The collection consists of three copies of the pamphlet from the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Montreal from August 27th to September 3rd, 1884, titled "Enquiries Respecting Public Education," and one copy of the Programme of Studies for the Protestant Public Schools in the Cities and towns of Manitoba. The collection includes three handwritten papers titled "Education in the Province of Manitoba," "Education in New Brunswick," and "Education in the Province of Nova Scotia." These papers contain replies to the queries in the pamphlet.