Union générale des étudiants du Québec fonds consists of correspondence and printed materials, including bulletins, working papers and reports, constitution and bylaws, press releases, as well as some materials of an affiliated organization: l'association générale des étudiants de l'université de Montréal (AGEUM). The correspondence includes letters from Jean Lesage, Daniel Johnson, René Lévesque, Bernard Landry, then president of AGUEM, and others.

The fonds consists of manuscripts, correspondence, journals, published material, photographs, and other material. It also includes materials related to her brother, Edward, as well as other family members. Please see the note on arrangement for a more detailed listing of the contents.

There have been two accruals which have been combined. The fonds is arranged into the following series: Correspondence; Published Work; Unpublished Material. The fonds contains various drafts of Morton's major books, manuscripts, editorial work, reviews, articles and lectures, unpublished manuscripts, research files, and material relating to Morton's teaching and conference participation. The fonds was supplemented by books from his library which were catalogued for the general stacks.