Series consists of material generated or collected by Dale Thomson in pursuit of his academic and related interests, including correspondence with other academics, institutions, granting agencies and publishers, and annotated press clippings, articles and papers. There are also notes and transcripts from interviews with Canadian federal and Quebec provincial political figures, and many of his articles, papers and speeches on Canadian and foreign politics. There is also some background information on Dale Thomson, such as curriculum vitae and school transcripts and diplomas. Dale Thomson also collected an assortment of original material as part of his research on Prime Ministers Alexander Mackenzie and Louis st. Laurent and Quebec Premier Jean Lesage. This includes correspondence, memoranda, speeches, pamphlets, a film and an audio recording of a radio broadcast. Series arrangement is primarily by subject, but there are some format-specific files consisting largely of correspondence and published articles.