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Series consists of account and memorandum books kept by several members of the Wawanosh family including Elizabeth Wawanosh, Daniel Sands, Julia Sands and Agnes Sands. They contain information about financial transactions and short notes. One notebook kept by Julia and Agnes Sands also contains information relating to their dressmaking business such as dates of appointments, measurements and costs of supplies.

Series consists of records created and acquired by Agnes Sands Mern. Included are correspondence; financial records; song lyrics, stories and essays that she wrote; a record of music lessons that she took; and an assortment of records collected by Agnes that relate to her work organizing events, participating in Church activities and general interests.

Series consists of books, pamphlets and miscellaneous items collected by members of the Wawanosh family. Included are the gospel of St. Matthew in Ojibway, “The Way we do Good” - a book acquired by E. Wawanosh on a trip to England and “The queen's album of Bradford” containing a dedication to William Edward Wells on the occasion of his 13th birthday. Also included are pamphlets relating to art exhibits, the Wells Academy and a union membership for John Sylvester as well as stocks for the Mother Lode Mining Company.

Series consists of records created and acquired by Joshua, David and William Wawanosh in their roles as chiefs of the Chippewas of Sarnia band council. Records relate to governance, land, population, finances and government relations. Included are correspondence received by Joshua Wawanosh, David Wawanosh and others. Letters address council matters, land claims, the work of the missions and other topics. Correspondents include various missionaries, other chiefs, relatives and representatives of the department of Indian Affairs. Also included in the series are petitions, records relating to land claims, copies of treaties, an address to the Chippewa Nation by George Copway, minutes of the council of the Sarnia Reserve, census data, William Wawanosh's notebook and records of appointments to the position of Indian Interpreter. Reference materials such as copies of the Indian Act and a copy of a published land claim patent case are also included.

Series consists of the personal correspondence of various members of the Wawanosh family including Joshua Wawanosh, David Wawanosh, Elizabeth Wawanosh, Julia Wawanosh Sands, David Sands, Agnes Sands and others. The correspondence in this series are of a personal nature and address topics such as health and events in the lives of family members.

Series consists of the financial records of the Wawanosh family including receipts, statements of loans, articles of agreement, mortgage records, leases, notices, account statements, insurance policies and correspondence about financial matters. Also included is information about a payment made to Elizabeth Wawanosh by members of the Pottawottommie tribe of a portion of money received from the US government.

Series consists of records created and acquired by Agnes' husband John P. Mern. Included are correspondence, financial records, notebooks, licenses, membership cards and business cards. Also included are personal records pertaining to his divorce from his first wife and the child custody case as well as records of his son John Mern Jr. including a vaccination certificate, school notebooks and report cards.

Series consists of personal records collected by members of the Wawanosh family relating to births, deaths and marriages. Included are notices for births and deaths, obituaries, wills, and marriage certificates. Also included are notes, a recipe and marriage certificates, death notices and obituaries for non-family members.

Series consists of portraits of the Wawanosh family (both sketches and photographs) and photographs received by various members of the family. Included are portraits of family members, ministers and missionaries, friends and other (sometimes unidentified) individuals whose relation to the family is unclear. Also included are photographs depicting the life of Agnes and John Phillips Mern. Included are images of their life in Marcy, New York, their travels through New York State and Ontario and their life in Sarnia - specifically pictures of life at the Wawanosh homestead and the Wawanosh Post. Also included are personal photographs of J. P. Mern of his time in the navy, his time serving during WWI and his son. A variety of photographic processes are represented in the series, including tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, postcards and prints.

Fonds consists of records created and collected by Agnes Effie Sands Mern and other members of the Wawanosh family. Included are records relating to the life and work of various family members. In particular, the fonds contains records relating to the work of Joshua, David and William as chiefs of the Chippewas of Sarnia. Also included are the personal records of the family including correspondence, financial records, memorandum and account books and personal records relating to births, marriages and deaths. The records of most of the family members are intermingled, possibly a reflection of how Agnes Sands Mern kept them. Also included are the records of Agnes Effie Sands Mern (which make up the majority of the fonds) including her correspondence, financial records (including the records of the Wawanosh Post convenience store), records relating to her musical and artistic interest and records relating to her work in the Church and her activities organizing cultural events and concerts. Also included are the records of Agnes' husband John Phillips Mern such as his correspondence, financial records, notebooks and personal records relating to his son John P. Mern Jr.
Fonds also contains several sketches of members of the Wawanosh family as well as a large assortment of photographs. Photographs include portraits of family members, ministers and missionaries, friends and others as well as images depicting the daily life and travels of Agnes and John P. Mern. Photographs of John P. Mern consist of several albums documenting his time in the US navy and the childhood of his son. Several photographic processes are represented including tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, postcards and prints.