The series consists of notes and manuscripts written by Frank Shuster, as well as some scripts for Wayne and Shuster's participation in special events.
Included are Shuster's notes on projected future projects, probably written after Johnny Wayne died in 1990 and Shuster was considering his career alone; among the projects he proposes are directing opera, doing dinner theatre, industrial shows, comedy albums, teaching at York University, writing a newspaper column, writing his memoirs, and studying the violin.
Also included are extensive autobiographical notes, some loose and others in two notebooks. Some of these were evidently for a planned memoir to be called There's More to Life Than Happiness, including memories of the Army Show, Wayne and Shuster's first television show (where the sets had Shuster's name mis-spelled and the offending "c" had to be blocked out), and Wayne and Shuster's appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Others are for Shuster's scripts on Wayne and Shuster's history for CBC's Wayne and Shuster: The Early Years and notes for other Wayne and Shuster retrospectives.
There are four notebooks containing gags or jokes. Many are attributed to other comics (e.g., George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Benny Hill, etc.; others seem to be ideas).
There are also Shuster's notes for speeches and tributes, including ones for Variety Club luncheons (introductions for William Hutt, Alan Bates, etc.); for a birthday party for Sam Hersenhoren, for Trent Frayne and June Callwood's wedding anniversary, for Shuster's daughter, Rosalind's, wedding; introductions for sports figures at various functions, including Ernie Banks, Marv Luster, Gary Cowan, Sam Snead, Dai Reese; notes for interviews about Earle Birney (a former teacher) and Marshall McLuhan; etc.
The Wayne and Shuster scripts include ones for a Donald MacDonald roast, a Norman Jewison evening at Variety Club, and tributes to Monty Hall, Al Waxman, Sam Shopsey. There are two manuscripts of humourous articles by Shuster, on golf and on television, evidently intended for publication, and manuscript notes on YukYuks, the comedy club (where Shuster's son, Steve, performed).
