Series includes photographic material depicting events, activities and individuals associated with the career of Hugh Keenleyside as: Second Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 1929; First Secretary, Canadian Legation, Tokyo, Japan, 1929-1936; Secretary, Interdepartmental Committee on the Royal Tour of Canada, 1939; Secretary, Permanent Joint Board on Defence, 1940-1945; Canadian Ambassador to Mexico, 1944-1947; Deputy Minister of Mines and Resources, 1947-1950; Head, United Nations Technical Assistance Mission to Bolivia, 1950; Director General, United Nations Technical Assistance Administration, 1950-1958; Chairman, British Columbia Power Commission, 1959-1962, and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 1962-1969; Associate Commissioner General, United Nations Habitat Conference, Vancouver, 1975-1976. The following events and activities are documented: Canada-United States conference on liquor smuggling, Ottawa, 1929; Dinner honouring Sir Herbert and Lady Marler, Tokyo, 1929; Visit to Canada of Prince and Princess Chichibu of Japan, 1937; Visit to Canada of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1939; Meetings of the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, 1940-1943; Signing of the Canada-Mexico Trade Agreement, Mexico City, 1946; First session of the United Nations General Assembly, 1946; Conferring of honourary degree on Hugh Keenleyside, McMaster University, 1949; Visits of Hugh Keenleyside to the following countries, 1951-1958: India, Pakistan, Burma,Paraguay, Israel, Taiwan, Czechoslovakia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Costa Rica; Conferring of honourary degree on Hugh Keenleyside, St. Ambrose College, 1954; United Nations World Power Conference, Belgrade, 1957; Visits of Hugh Keenleyside to Japan and China, 1958-1980; Meeting of the Canada-British Columbia Policy Liaison Committee, Victoria, 1960; Dedication ceremonies, Duncan Lake Dam and Arrow Dam, B.C., 1967 and 1969; Convocation, Notre Dame University, Nelson, 1969; Investiture of Hugh Keenelyside as a member of the Order of Canada, 1970; 26th Pugwash Conference, Muhlhausen, 1976; United Nations Habitat Conference, Vancouver, 1976.
Series also includes photographic material documenting the following individuals: Conolly Abel-Smith, Michael Adeane, Miguel Aleman, Hector Allard, Marie-Nicole Allard, Annie Allen, Irene Baird, Harry Barnes, W.A.C. Bennett, Charles Bowman, Tom Berger, Hugh Byas, David Cass-Beggs, Prince and Princess Chichibu,Loring Christie, Hugh Curtis, William Davies, Pierson Dixon, T.C. Douglas, Davie Fulton, Shelagh Grant, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Joseph Grew, Dag Hammarskjold, Kenneth Hare, Hal Herbert, Tadashi Ikeda, David M. Johnson, Katharine Keenleyside, Phoebe Ross Kidd, Mackenzie King, Walter Koerner, J. Lacaud, Fiorello LaGuardia, Alan Lascelles, Trygve Lie, Agnes McCloskey, Roy McKenlay, James MacKinnon, Jim MacNeill, Robert McMordie, Herbert Marler, Yoshita Mikasa, Mohammed Neguib, John Parker, Lester Pearson, John Polanyi, Paul Roberts, George Sansom, James Sinclair, O.D. Skelton, Maurice Strong, Pierre Trudeau, Walter Turnbull, Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir, Mamerto Urriolagoitia, Ray Williston.
Series also includes photos by unknown photographers and by the following: Alexander Archer, Atelier Horino, B.C. Jennings Ltd., R.F. Bittner/B.C. Hydro and Power Authority, J.G. Cadoux, Canada Wide Feature Service, Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau, Capital Press Service, I. Casasola-M.Madrigal, Victor de Palma, Department of National Defence, Dominion-Wide Photos, Duke Photo, W.B. Edwards, John Evans, Flash-Molina, Foteco, Foto Linares, Foto Relion, Foto-Semo, Foto-Staufer, Gopal Chitra Kuteer, Graetz Bros. Ltd., Bill Halkett, John Helcermanas, Edwin H. Hodge, Jack Lindsay Ltd., Yousuf Karsh, J. Kernen, Gar Lunney, K. Maekawa, H. Matsukane, Ministry of Information, Imperial Ethiopian Government; National Matsukane, Ministry of Information, Imperial Ethiopian Government; National Film Board, Bill and Jean Newton, Niimiyakan, Noranda Photo Service, Ottawa Citizen, Pacific Photographic Services Ltd., Pan-American Photo Service, Photo Isetan, Press Information Bureau, Government of India; Press Information Bureau, Government of Pakistan; Rice, G.T. Richardson, Leo Rosenthal, Ryan Bros., Fred Schiffer, Ted Liontos Ltd., Stuart Thomson, John Tyrrell, United Nations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. News Service, Val d'Or Studio, Vancouver Province, Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times, Eric Wienecke, Williams Bros., Nick Wisnock, Yeghi, Yugoslavia Information Service.