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The collection consists of 15 photographs of the farmers and settlers who lived in or frequented the South Wapiti area, including Olaf Berg, the Ted Day family, Osbornes, McCulloughs and Ryans.There is also a photo of "The Bee Man" from the Beaverlodge Research Station giving a demonstration on bee keeping for the South Wapiti Community.

The fonds consists of autobiographical stories from 18 World War II brides who came to the Peace Country after meeting their Canadian husbands in Britain and Europe during the War. 11 audio taped interviews are also included.

The fonds consists of personal records from 1917-1950, including 32 photographs; financial and tax records from 1922-1964; crop records from 1923-1968; and correspondence from 1925-1963.

The fonds consists of correspondence, seed registration certificates, award and honours, a scrapbook and newspaper clippings, an interview and historical notes, photographs of family and community interest, and booklets about the history of Grande Prairie and area.

The fonds is divided into three series: Personal Papers, Photographs, and Booklets. It has been arranged by the Archivist by record type, then chronologically.

The fonds consists of the immigration card for Sarah Keyworth when she immigrated to Canada from England in 1913, and 14 photographs of Sarah Keyworth Bradley, her daughter Irene Bradley Stoll, and her grandaughter Joan Stoll White.

The fonds consists of nine photographs of Ewen MacDonell and the store-post office at Rio Grande which he owned and operated from 1920 to 1936. There are also photographs of the Rio Grande School the bridge over the Red Willow River.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of Ella Patterson's handwritten diary and another typed copy. There are daily entries from February 13 to April 23, 1911, describing the trip with her husband, John Orlando, to Grande Prairie over the trail from Edmonton, to Athabaska Landing, across Lesser Slave Lake to Grouard, then down to Sturgeon Lake, across the Simonette River to Bezanson and finally to the Grande Prairie. She mentions the conditons of the trail, the many stopping places and other travellers they met. Also included is a photocopy of Eliza and Alphaeus Patterson's family and a genealogy chart.

The fonds consists of a few personal papers belonging to Antoni and Maria Wozniak; the memoirs of Maria (Parachin) Wozniak written in Polish in 1958 and translated by her son, Matthew; Maria’s diary of a trip back to Poland in 1986; letters written home by the six Wozniak children; photographs of the family, the farm, and the community; stories written by Mathew about his life and memories; and a collection of 8 mm film taken by Mathew Wozniak during the 1960s and 70s.

The fonds consists of 27 photographs (1915.- 2002) relating to family, horses and logging, and the Glen Leslie Community; a written history of Somme School; Glen Leslie Cemetery records, documents relating to the Grande Prairie Lawn Bowling Club and the Alberta Rural Electrification Association publication, "From Candles to Computers and Beyond".

The fonds consists of executive records such as constitution and by-laws, legal agreements and insurance records; membership lists and applications for original and succeeding members in the Old Timers' Association; financial records beginning with the first cheque issued by the organization; correspondence and activity files; material related to special events; and files for the creation of "Pioneers of the Peace", a book they published in 1976. There are also some copies of placemats used at the Old-Timers' Banquets, two over-sized posters, one listing the executive members over the years and one listing the scholarship donors and recipients; and a photograph album (ca. 1910-1915) containing photographs from the collection of W.D. Albright.