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The fonds consists of 16.5 cm of textual records, 23 colour slides, and 20 maps created, collected, and used by Parsons during the course of his career as a pilot. The textual records include correspondence, certifications, exams and study notes for various aircraft, and records of training and flights taken. The slides appear to relate to his flights in the Arctic and show a number of unidentified people and communities. The cartographic material consists of maps, which Parsons used as working documents to plan routes.

This series includes maps annotated by Parsons, likely for use in calculating routes for his flights. Areas covered are primarily NWT communities (including eastern Arctic/present-day Nunavut), but also include northern Alberta, Yukon, British Columbia, Alaska, and Greenland.

Item consists of a topographic map of the Wrigley area published by the federal Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Surveys and Mapping Branch. The map has been annotated and divided into a numbered grid, with certain areas circled.

Item consists of a topographic map of parts of eastern Canada and Greenland, published by the US Air Force. Red pencil marks several apparent routes, most of which are along Greenland or Ellsesmere Island.

Item consists of a topographic map of Alaska and parts of western Canada, published by the US Air Force. Red pencil marks several apparent routes along the NWT and Nunavut.

Item consists of a topographic map of Alaska and parts of Yukon, published by the US Air Force. Red pencil marks out an apparent route.

Item consists of a topographic map of Greenland published by the US Air Force. The map is annotated with pencil, iindicating routes, calculations, and with key areas circled.

Item consists of a topographic map of the Colville Lake area published by the federal Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Surveys and Mapping Branch. Several routes and notes are annotated on the map.

Item consists of a topographic map of the Arctic Red River [Tsiigehtchic] area produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Pencilled annotations appear to chart a route from Fort Good Hope, loosely following the Mackenzie River, to go northward off the edge of the map.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map produced by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Surveys and Mapping Branch of an area from BC to Alberta. Pencilled annotations mark a course between Edmonton and Peace River.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Arctic Red River [Tsiigehtchic] area and the Mackenzie River, produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the federal Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Pencilled annotations appear to chart a route from Fort Good Hope to Fort McPherson.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Tuktokyaktuk and Inuvik region [the map is entitled 'Port Brabant'] produced by the Surveys and Mapping branch of the federal Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. A route has been pencilled in from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Wrigley and Mackenzie Mountains area produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the federal Department of Enegy, Mines and Resources. Some sort of route to Blackwater Lake has been plotted out in pencil.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Wernecke Mountains produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Various notes, annotations, and calculations are written on the map.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Norman Wells area produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Assorted routes (Norman Wells-Ft. Franklin) are pencilled in along the map.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Norman Wells area produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Assorted routes (Norman Wells-Ft. Franklin) are pencilled in along the map.

Item consists of a colour coded topographic map of the Yellowknife and Rae [Behchoko] area, produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Pencilled routes lead from Behchoko to Lac La Martre and from Behchoko to somewhere unknown off the edge of the map.

Item consists of a colour-coded topographical map of the communities surrounding Great Slave Lake and parts of northern Alberta, published by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Some markings are penned in around High Level, AB, possibly calculating a route; other pencil markings and calculations are around the Hay River area.

Item consists of a VFR [Visual Flight Rules; used for flying at lower altitudes and by sight] map published by the Canada Centre for Mapping through the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, showing the area around Great Slave Lake in detail. The map is annotated with locations of camps and the intended length of time spent there, mostly around Prang Lake. The front is annotated with "DIAND Contract" and various other pieces of information relating to this.

Item consists of a VFR [Visual Flight Rules; used for flying at lower altitutdes and by sight] map published by the Canada Centre for Mapping through the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. It shows the area around Great Bear Lake in detail. On the south side of the map there are some annotations between the Gameti [listed as Rae Lakes] area and Hottah Lake. The front is annotated with "North-Wright [AIR?]"