Series consists of photographs of Geneva, Switzerland, 1921-1922; King Gordon's vacation at Chamonix, France, 1922-1923; activities of King Gordon and family in New York City, N.Y., 1954-1956; activities of King Gordon as a member of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA), 1954-1956; activities of King Gordon as Director of the United Nations Information Centre for the Middle East, Cairo, Egypt, 1956-1959; the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor) by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario at St. Elmo, Glengarry County, Ont., 10 October 1959; activities of the United Nations Force in the Republic of the Congo, 1960-1962; a group photo of participants in the Banff Conference on International Affairs sponsored by the Canadian Institute on International Affairs, Banff, Alta., 1963; United Nations High School Seminar sponsored by the United Nations Association in Canada, Brandon University, Brandon, Man., 1970 and 1971; the conferring of an honourary LL.D degree on King Gordon, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont., 1977; the activities of John King Gordon as a student at Oxford University, England, 1921-1924; views of Giscome, B.C., where John King Gordon was a Presbyterian student minister, 1924-1925; John King Gordons's visit to Berlin during the Berlin airlift as United Nations correspondant for the C.B.C., 1948; and activities of the Korean Reconstruction Agency, South Korea, 1954-1956. There are also photos by John King Gordon, USAF HQ in Europe, United Nations.
Included are albums of photographs, portraits, and snapshots of the following individuals: John King Gordon, Charles W. Gordon, Mrs. Charles W. Gordon, King Gordon, Ruth Gordon, Charles Gordon, Alison Gordon, Phil Browne, Helen Few, Selwyn Few, Arnold Heeney, W.R. Rigby. Photos by unknown photographers and by the following identified photographers and agencies: Air France, Montreal, Que.; Alexander, Salisbury, N.C.; Butler, Chatham, Ont.; J. Palmer Clarke, Cambridge, England; Duke Photo, Banff, Alta.; John Evans Photography, Ottawa, Ont.; Gauvin Gentzel & Co., Winnipeg, Man.; King Gordon; Lafayette, London, England; Ontario Dept. of Travel & Publicity, Toronto, Ont.; Robson, Winnipeg, Man.; Smith Co., Winnipeg, Man; Steele & Co., Winnipeg, Man.; United Nations, New York City, N.Y.