Fonds consists of materials such as media clippings, advertising, news releases, marketing brochures, promotional material for events, university publications, videos and audio recordings.

This fonds contains the following series: Publicity; University Publications and Reports; Convocation and Office Files.

The William MacDonald archival collection contains accompanying material to the Mount's rare book collection. This includes correspondence between Head Librarians Sister Francis de Sales and Sister Francis Delores with William MacDonald, inventory books of books received at the Mount, research and work done with the collection by Mount Librarians, and information on a high-profile theft that took place in the Reading Room of the collection. Finally, the collection also contains damaged books that have been removed from the main reading room for conservation purposes.

Fonds consists of minutes, agendas, memorandums, correspondence, background documents, and reports generated by the Mount Saint Vincent University Senate and its various committees.

Fonds consists of fifteen series:

1. Senate minutes
2. Executive Committee
3. Academic Coordinating Committee
4. Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
5. Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure or Permanence
6. Committee on Cultural Affairs
7. Committee on Information Technology and Services
8. Committee on Research and Publications
9. Committee on Teaching and Learning
10. Communications Committee
11. Library Committee
12. Nominations Committee
13. Student Affairs Committee
14. Undergraduate Admissions and Scholarship Committee
15. Ad Hoc Committee on University Government

Fonds consists of textual records and photographs relating to athletics and recreation at MSVU. The contents of this collection were largely created by the administration and students at MSVU and by larger governing athletic bodies such as the Atlantic Women's intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Canadian Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Union, and the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association. Athletic topics documented include the athletic publications created by the Mount, public affairs such as news releases and athletic/recreation schedules, and documents relating to the larger governing athletic bodies such as reports, minutes, correspondence, by-laws, championship lists, tournament lists, and participation lists. There are also many documents related to MSVU sporting events and photos and documents relating to athletic teams at the university.