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The fonds consists of the archives of the ministerial departments responsible for Algeria between 1945 and 1964. However, there are a few older files or documents, dating back to the 1870s. In some cases, these are old regulatory documents taken up to deal with a case. In other cases, entire files which, although never transferred to the National Archives, must have been kept in the services themselves, not having known the fate of many of the archives produced at the beginning of the 20th century and which have disappeared. These files are mainly related to the Franco-Moroccan and Franco-Tripolitan borders of Algeria at the beginning of the 20th century and the situation in the Hedjaz from 1916 to 1940. Most of the collection consists of the archives of the services that operated after 1945. A certain number of files relate to general policy in Algeria and come from the deputy directors and directors of Algeria, then from the cabinets of the ministers and senior officials who succeeded each other from 1956 to 1964.

The majority of the files, however, come from the administrative services responsible for political, legal and administrative, financial and economic affairs. Given the stability of the competences of the ministerial services and the relative stability of the men, the funds show a certain continuity in the action of the administration throughout the period.

The collection of the Ministry of Algerian Affairs provides a global view of Algerian civil affairs during the period 1945-1964 and makes up for the shortcomings of the local collections transferred to France in 1962. There are files devoted to the investigation of the events of May 1945 as well as to the period of the Algerian War.

This collection includes only the archives of the central administration of the Ministry of Algeria. The services that depended on it were then attached in various ways, which explains why their collections are now generally kept at the Centre historique des archives nationales or the Centre des archives contemporaines.

The Matson Photograph (G. Eric and Edith) Collection is a rich source of historical images of the Middle East. The majority of the images depict Palestine (present day Israel and the West Bank) from 1898 to 1946. Most of the collection consists of over 22,000 glass and film photographic negatives and transparencies created by the American Colony Photo Department and its successor firm, the Matson Photo Service. Over 1,000 photographic prints and eleven albums are also part of this collection.

The record groups and documents listed here are:

• archives which are not related to a fonds or a collection;
• archives which fonds or collection are not known by the teams of the Open Jerusalem and Archival City projects.

These maps were commissioned to Dario Ingiusto for the purpose of the Open Jerusalem project. They represent Jerusalem at different stages of its evolution, from 1187 to 1967.

Documents of the Budeiri family, including diaries, personal correspondence, photographs and legal documents.
One photograph selected for the Archival City project.

These documents are part of the records created by Vincent Lemire during his historical research on the Mughrabi quarter.
They mainly consist in photographs of objects which were found by archeologists on excavation sites and which are kept by the Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA). There are also a photograph of the Western Wall Plaza and an extract from his research notebook.

This collection is composed of Gilles Caron's photographic and filmic works as well as referenced publications of his work in magazines and editions.
Part of the collection is dedicated to the 1,096 Tri X films made between 1965 and 1966 when he worked for APIS.
A second part is dedicated to the 2,376 black and white Tri X films and vintage contact sheets made between 1967 and 1970 when Gilles Caron worked for GAMMA. 49 films are listed for the year 1966; 741 for the year 1967; 631 for the year 1968; 873 for the year 1969; 82 for the year 1970.
A third part of the collection concerns 2,900 ektachromes made by Gilles Caron whose dates of realization are not mentioned.
The collection also includes publications (magazines and editions) related to Gilles Caron's work.