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The four people interviewed were Jettie O. (Day) Willey (1887-1978), Rosanna (Goulet) Shank (1892-1981, Hugo Carlson (1890-1977) and Rev. Bruce Rathbone. The first three interviewees discussed teaching, power companies, MacLeod's Creamery, the 1913 fire, Isaie Gagnon, Smith and Wood sawmill, commercial fishing, raising foxes, livery stables and theatres.
Rev. Rathbone, rector of All Saints Anglican Church, discussed the history of the Anglican Church in Athabasca, the first printing press, the diocese bishops, the satellite churches in the area, the St. Mary's Hostel for Girls and the Bishop Young Memorial Boy's Hostel.

The fonds consists of an article called Reminiscing written by Lot Scott Willey that was first published in the Athabasca Echo newspaper in Aug. 1959 and later printed as a booklet by his family, and 8 photographs including: William Ryley Day and his team of moose, Athabasca's 1912 RNWMP detachment, Inspector Anderson, Arthur Howard Llewelyn Mellor, Lot Scott Willey's road building outfit in 1911, Athabasca's football team in 1910, Forest Day, Lot Scott Willey, Jettie (Day), Ollie (Day) Porter.