The fonds consists of the records created and received by David Russell during his tenure as a cabinet minister for various provincial government ministries. The fonds is divided into the following series:
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Minister of Municipal Affairs, including records of his predecessors Lucien Maynard, Clarence Gerhart, Edgar Hinman, Alfred Hooke, Edgar Gerhart, Harry Strom and Fred Colborne that Russell received upon taking office;
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Minister of the Environment, including records of his predecessors James Henderson and Bill Yurko that Russell received upon taking office;
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Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care; and
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Minister of Advanced Education