The fonds contains materials pertaining to Samuel Lapitsky's life, with an emphasis on his relationship to the Jewish Public Library. This includes records surrounding a dinner honouring Lapitsky at the Jewish Public Library in 1955, in the form of newspaper announcements, telegrams, photographs, dedications, and programs. Likewise, photographs of and programs for the Samuel Lapitsky Collection exhibition of paintings at the Jewish Public Library in 1956 are contained in the fonds. A number of other certificates and dedications acknowledging Lapitsky's support can be found in the fonds, as well as information pertaining to the Samuel Lapitsky Scholarship at McGill University.
Some personal records, including portraits of Samuel Lapitsky, family members, and classmates, as well as Lapitsky's and his wife Rose's passports and registration, can be found in the fonds. Finally, a series of photographs (and copies of photographs) from Itzik Feffer and Solomon Mikhoels' visit to North America with the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee are also included.
Lapitsky, Samuel, 1884-