Series comprises files related to the negotiations on the terms of confederation between Newfoundland and Canada following the referendum on confederation 1948, along with documents created by the Responsible Government League of Newfoundland who were opposed to confederation and associated correspondence.

Files relating to Gordon MacDonald's tenure as Governor or Newfoundland; primarily dealing with the administration of the dominion, official engagements and the arrangements for deciding its future which resulted in Confederation with Canada in 1949. The Sub-fond includes correspondence, drafts for speeches and radio broadcasts, employment, relations with the Newfoundland Commission of Government, groups campaigning for and against confederation and negotiations with the Canadian Government.

Series comprises manuscripts, typescripts and notes for speeches and broadcasts given by Lord MacDonald in his role as Governor of Newfoundland.