The fonds contains materials relating to Walter Joachim’s music career, from his early years in Montreal in the 1950’s to posthumous records and tributes of his life and legacy.
The materials in the fonds reflect Joachim’s professional life, and primarily cover the tour of Shanghai that he completed from 1987-1991 with his wife, and fellow music teacher Monique. The fonds comprises of correspondence with musicians and students, mainly students from China, and a large number of holiday and birthday cards. There is also ephemera from concerts, performances and events, including programs and news clippings represented in the fonds, along with tourist items collected in Shanghai with items like travel itineraries, maps and receipts.
The fonds contains over four hundred photographs that document early portraits of Joachim from the 1950’s to important events such as Joachim’s win at the awards ceremony for the Order of Canada and Quebec (in 1992 and 1995). Joachim and his wife Monique’s tour of Shanghai is well documented with many photographs of them teaching at the Shanghai Conservatory of music and at children’s schools.
Audio cassette tapes of recordings of Joachim’s students and performances are included in the fonds, along with several scores and associated ephemera. The fonds also contains the six medals awarded to Joachim from the Order of Canada, and the Order National du Quebec.

Consists of organizational records, correspondence, form letters, press materials, lists and briefs from the Committee for Tax Supported Jewish Schools. Also contains mention of the need for French schools for North African immigrant Jewish children.

Sheet music and sheet music books belonging to Dorothy Sylvia (née Segal) Raichmann. Education certifications and documentation of John Raichmann, focused on his teaching qualifications and experiences as a teacher in various locations, Saskatchewan mainly from 1921 to 1931. Also includes certification of taking courses in Ottawa. Notes and newspaper clippings dealing with the history of Jews in both Saskatchewan and Ottawa. Military documentation of John Raichmann.

This is a copy of a speech given at a reunion of Baron Byng students, in addition to two photographs taken of the outside of the school building in 1980.

Contains documents related to the life and career of Leib Tencer, including his involvement with JPPS/Bialik, the J.I. Segal Fund, and McGill University.

The fonds contains many manuscripts of articles written by Irene R. Wolff for the Jewish Guardian, the Jewish Daily Eagle (Keneder Adler), and the Jewish Chronicle, which cover subjects like antisemitism in Canada, Jewish women's groups, Jewish education in Quebec and Canada, deaths and inaugurations of prominent figures, and conventions. Correspondence pertaining to her work with the various publications can also be found in the fonds, as well as a book compiled by Irene Wolff's daughter, Rosetta Wolff Elkin, containing passages of Irene Wolff's diary and photocopies of her photographs.

Additionally, a spiral-bound biography of Irene Wolff's life can be found in the fonds.

Also includes a certification from Ottawa Technical High School Evening classes that John Raichmann attended a class in 'Elementary Television'.