The files relate to sources for the world’s energy, and Seawell’s teaching and research material in the field of nuclear energy. The collection ranges in date from 1949 to 1990 but predominantly dates from the 1950s to 1970s. Included as the last folder in the collection is a note to the University Archives from Seawell dated 2004, regarding the material. This collection also includes 19 photographs and oversize material consisting of computer printouts.

This collection contains approximately 13 centimeters of text collected by Wagner regarding the life and writing of Victorian novelist, J.H Shorthouse.