In this series there are numerous records about the School of Fine Arts, the Art gallery and their related activities. General information about arts and different arts organizations are also in the series such as Comité des Arts et de la Culture de Montreal. Photographs of projects are also available.

The fonds consists of newspaper clippings and typescripts written or collected by Sam Maltin over the course of his journalism career, with a special focus on the situation of black athletes in professional sports, including Jackie Robinson. It also includes professional correspondence (incoming), letters received from Jackie Robinson and his wife Rachel (1948-1949), as well as black and white photographs and negatives from both his professional and personal life.

Fonds consists of scrapbook and autograph book.