The fonds contains interviews and other documents relating to the personal experiences of the veterans during WWII. In accordance with each of the veteran's preferences, the employees of the Research Chair recorded the interviews in audio or audiovisual format. Photographs or textual records preserved by the veterans or their families are sometimes added to the interviews.

The fonds is composed of nine series:

Joseph Bégin;
Marcel Boucher;
Margaret M. (Peggy) Brunelle;
Roland J. A. Brunelle;
Jacques Côté;
Einon Hillman;
J. Léopold (Paul) Lavoie;
William M. Sachowsky;
Clifford E. (Ted) Wilson.

The fonds consists of records related to Frederick E. Burgess and family. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Wills
Series 2: Land and Loan records
Series 3: Legal
Subseries A: Standard Tube Pollution
Subseries B: Tobacco Seizure
Series 4: Correspondence
Series 5: Military
Subseries A: WW2 Active service records
Subseries B: Post-War records
Subseries C: Pension
Series 6: Miscellaneous
Subseries A: Photopathological Inspection