Fonds consists of records relating to shipbuilding, mostly of Burrard Dry Dock during World War II. It includes information on ship construction and costs and a number of significant issues related to change and development in the yards.

Fonds consists of financial and other documents related to Burrard Dry Dock, particularly its 1972 sale to Cornat Industries.

Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, and other documents, primarily relating to Lorne Davey's employment at Burrard Dry Dock.

Fonds consists of daily journals, a photograph, and reference material related to Burrard Dry Dock.

Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, and drawings from Crandall Dry Dock pursuant to their inspection of the marine railway. Also included are a lines and grade drawing for the marine railway (March 1976) and a drawing for the outboard profile, main, forecastle and bridge decks for a twin screw tug for Kingcome Navigation Co. Ltd. (30 April 1965). The photographs document the 1975 condition of the marine railway.

Fonds consists of photographs of construction at Burrard Dry Dock of the Pierre Radisson, the Franklin, the Martha L. Black and the Henry Larsen. Photographs are mainly records of construction activity, although photographs of personnel at launch of the Martha L. Black are included.

Fonds consists of audiotape cassettes of interviews done for Early Days in Lynn Valley and Launching History: The Saga of Burrard Dry Dock, transcriptions of interviews done for the latter, correspondence with publishers and others, and reference notes and material used in the writing of the latter.

Fonds consists primarily of records of Jack Mitchells work for Burrard Dry Dock. They also include some records relating to his membership with the Masons and his seeking patents for his inventions.

Most photographs are of Burrard Dry Dock and its affiliate Pacific Dry Dock (North Van Ship Repairs). All except a few are duplicated in fonds 27. The photographs in files 2 and 3 have been printed from negatives in file 4. A line through the image on the contact sheet means it has been printed. Each image on the contact sheets and the accompanying descriptions are numbered. The prints have these numbers written on them, as well as the number of any similar or identical photographs in fonds 27 or elsewhere. They are also numbered sequentially from 159-1 to 159-69. This is the archival reference number.

Fonds consists of family history, daily journals, and other records, mostly relating to Kinvig's work at Burrard Dry Dock.