The fonds consists of the records of Jim Foster pertaining to his terms as a provincial cabinet minister. The records are divided into the following series:
- Minister of Advanced Education records, including records received by Foster from his predecessors Anders Aalborg, Hugh McKinnon, Raymond Reierson, and Bob Clark as Minster of Education when the advanced education function was part of the Ministry of Education; and
- Attorney General records, including records from his predecessor Merv Leitch that Foster received upon taking office.