The fonds consists of extensive personal and professional correspondence, memoranda, committee agendas and minutes, official reports, subject files, various other organizational records and associated reference material and ephemera documenting much of James Worrall's lifetime of involvement in amateur sport and the Olympic Movement in Canada and internationally. The contents are particularly valuable in documenting the activities of the Canadian Olympic Association (renamed Canadian Olympic Committee in 2002) and the evolution of sport across the country. The records contain detailed information on the planning and conduct of the Montreal (1976) and Calgary (1988) Olympics, as well as on several unsuccessful bids by Canadian cities to host various international sporting events. The records also deal extensively with the activities of the International Olympic Committee and document aspects of the internal workings of the IOC, its relationship with various national and international sporting organizations and its involvement in and influence upon many important international issues.
Fonds has been arranged into the following series:
- Personal Files
- Canadian Olympic Association (COA)
- International Olympic Committee
- Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee (COJO)
- Calgary Olympics Organizing Committee (OCO'88)
- Olympic Games
- Olympic Games Candidate City Bids
- Canadian Sports Organizations and Federations
- National and International Sports Organizations and Federations
- National Olympic Committees (NOC)
- National and International Games and Athletic Events