Fonds consists of records relating to the activities of the Elk Lake Ratepayers Association, and includes constitution, bylaws, membership lists and forms, minutes, meeting notices, financial statements and balance sheets, correspondence, briefs and reports, ephemera, news clippings, and documents relating to the referendum on amalgamation of Saanich and Victoria, 1962. Fonds is arranged into 8 series: Constitution & Bylaws, Membership Lists, Minutes & Meeting Notices, Financial Statements, Correspondence, Briefs & Reports, Ephemera, and News Clippings.

Fonds consists of textual records and other material relating to the establishment and development of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific located at 505 Quayle Road and includes concept descriptions; constitution, by-laws, and minutes of the society; legal agreements; correspondence; personnel documents; newsletters and brochures; plans and photographs. Fonds is arranged into 9 series: Concept, Constitution & By-laws, Minutes, Legal Documents, Correspondence, Personnel, Newsletters, Plans, and Photographs.

Collection consists of photographs by Hannah Maynard or Richard Maynard of the Beaver Lake water works and filter beds including construction images.