attending Atlantic School of Theology."

Sub-series consists of statements, investments, securities, accounts, correspondence, ledgers, and other financial documents related to this fund.

Many records in this sub-series were removed from the University of King's College Board of Governors Fonds.

Regulations, by-laws, and policies of the University of King's College.

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 records in the fonds were created, received or used by the Registrar's Office staff in the course of their work. The Registrar stored inactive records in the basement of the main building until the Library opened in 1991, when the records were transferred to the newly-opened Archives.

The primary activities of the Registrar's Office are to oversee admission of new students to the University, provide counselling to students on their academic programme requirements, and manage, administer and control of the academic records of students who have attended the University. The Registrar also recruits new students and works to retain those enrolled. The Registrar maintains statistics about the student population.

The Registrar presides at the annual matriculation ceremony, when new students inscribe their names in the Matricula. The records cover student recruitment, admissions, registration, academic advising and Encaenia, taking care of students' day-to-day requests and assisting them throughout their undergraduate degree.

During its early years, King's had close ties to the Anglican Church; the Bishop of Nova Scotia has always been Visitor. For about 40 years, matriculants were obliged to subscribe to the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England and to attend chapel daily. Religious tests for students in fields other than Divinity were abolished in the 1820s. As late as 1992, applications included an optional question about the student's religion.

The records in the fonds include the Matriculas, early student registers, reports, promotional materials, correspondence, student directories, statistics, and students' academic records.

The permanent register of students mandated by the Statutes has had different forms through the decades. The only list of students from before the Royal Charter of 1802 is in John Inglis' Memoranda respecting King's College, at Windsor, in Nova Scotia: collected and prepared for the purpose of making evident the leading object in suggesting and establishing that institution, published in 1836.

From 1803 to 1906, the names of students who enrolled at King's were entered in the Matricula, which was later supplemented by various registers, the last of which was abandoned in 1940, shortly before the Royal Canadian Navy took over occupation of the campus for the duration of World War II.

During the 1920s, basic information was entered on cards: students' names, addresses, years, courses, grades, and awards and degrees. For students living in residence, room numbers were also recorded. This system continued until the 1980s, when computerized records were introduced.

Documents and forms relating to students' academics, finances and residence were filed separately during certain periods; when possible, they have been united with the student cards in the student records series.

The Registrar's Office also publishes the University's academic Calendar, which has been catalogued in the Library's Special Collections (call number LE 3 K5). The Calendar was first published in 1855 and appeared in hard copy through the 2008 - 2009 edition. Starting with the 2009 - 2010 edition, the Calendar has been published only in portable document format document, available online.