The file consists of the original 1894 Letters Patent for the Corporation of the District of Coquitlam, as well as the original 1992 Letters Patent, and copies of the 1891 Letters Patent and 1894 Letters Patent. The file also includes Letters Patents from 1926, 1957, and 1969 as well as correspondence relating to requests for copies of the letters patent.

The series consists of photographs taken by Craig Hodge for the Columbian Newspaper in the early 1970s and 1980s. Subjects include: 1) Westwood Racetrack; 2) Coquitlam Water Tower coming down; 3) Coquitlam Centre (Mall opening, mall before opening, Ira Young, aerials of Opening Day, City display about "New Town Centre Plan"); 4) Lower Mainland political and social events

The fonds consists of photographs (prints and negatives), as well as textual material produced or accumulated by Craig Hodge as part of his various functions. Series 01 includes photographs and textual material accumulated as part of his duties on the Pioneer Tales Book Committee, which produced "Coquitlam 100 Years: Reflections of the Past" in 1991. Series 02 includes photographs taken by Hodge during the opening ceremonies of the BC Summer Games in 1991. Series 03 includes photographs taken by Hodge in his capacity as staff photographer for the Columbian Newspaper in the 1970s and 1980s.