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Fonds consists of records illustrating the career of Selwyn Dewdney as writer, artist and pioneer in the field of native rock art, and also contains personal materials and records relating to his background and family. Include d are printed editions of published articles and books, source materials, manuscript drafts, sketches, drawings, notes, exhibition catalogues and slides, articles about Dewdney’s rock art studies, financial records, correspondence, notebooks and albums, genealogical charts and notes, photographs, family Christmas cards, and newspaper clippings.

Series consists of printed editions of articles and books authored, co-authored or illustrated by Selwyn Dewdney. Included are journals; a copy of the manuscript of the unpublished Image of Forgotten Dreams; and source material, original and edited manuscript drafts, pencil drawings, cover paste-up, publisher’s
correspondence and original drawings for Daylight in the Swamp.

Series consists of records documenting Selwyn Dewdney’s artistic work. Included are sketches, drawings, notes, inventory, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to his murals; illustrations, sketches and scratch books; and a catalogue and slides of a 1988 London Regional Art Gallery exhibition of his work.

Series consists of records relating to Selwyn Dewdney’s involvement in the local art community and his interest in native art. Included are Western Art League pamphlets, exhibition notices, and catalogues showing Dewdney’s works; Artists’ Workshop of London financial statements, budgets, reorganization plans, schedule of classes, memos to directors, and newspaper clippings; and background in formation, publications, photographs and newspaper clippings about Inuit and Amerindian art and artists.

Series consists of records relating to Selwyn Dewdney’s interest in and study of Canadian native rock art. Included are articles about his contribution to the field, photocopies, and newspaper clippings; photo of the memorial plaque to Dewdney at Agawa Bay, and an invitation to the unveiling ceremony.

Series consists of correspondence to and from Selwyn and Irene Dewdney. Included are letters, cards, announcements from friends and relatives; correspondence with publishers; and business correspondence with Sir Adam Beck Collegiate Institute and the London Public Library.

Series consists of personal materials, including a "Personal Windmills" file containing letters to editors and newspaper clippings about political issues and public policy; cash books; day book and autograph album; photographs; miscellaneous correspondence; "Loon Island Diaries" containing references to Dewdney’s memoirs; minute and attendance books from Sir Adam Beck Collegiate Institute; a Bible and a copy of the New Testament in Inuktituk; maps; a Cree dictionary; a poetry book from Dewdney’s high school days in
Kenora; a manuscript of a "Mount Egabrag" essay and a copy of the newspaper article that inspired it; and a diary. Also included are assorted identification cards, baptismal certificate; passports; copies of Dewdney’s curriculum vitae, will and certificate of cremation; biographical articles and newspaper clippings; and medical notes.

Series consists of materials related to the history of the Dewdney, Hannington and Donner families; and records related to Alexander Dewdney. Family materials include correspondence, genealogical notes and charts, house plans, photographs and newspaper clippings. Materials related to Bishop Dewdney include background information, correspondence, copies of picture writing and notes, and sketches for his memorial.

Series consists of family Christmas cards designed and produced by Selwyn Dewdney. Included are original sketches; a complete set of cards created 1936 and 1969; a proof of the 1970 design; samples of earlier, undated cards; engraving blocks; a poster, reproduced in The London Free Press, of the 1936-1960 cards; and a chronological list of subjects.

Series consists of personal correspondence between Selwyn and Irene Dewdney, Dewdney and the Donner family correspondence, notebooks and diaries.