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The fonds consists of material relating to the political and private activities of former Reeve Joseph B. Leyland who played a significant role in the development of West Vancouver. The records include personal correspondence, photographs, maps, and scrapbooks with the bulk of the records pertaining to his public and political activities in West Vancouver.

The fond consists of material relating to the personal life of West Vancouver arts philanthropist Kay Meek. The material includes two scrapbooks compiled by Kay Meek that contain photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and brochures. The fonds also includes one drawing of the Gertrude Lawson House.

Fonds consists of photographs of Kenneth Roblin and the West Vancouver Regattas as well as textual records from his camping days in West Vancouver.

Fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Personal records

The fonds consists of material generated and collected by the Lawson family and extended family members. Records include personal correspondence, photographs, journals, school records, and art work, as well as financial and business records pertaining to family businesses, investments and community involvement.

The fonds is arranged into the following sous-fonds and series:
Series 1: Photographs and postcards
Sous-fonds 1: John Lawson sous-fonds
Sous-fonds 2: Gertrude Lawson sous-fonds
Sous-fonds 3: Christina Lawson sous-fonds
Sous-fonds 4: Duncan Lawson sous-fonds
Sous-fonds 5: Harte family sous-fonds
Sous-fonds 6: Elizabeth Lawson sous-fonds

Fonds consists of original cartoons drawn by Len Norris while he was employed as the Vancouver Sun's political cartoonist. The cartoons depict various topics from local, provincial, and national politics.

The fonds consists of material relating to the professional and personal life of Louise Spratley who played an important role in the West Vancouver community as editor of the Lions Gate Times, special assistant to BC Federal Cabinet Minister the Hon. Jack Davis, freelance journalist, and consultant for the District of West Vancouver. The fonds also includes material relating to one of Louise's sisters, Hilda Cryderman, a B.C. teacher who gained national status as a strong advocate of women's rights and issues, and was a member of the Order of Canada.

The fond is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Lions Gate Times
Series 2: Special assistant to B.C. Federal Cabinet Minister, the Hon. Jack Davis
Series 3: Freelance, and contract work
Series 4: Personal records, and photographs
Series 5: Newspaper clippings

The collection consists of material relating to May Day celebrations which was a key community event in West Vancouver from 1931 to 1971. The celebrations included installation of a May Day Queen, parades and other ceremonies. After 1971, the celebration was renamed Community Day, and the collection also includes records pertaining to this event.The material includes photographs, registers, scrapbooks, speeches, organizing committee records, and correspondence.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Film and photographs
Series 2: Administrative records
Series 3: Speeches
Series 4: Ephemera
Series 5: Newsclippings
Series 6: May Queens' scrapbooks

The fonds consist of pages from a scrapbook relating to the activities and organization of the Norwest Seniors Curling Club in West Vancouver. The scrapbook includes minutes, membership lists, financial statements, correspondence, and laser copies of photographs. There are also five other photographs relating to an awards banquet at Hollyburn Club.

Fonds consists of records created and collected by light keepers at Point Atkinson Lighthouse. The records include daily logs, reports, and video and photographic materials documenting the lighthouse and its keepers.

The fonds consists of a series of minutes from monthly meetings of the constituency.

The collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, and other material relating to West Vancouver that was collected by Rupert Harrison in the course of his work as a historian and archivist for the District of West Vancouver.

The collection is arranged into two series:
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Ephemera

 The fonds consists of historical material created and accumulated by Rupert Harrison in the course of his work as a historian and archivist, and his activities with various professional organizations. The material includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, documents, notes, reports, oral interviews, essays, minutes, booklets, pamphlets, maps, technical drawings, photographs, and objects. 

Fonds consists of the records of St. Matthew's United Church and its predecessor, Horseshoe Bay United Church. Records include Baptism registers (1952-1971), Marriage registers (1957-1973) and Burial registers (1954-1972); Membership records (1952-1978); Session minutes (1961-1962), Stewards minutes (1960-1970), Stewards correspondence and reports (1960-1972), Official Board minutes (1951-1973), Trustees minutes (1956-1980), and Congregational Meetings minutes (1951-1973); Property records (1965-1970); Woman's Association minutes (1951-1957), United Church Women Caroline Wilkie Unit minutes (1962-1973); Sunday School records (1968-1969); Canadian Girls in Training minutes (1967-1969); Church History (1951-1957); Congregational financial records (1955-1973); Annual reports (1957-1972); and Architectural blueprints (1965).

The fonds consists of six issues of the "Three Minute Whistle," the newsletter of the Swastika Club.

The fonds consists of material relating to the Thompson family who were one of the original families in West Vancouver. A portion of the material also pertains to the West Vancouver Ferry Company, the West Vancouver Municipal Transportation Department, and the Pacific Great Eastern railway.

The fonds is divided into three series:
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: W.C. Thompson autobiographies
Series 3: Bert Thompson transportation records

Fonds consists of the following record series: Vancouver-Burrard Presbytery and Executive meeting minutes (1959-2012); Subject files of the Presbytery Secretary (1959-1983); Pastoral Charge files of the Presbytery Secretary (1959-1983); Correspondence of the Presbytery;Secretary (1984-1989); and Presbytery committee records (1970-1983).

