La collection inclut des photographies qui représentent différents lieux, territoires et personnes du Nord de l’Ontario, incluant des Autochtones et des colons. Les photographies comprennent des portraits des missionnaires évoluant dans ces communautés et lieux, des églises, des presbytères, des résidences jésuites, et des écoles. Elles offrent un regard colonial sur les rencontres entre colons euro-descendants et les territoires, communautés et personnes autochtones de la Nation Ojibwe.

La collection comprend des photographies de Byng Inglet, Cape Croker, Fort Hope, Fort William, Garden River, Sault-Sainte-Marie, Île Manitoulin et autres communautés autochtones et villages du Nord de l’Ontario.

This fonds provides information on the history of the St. Mary’s Parish in Cape Croker, and on the Waubaushene St. John’s Parish. It contains diaries of the Cape Croker Mission, from 1902 to 1943, in addition to correspondence and announcements pertaining to the Waubaushene St. John’s Parish. It also contains financial records about the Waubaushene community.

The fonds includes graphic material and photographic records on the Waubaushene St. John’s church, before and after the fire of 1914. It also includes photographs of Edward J. Devine, S. J.’s visit to the area in the early 1920s. In addition, the fonds comprises maps and plans of the First Shrine to Canadian Martyrs as well as a map of the Cape Croker mission circa 1930.

This fonds provides information on the history of the Fort William Mission and the surrounding area. It contains historical brochures and diaries about the Fort William Mission. It documents the missionary activities of the region. It also provides an account of Jesuit activities with the Indigenous communities in the area, including marriage licenses, lease agreements, and various contracts.

The fonds contains some correspondence of Nicolas Fremiot, S.J., detailing his activities in the region, as well as other correspondence by Jesuit priests involved in the Northern Ontario missions.

The collection contains records that attest to his religious life, including a Latin document confirming his ordination, photocopies of articles pertaining to his religious career, and memorial cards. A number of photographs can be found in the collection, many of which are portraits of Father Oliver or depict him on vacation with other Jesuits or at various missions, including Longlac, Ontario and at the Spanish, Ontario residential school. Additionally, a substantial amount of correspondence can be found in the collection, most of which was sent by Father Oliver from Spanish, Ontario in the 1930s through 1950s to colleagues and friends, as well as a batch of correspondence from the 1970s between Father Oliver and his family.