This series essentially consists of the files compiled by Alain Stanké on several Canadian and international prominent personalities in the course of his work as a journalist and publisher. The files include but are not limited to the following prominent personalities: Victor Lévy-Beaulieu, Pierre Bourgault, Salvador Dali, Jean Drapeau, Muammar Gaddafi, Jean-Paul Lemieux, Guy Mauffette, Henry Miller, Richard Nixon, Lobsang Rampa (author of books on astrology, transmigration, astral travel, etc.; Stanké was his publisher and agent), Gabrielle Roy, Han Suyin and Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Files include correspondence, documents signed by interviewees, media clippings, articles, photographs, and various research and interview notes.
Several files relate to the prominent personalities who are the subjects of Stanké's 1993 book Occasions de bonheur.
The series includes a large number of photographic files on Quebec, Canadian and international prominent personalities. These photographs were taken and compiled by Stanké in the course of his work as a publisher (several photos were used to illustrate and promote publications), journalist (during interviews and reports), producer and documentary filmmaker.