The collection consists of materials pertaining to West Vancouver or collected by West Vancouver organizations and residents. The collection arrangement is based on the form of the materials:

Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Newspapers
Series 3: Maps
Series 4: Documents and ephemera
Series 5: Reference publications
Series 6: Oral histories
Series 7: Information files
Series 8: Art
Series 9: Sound and moving image recordings

The fonds consists of records relating to the establishment, operation, and dissolution of the West Vancouver Ferry Company. The records include bound meeting minutes, resolutions, employee payroll information, and shareholder information, an accident register, agreements, financial statements, reports, incorporation certificate, and court order.

 The fonds consists of material generated and collected by the West Vancouver Historical Society, who play a significant role in the preservation and promotion of local history in West Vancouver. The fonds includes records relating to the administration of the society, including policies, procedures, agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, reports, newsletters, publications, as well as photographs, audio cassettes, video reels, and technical drawings. The fonds also consists of archival material donated by their members including historical essays, documents, photographs, and slides.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Executive records
Series 2: General and annual meetings
Series 3: Executive correspondence
Series 4: Policies and procedures
Series 5: Financial records
Series 6: Correspondence with other historical associations
Series 7: Membership
Series 8: West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Series 9: Society newsletter
Series 10: Public relations
Series 11: Gertrude Lawson house
Series 12: Ferry building
Series 13: Social events
Series 14: Publications about heritage planning and legislation
Series 15: Member donations of archival material

 Fonds consists primarily of ephemera, photographs, and some textual records produced or collected by the West Vancouver Lions Club.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Ephemera
Series 2: Photographs
Series 3: Newspaper clippings
Series 4: Records

The fonds consists of administrative and publicity records such as financial records, minutes, programs and posters relating to the activities of the West Vancouver Little Theatre Guild. The fonds also includes photographs of stage productions.

The collection consists of records relating to West Vancouver School District 45 and schools in West Vancouver. The material includes formal class portraits, staff portraits, individual student portraits, school construction photographs, photographs of school activities, documents, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, school publications, and badges.

The collection is arranged into the following series and sub-collections:
Series 1: West Vancouver School District 45
Series 2: General school material

Sub-collection 1: Caulfeild Elementary School
Sub-collection 2: Ecole Cedardale Elementary
Sub-collection 3: Cypress Park Primary School
Sub-collection 4: Dundarave School
Sub-collection 5: Eagle Harbour Primary School
Sub-collection 6: Gleneagles Elementary School
Sub-collection 7: Glenmore Elementary School
Sub-collection 8: Hillside Middle School
Sub-collection 9: Hollyburn Elementary School
Sub-collection 10: Inglewood Junior High School
Sub-collection 11: Irwin Park Elementary School
Sub-collection 12: Ecole Pauline Johnson Elementary
Sub-collection 13: Ridgeview Elementary
Sub-collection 14: Sentinel Secondary School
Sub-collection 15: West Bay Elementary School
Sub-collection 16: Westcot Elementary School
Sub-collection 17: West Vancouver Secondary School

Fonds consists of a ledger, cash book, minute books, membership rolls, and the report and correspondence of the Trust Committee which was appointed to oversee the dissolution of the Society and the disposal of its assets.

The fonds consists of records relating to the business of the West Vancouver Transportation Company, which operated the first ferry system in West Vancouver. The records include general meeting minutes, board meeting minutes, a book of stock certificates, and two account books.

Fonds consists of records of West Vancouver United Church and its predecessor, West Vancouver Union Church. Records include Unofficial Session minutes (1969), Board of Managers correspondence and building records (1919-1928), Official Board minutes (1915-1918), Unofficial Board minutes (1971-1972), Ministry and Personnel Committee plan (2000), Music Committee minutes and correspondence (1957-1958), Organ Committee feasability study (1990-1991); Women's Federation minutes (1959-1961), Women's Federation Coordinating Committee minutes and reports (1959), Women's Federation/Woman's Association Financial records (1956-1961), Woman's Association minutes (1940-1959) and financial records (1929-1955), Women's Missionary Society minutes (1948-1959) and membership records (1949-1958), Women's Missionary Society Anne Copithorne Auxiliary minutes (1950-1955) and financial records (1945-1961), United Church Women Annual reports (1981-2008); "The Founding of West Vancouver United Church, 1908-1919" by Maria J. Brown (church history) (1969), "Steps Toward Union: West Vancouver United Church," by Dianne Whidden (church history) (1972), Memorabilia articles by Rupert Harrison (1972), Historical news clippings (1920-1980), Historical notes (1917-1985); Homosexual ordination correspondence and reports (1988), Memorial Gifts lists (1963-1978), Pim Bequest correspondence (1985); Annual reports (1921-2000); Newsletters (1981-2000); Architectural plans (1958, 1963); Favourite recipes (1955), Photo Directories (1981, 1985, 1989).