There have been four accruals. The first and second accruals have been combined and arranged into the following series: correspondence-incoming; correspondence-outgoing; material related to The Hamilton Spectator; literary works; personal and financial papers. The third accrual (04-1989) measures 4.9 m and has been arranged into the following series and sub-series: correspondence; journalism at the Hamilton Spectator--article typescripts and proofs, research notes and printed materials, photographs, correspondence, administration awards, newsclippings and scrapbooks--; manuscripts typescripts and proofs--books, books and other works by others, reviews, other genres--; financial, travel, promotion; addresses and phone messages; photographs; printed materials; artwork, audio tapes and realia. The fourth accrual (01-1999) measures 4.9 m and has been arranged into the following series: correspondence; electronic correspondence and teaching; manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs; financial, travel, promotion; addresses, phone messages, business cards; photographs and artwork; printed materials and miscellaneous.