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Item consists of a textual record that details the archaeological expedition to uncover the Keffer Site in Vaughan, Ontario, a village of the Hurons. Includes plans of the village and images of the artifacts uncovered.

Collection consists of general reference files containing histories on many of Vaughan's communities as well as brief histories on a variety of historic structures and buildings throughout Vaughan.

Item consists of a report executed in fulfilment of provincial licence 82-65; presents the location and cultural affinity of the McKenzie Site (a.k.a. Wood ridge), AkGv-2; reviews the history of the excavations between 1947 and 1977; discusses the 1982 excavations of the village and midden areas; descibes the extended work in the burial area to the northeast of the village; outlines the disposition of this year's fieldnotes, maps and cultural remains; and develops recommendations for that part of the site that remains. The McKenzie Site is a single component village, Southern Division, Huron-Petun Branch of the late Ontario Iroquoain Tradition dated ca. 1500-1520 A.D.

Item consists of a report that details findings and provides archaeological assessment of the Seed-Barker Site (AkGv-1), a late Iroquoian village located in the City of Vaughan on the east bank of the East Humber on property owned by the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (MTRCA); site is situated on a meander spur 4.5 km north of Woodbridge and 2.75 km southeast of Kleinburg. First excavated in 1895 under direction of R.B. Orr and Joseph Smelser; subsequent excavations include: A.J. Clark in 1925, Norman Emerson in 1951, Brian Snow in 1975-1977, and Robert Burgar in 1983-1989.

File consists of historical and archaeological information on Patterson Village (east half of Lot 21, Concession 2) and the surrounding area. Included in this publication is information on Patterson & Brother's Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Patterson Family History and detailed information from the archaeoloical digs of 1987, 2010 and 2012.

Fonds consists of agendas and minutes spanning 1977 to 1994: record of deliberations and discussions, and decisions of the committee, and by-laws passed by City of Vaughan Council relating to the committee and heritage issues. Fonds also includes copy of Town of Vaughan Archaeological Facility Master Plan Study, 1989; Thornhill Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan, 1988; and Town of Vaughan Vellore School and Township Hall Feasibility Study, 1988; detailed site plans generated in 1988 delineating lots, concessions, geographic blocks, streets and accompanying property (street) numbers, easements, hydro corridors, as well as waterways; and photo album documenting official opening of the Beaverbrook Activity Centre for Seniors (Noble House), 9995 Keele St., 1986 June 22, a property designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. A 1996 television interview with a Heritage Vaughan member recorded on videocassette is also present.

Collection consists of: 3 oil on canvas paintings by Andrew Phin;
2 watercolours by Carolyn Blish; 4 prints (3 Inuit and 1 Farm); 1 Inuit sketch ( “Camp” by Germaine Arnaktauyok); 7 photographs including the moving of the Troyer Barn to Country Heritage Park in 1978, Dr. Armitage, Tony Gagliano, and one of the Archaeological Survey in the Boyd Conservation Area; and 1 wooden plaque with a Canadian Loyalists stamp. Also included was portrait of an unknown family, photos of Jas. Andrews farm in Maple and a print of N. Clarke Wallace. Also included are business directories, annual reports, city guides, economic/business newsletters published by the City from 1990-1998 as well as framed certificates and awards. RG 21-014.1 consists of books gifted to the City by delegations and partnerships from around the wold, such as Italy and China. Several historical books re Thoreau MacDonald, Humber River, Yonge St, Ontario history, round out the collection. Of particular interest is a board game, Vaughanopoly. Also 18 awards given to Economic Development Dept for marketing and informaiton technology, etc plus awards given to City (fire station 7-10, soccer, etc).
Accession RG 21-015.1 consists of 20 items including certificates and photos that were received by the City of Vaughan from 1990-2010. These items include Friendship Agreements, International Partnership Agreements and Twinning Agreements. All items were removed from their frames and placed in archival boxes as several of the frames had been damaged and the glass cracked.

In 2022, a portrait of Lord Beaverbrook from this collection was discovered at the JOC and brought back to the City Archives.

Accession M024.14 consists of certificates and plaques deliniating the City's involvement with local groups and organizations, and a city Twinning with the Italian city of Sora.

Item consists of a report prepared by Conservation Branch of Department of Planning and Development, with assistance of Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology, Toronto and Suburban Planning Board and the Office of the Engineer of North York Township. Comments on geology, physiograpy, and climate of the Don Watershed; also comments on flora and fauna, water, land use and land use capability, and recreation in the area. Includes considerable historical data relating to the Don Watershed: Indigenous History, fur-trading and town planning, 1760-1792, the first settlements, roads and travel, mills, transportation, villages, industry, the watershed since 1867, etc.; most of information gleaned from material housed at the Department of Public Archives and Records, and the Dominion Bureau of Archives, Ottawa. Report includes as appendices a small number of maps delineating land use and existing woodland and restoration land. Only 200 copies of report issued.

Item consists of a study. The purpose of the Master Planning Study was the preparation and approval of a Master Plan for the development, operation and management of the Boyd Conservation Area, owned and leased by the MTRCA. The plan documents the scope and scale of site development, the locations for suitable site uses, and supporting facilities such as road access, parking, water supply and waste disposal. The site is characterized by ten designated environmentally significant areas; extensive flood plains, steep wooded valley slopes, 230 ha of natural forests; 51 ha of reforestation, 170 ha of agriculture, five buildings of historical interest, and a number of known archaeological sites.