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The fonds consists of a 10-page article written by Kathleen Stafford entitled: Life in a one-room school; and a 1985 interview with Kathleen and Leo Noddings by Frank Falconer which includes subjects: Chief Baptiste, Baptiste Lake Trail, Crystal Lodge, Wm.Dent, a French club, gas wells, Syd Mearon, and motion picture theatres.

The fonds consists of correspondence, sketches, photographs and other records, much of which was compiled by Dawn Richardson and Katherine Swartile, which relates to Anahareo's life with Grey Owl and subsequent activities in Alberta and British Columbia, particularly related to the promotion of her book and of Grey Owl's significance.

The fonds consists of: a family history entitled "The Anderson's, A Hudson Bay Co. Family" by Theresa Schenk, (60 pgs) ([ca. 1985]); "Notes on the John and Donald McKay Families", (12 pgs) (1986); Book 1, 2, & 3 of the Anderson Family Tree (1985); biographical articles re: Dr. James Owen Gresham Sanderson (1963-1964); images of the Anderson and Sanderson families, ranching scenes and general life at the turn of the century; audio cassettes: an interview with Duncan Sanderson (1954), an interview with Bertha Hogg (1989), and a recording of Howard Anderson's funeral service (2000); 1 videotape cassette featuring an interview with Jim & Howard Anderson, Nelson Hogg, and Dora Kirk (1989). 4 video cassettes recorded by family relation Jim Lavers interviewing: Howard & Winnie Anderson, Nelson & Sharon Hogg, Dora Kirk. Also old time music is performed by various family members. Typed summary of the above 4 videocassettes. Contains photos of various Hogg and Anderson and Sanderson family members playing music in their homes and at events. Two oral histories counducted by Nelson Hogg; one is with his mother Bertha Hogg, the other with his aunt Bella Anderson Sanderson. Winnie Anderson's handwritten account regarding a girl that went missing from Dunmore in 1895, Prairie Rattler news article- "Dunmore Mystery of the 1800s"(1972); 2 grand Ole Opry tickets.

The collection consists of films used in an itinerant picture show that toured through rural Saskatchewan, particularly through Ukrainian communities around Regina, during the 1930s-50s. The films include episodes of popular series such as Tarzan of the Apes, Dick Tracy, Krazy Kat, and Hopalong Cassidy; full-length genre films including Westerns and melodramas; comedy shorts; compilations of trailers for Hollywood features; episodes of Canadian Movietone News for 1950-51; a documentary about Inuit life in the 1940s; and two feature-length Ukrainian films that were made in North America. Both of these films were produced by Ukrainian-Canadian Vasile Avramenko. The first is entitled Cossacks in Exile (Zaporozhets za dunaem) (Edgar L. Ulmer, 1938), while the second is entitled Marusia (Leo Bulgakov, 1938). These films are in the Ukrainian language with English subtitles, were specifically made for the expatriate Ukrainian community in North America, and are rare examples of Ukrainian commercial filmmaking in North America.
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Many of the films are fragments of larger works, but it is unclear if the complete films were ever shown as part of the travelling picture show.
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The collection also contains a poster for Cossacks in Exile and an original cardboard box used to house one of the film reels.

Fonds consists of parish records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and burials; communicant rolls; parish histories; records of services; correspondence; minutes; financial records; and other miscellaneous material. Not all records are extant for all parishes; records vary significantly from parish to parish. Fonds also includes an appendix, MsC 284, consisting of material relating to Morse L. Goodman, 5th Anglican Bishop of Calgary: sketches of St. Martin's Church, Livingston, Alberta, St. James Church, and St. Ambrose Church, Redcliff, Alberta; framed photograph of an unidentifired church procession; framed certificate of greeting from parish of Christ Church, Edmonton, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary, April 1, 1979.

The collection consists of genealogical information about Blackfeet, Montana; accounts by Blood warriors Calf Robe, Eagle Arrow, and White-Man-Runnning-Around of their warfare experiences; Church of England calendar used by missionary W.R. Haynes on Peigan Reserve, Brockett, Alberta (1909); photographs of First Nations; colour reproductions of Blackfeet portraits done by Winold Reiss; Royal North West Mounted Police inaugural celebrations; and people present at the commencement of the Calgary Power Company's Ghost River Dam Project.

The fonds consists of photographs of Fort Macleod businesses, buildings, institutions, and events (1887-1925); Indian personalities (1910-1918); and of Annora's parents (1892). Includes recorded interview with Annora about her career (1982).

The fonds consists of recorded interview about his life (1962); reminiscences (1957-1959); and photographs of Frog Lake (1885), Piapot (nd), and his 1956 trip to Gleichen. The 1959 reminiscences have been scanned and my be viewed via the link below.

The fonds consists of Archdeacon Tims' diaries(1879-1894, 1898-1899, 1901, 1906-1908, 1911-1916, 1919, 1921-1940), notebooks, correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, certificates, and Blackfoot and Sarcee language papers, including Jean L'Heureux's English / Blackfoot dictionary; Winifred Tims' correspondence, articles and school papers; J. Reginald Tims' correspondence, certificates and interview re father; family newsclippings, scrapbooks, programs and greeting cards; extensive photographs of native peoples, family and mission work; and lantern slides used by Rev. Tims for religious and educational purposes, including 207 views of the Blood, Blackfoot, Peigan, and Sarcee (Tsuu T'ina) reserves. Includes statistics, accounts, plans, annual returns etc. of various native missions and churches in which Tims was active, and the 1923 diary of W.R. Haynes, the missionary at Brocket. RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: James Big Plume, John L. Bowen, Mrs. H.E. Downe, Gleichen, F.W. Godsal, Canon Gould, Joshua Hinchcliffe, John W. House, Charles Jackson, Allan McGibbon, Bishop John McLean, Bishop Pinkham, poetry, Red Crow, Canon Stocken, Bishop Isaac O. Stringer, Rev. Frank Swainson, Winnifred Thompson, and Samuel Trivett.

The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc. sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate. Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.