The fonds consists of materials created or collected by D. S. Gill of the Department of Rural Economy of the University of Alberta between 1972 and 1993. The fonds consists of papers, reports, course materials, international aid pamphlets and publications, research notes, and other materials related to women and rural economy.
The fonds consists of school registers for Athabasca 1958-1990, Boyle 1961-1988, Ellscott 1961-1965, Grassland 1959-1980, Hutterite Colony 1966-1989, Lahaieville 1965-66, Perryvale Central 1966-1977, Rochester 1971-1990, and Smith 1960-1990. There is also a 1986-87 and 1994-95 school opening bulletin and Board of Education strategic plan.
The fonds consists of minutes of Bow Valley, Boyne, Champion, Garrard, Kirkcaldy and Washington school districts; cashbooks of Alston, Auburn, Boyne, Fireguard, Harmony, Hiawatha and Sanderson school districts; and an assessment roll for Kirkcaldy.
The fonds includes 6 photographs originally dating 1910 to 1931, and includes images of the students at Beacon School, Glendon School, and East Edmonton School, the home of Beacon corner residents, the Elinks, E.E. Birnel's Threshing outfit in Vegreville, Alberta, and a tractor.
The fonds consists of a copy of the essay titled "Freedom on the Frontier: Black Migration to Amber Valley", a bibliography, and his correspondence with Mrs. Eileen Hendy, archivist at the Athabasca Municipal Library and Archives.