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The fonds consists of the Association's Constitution and By-laws (1932?); sample of letterhead stationery (1940s?); samples of membership cards (1971); programs for Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association Round-Ups (1949-1980, some missing); programs for Old Time Range Men's Dinners (1953-1963, some missing); research, draft articles, galley proofs, news clippings, and business correspondence related to the publication and distribution of Leaves from the Medicine Tree; and program and guest book from the launch of the book.

The collection consists of yearbooks, school newspapers, and school literary magazines from Blackie High School (1951), High River High School (1920, 1921, 1926, 1927-1928, 1947, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969), Ridgeview Junior High School (1953), Rt. Hon. Joe Clark School (1982), Senator Riley High School (1972), Senator Riley Junior High School (1973, 1974, 1982). Many of the yearbooks were autographed by students and staff

The fonds includes a portfolio of W.E.M. Holmes's drawings completed for a correspondence course in architecture (ca. 1905-ca. 1907); his business cash book (1909-1910); his insurance business day book (in partnership with William C. Young, 1912); his Masonic certificates (1921-1924); his correspondence (1925, 1954-1960); his diary (1930); his correspondence, notes, and drafts for Leaves from the Medicine Tree (1957-1960), including lists of local ranchers with their brands and lists of early members of the High River Polo Club; his sketch maps of the villages of Longview, Royalties and Cayley and rural areas indicating locations of households (1960-1961); and his receipts and invoices (1960-1963). Includes correspondence of Billy Henry (1959-1960, 1965), a portrait, and a guest book signed by his friends for his 90th, 95th, and 96th birthdays (1957-1963). Includes maps of the High River Irrigation Ditch (1895). Includes fire underwriters' report on the Town of High River (1922). Includes constitution and by-laws of the High River Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association (1932?-1960). Includes records of the Sunshine Trail Reunion Committee (1996-1998). Includes a history of the High River and District Music Festival by Einar Kumlin (ca. 1997). Includes miscellaneous collected pamphlets and news clippings. Includes photographs of the Holmes family, ranching in the Highwood district, and the town of High River.

The fonds consists of personal and professional papers including correspondence, research material, reference files, drafts and copies of columns, newspaper clippings, unpublished manuscripts; personal papers of her grandparents, Joseph and Julia Anna Short; personal papers of the family of Joseph and Julia Anna Short; personal papers of her parents, Charles and Margaret (Blennerhasset) Short; personal papers of Alexander Knupp; papers relating to the Alberta Progressive Conservative Women's Association; papers relating to the Museum of the Highwood and the Pioneers and Old Timers Association; and photographs.