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The fonds consists of newspaper clippings and material gathered for an article in the local history book "From Out of the Wilderness".

Painting of a classroom in the Athabasca Brick School that was used as studio space by the Athabasca Art Club. Harry Wolfarth, art instructor with the Dept. of Extension, U of A, used to travel to rural Alberta to teach painting.

The fonds includes financial records, names of the executive and membership, names of the art courses offered, and some notes on fundraising activities.

The fonds consists of photographs including: Albert Draeger's house; Sam Ball's house; the Theo Haggith dairy barn; the James Minns' house; the Davis Bentley house; Athabasca Pottery Club in 1983, 1984 including George Weston, Pennie Hunter, Lillian Bretzlaff, Tami Okimara, Lucien and Rosie Guay, and Verna Guay; the cable cage over the Athabasca River; the Athabasca River in flood June 18, 1944; 1944-45 Athabasca Public School staff: Lilliam Bloom, Irene Buckholz, Alice Donahue, Miss Dodd, Mrs. Emmet, Mrs. McClelland, Mr. Tennyson Nordon, Jessie Rollings; Martin Hitchins, Jenkins Lake, Dr. Joseph Olivier, Hallowe'en party in Stucco School before it was attached to the Brick School, newspaper ads for: Fundy Fox Co., A.C.Bradley's honey, Athabasca Creamery, Phillipy's Store, dance at Winding Trail School, Tutty Lumber Co., C.A.J. Sundby's Wood Yard and Feed Mill, Mme Veronneau's music and language lessons, R.C.Knowlton Jeweler and Optician, Hees and Goupil, G.H.Leng-blacksmith, and Peace River Blacksmith; a copy of the article "The Old Peace River Trail" by Philip H. Godsell; a copy of the March 21, 1930 provincial Unemployment Relief act; the Athabasca Echo newspaper of March 26, 1947 story of the drowning deaths of Wilma Harps and her sister Thelma Donald; the names of the Grosmont post masters from 1912 to 1970; a program for the Vets' Vaudeville Show-May 25, 1931 and a 1962 edition of a booklet "Survey of Athabasca" prepared by the Industrial Development Branch of the Alberta Department of Industry & Development. The audio cassettes contain information on the Bissell family, logging operations and personnel.The artifact is a heart-shaped pottery ashtray, with brown and blue glaze, manufactured by Athabasca Clay Products.

The fonds consists of 1125 photographs of various theatrical performances, 107 slides taken of photographs in the collection, 57 negatives, 23 video cassettes of productions, the complete script of "Saga of the Whispering Hills" plus a signed t-shirt,and programs or newspaper articles that accompany the photographs of each production. Mary Olson donated her personal copies of VHS tapes, nos 228 - 238 in 2019, 241 - 243 in 2020. Video tape # 145; "Grease" 1985 has been digitized.
07.07: minutes, financials, correspondence and planning 1078 - 2004: Mary Olson

The fonds consists of photographs taken between the years 1964 and 1966 and include: Remembrance Day, Litchfield Avenue in the winter, the building used for Athabasca Clay Products, the electric kiln, the potting wheel and finished products, and Alfred Messerli.
Record No. 09.38 (Photos# 17649-17663)
DVD interview of Alfred Messerli by Cathy Roy, Royal Alberta Museum, concerning RAM's acquisition of several Athabasca Clay Products pieces, #20.09

The fonds consists of the 1995 EBA Engineering Consultants environmental assessment report on the CN land in Athabasca; Athabasca Heritage Society minutes, financial statements and correspondence from 2007-2009; art work for the 1991-1995 Athabasca Chamber of Commerce fun map; original pen sketches of cartoons drawn for newspapers:The Athabasca Advertiser from Aug.1988 to Dec.1989 and The Athabaskan from Jan.1990 to June 1993. Also included are the following calendars: Farmers' Market 1981-82; Jones' Shop-Easy 1996; and Macleods True Value 1997.

The fonds consists of a copy of the incorporation certificate and by-laws; 1985-2003 meeting minutes, financial statements, membership lists and correspondence; 1985 Talent Night program 86.12, 1988 Fire Trust Fund to assist families who were burnt out in the Ferguson area fire; 1991, 1993-1995, 2004 and 2007 VHS tapes, and 2003-2007 DVCs of the Harvest Gold Fiddle Contest. Also included is 6.5 cm of information regarding the origin and development of the annual Fiddle Contest from 1978 to 2010.
23.20: Photographs and records from 1984 - 1994.

Metro (Matt) Prokopchuk (June 14, 1913 – April 14, 2012) was a local character who was well-known and loved in the Town of Athabasca. He was a resident of Athabasca Extendicare in his later years and his regular daily rounds walking around Athabasca took him to the Burger Bar (where he had a table) among other places. Shy and gentle, he shoveled snow and raked leaves for a cup of coffee. His route home took him up 53rd Street past Della McLean's Red Roof Gallery. He would stop to smoke a cigarette, sitting on a bench placed half-way up the hill and this is where she came to know him and now remembers him. Della wrote: "A Tribute to Matt. Who is going to clear the snow from the sidewalks and rake the leaves in the fall? Matt has left us, his work finally done. Everyone knew the man who walked for miles in the bush and never got lost, who directed traffic when he pleased, corrected children when they misbehaved, and claimed his table at the Burger Bar. He was a shy and gentle man but take away his snow-clearing rights and he was most annoyed. Matt was our friend, tho few words were ever exchanged and no matter how many offers of a new jacket, he stuck with his faded red New Holland jacket and orange toque. Matt's territory was large and his frequent visits to clear snow at the Burger Bar and 49th Street Grill (formerly Georgio's) were often rewarded with coffee and snacks. When his work was done, he would climb the hill and stop halfway for a smoke. He would sit on the bench,m cross his knees, bend one arm up in the very same pose every day. The bench is empty now, but our community will be full of delightful stories of the man with the orange toque and the faded red jacket for years to come."

Watercolour painting of Frank and Dorothy Appleby which was a planning piece for an acrylic painting of the couple that is now hanging in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers. Frank Appleby was MLA for Athabasca in 1971 and was one of several people including then Mayor Herman Leicht, instrumental in locating Athabasca University in the Town of Athabasca.