This collection includes personal files, materials generally related to education in Hong Kong, and materials related to Sweeting’s time as a professor the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of History at the University of Hong Kong. There are also files relating to research he did for several publications, including two volumes on the history of education in Hong Kong, and drafts for these works. These files are the bulk of the collection.

The History Workshop Collection is comprised of academic publications and presentations by students and faculty, card catalogues and research guides as well as archival materials created and collected as part of the annual History Workshop. Additionally, some photographs and audio-visual content is also included. The documents cover the history of Hong Kong.