Fonds consists primarily of photographs taken by Lowrie Streatch around Red Deer and central Alberta. All images have been described at the item or envelope level. Images primarily consist of buildings in Red Deer, Penhold, and elsewhere, events such as the Westerner Exhibition and auctions throughout the area, and images of agriculture, farms and rural areas in Central Alberta.
The fonds consists of one minute book records in the annual meetings of local 261 (Millet). Later the local became #669 in the late 1970s. History of the local and photos of the destruction of Millet’s elevators are included.
The fonds consists of personal papers of Mike Wendelboe and Mary Wendelboe, including their certificates and correspondence; Mary's genealogical and fictional writings; family memorabilia; genealogical articles written by Clara Sparks; and photographs of the Wendelboe family, the farm at Barons, Starline, and various Sparks, Lund, Sears, Forster and Slaymaker relatives.
The fonds includes a history of the Byrtus family, Charlie Gora, Paul Kowulok, Immigration Hall, farming, Archie Gorman, Wellington (Bill) Findlay, Abner Hingley, and other neighbours.
The fonds consist of personal papers in the form of genealogy records, income tax returns and correspondence; farm records consisting of income receipts and crop statements; hand-written recipes; a collection of booklets: coupon premium catalogues, cookbooks and household remedies; and some clippings on the Royal family from 1921-1938.
The fonds consists of the records of the National Farmers Union, DeBolt Local 830, which received its charter on July 23, 1970. Records include the original charter, the first Minute Book from 1970-1976, financial records from 1971-1987, and the report for the 1978 District 1 Convention.
The fonds consists of files created for the production of "Tales, Trails and Gumbo", the history book for the Cotilion, Silver Valley and Fourth Creek districts of the south Peace River Country of Alberta. Files include the history of the society; township maps showing original land owners, old trails and roads, and community buildings; and 416 individual family stories or historical submissions for "Tales, Trails and Gumbo." Many of the stories are hand-written by family members. Also included are anecdotes, poetry, art work, five photographs, and one sound recording. A list of the stories is roughly equivalent to the index of the book.
The fonds consists of manuscripts of his books (1957-1991), political addresses (1959), recording of dinner held in his honour (1982), photograph portraits (1950- 1971) and extensive photographs of Canadian livestock (1920s-1940s).
The fonds consists of incorporation documents, minutes, membership lists, correspondence, financial records, records of annual flower shows, a hardy vegetable project done in cooperation with the Beaverlodge Research Station, news clippings, and newsletters and reports from the Alberta Horticultural Association.
The fonds consists of Lozeron family photographs; personal papers and correspondence of each member of the immediate family -- Pierre, Dora Koberg Lozeron, Paul, Homer and Andre; farm documents from as early as 1915; farm account books from the 1930s to the 1960s; farming information from the 1950s and 1960s files according to the UGG filing system; and correspondence from their extended family members in Switzerland, friends and family members in Canada and the United States. The correspondence dates back to 1910, when the Lozeron boys first left Switzerland.