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Correspondence on varied matters can be found in this series. A May 9, 1939 letter from Mother Marguerite to Hamilton Mayor William Morrison discusses the one year “experiment” where the Sisters placed children in outside foster homes. There are also letters which discuss financial activities. An August 6, 1940 letter from the Hamilton Community Fund to Mother Marguerite states that $5,000 was bequeathed from the estate of the Honourable George Lynch-Staunton to be used to help fund the cost of the laundry. There is also correspondence between the orphanage and the Catholic Welfare Bureau regarding an increase in grant money for institutions caring for children. A 1959 letter written by the Mount St. Joseph Educational Committee discusses the higher education opportunities made available to orphaned children. A 1987 letter from Sullivan, Festeryga, Lawlor & Arrell discusses the Sisters setting up an informal voluntary disclosure registry.

A scrapbook documenting the history of St. Mary's Hospital. Includes photographs of staff, Sisters, patients, events, and construction projects such as the demolition of the House of Providence as well as news clippings, correspondence, invitations, pamphlets, programs, and a book mark.

Photographs of St. Mary's Hospital interior and exterior, staff, Sisters, construction, and the official opening.

Photographic slides with residents and patients of Marian Villa and St. Mary's Hospital of London, Ontario with some staff in the late 1960s and early 1970s.