The fonds consists of family memorabilia, including poems (some written by "T.R"), recipes (ginger bread, lemonade, etc.), a portrait of Harriet Rankin (1905), a letter from "father" (1883), morse code, and a lock of hair.
The fonds consists of a photo album compiled by Essie Frost and dating from roughly 1913 to 1915. There are 85 images showing the family at the ranch and creamery and also many views of their home on the North Hill, showing the early development of the Rosedale area and Crescent Heights subdivisions.
The fonds consists of his reminiscences, "My Homestead Experience in Manitoba", which was transcribed and updated by his daughter Catherine Gertrude Schultz in 1965.
The fonds consists of Knights Templar certificates (1894 and 1927); Masonic jewel certificate (no date); Merritt Lodge, Hamilton, masonic certificate (1873), Royal Arch Mason certificate (1894), 14 Degree masonic certificate (1904), Shrine certificate (1906), Independent Order of Foresters certificate (1894), Memorial certificate for Bertie Carson (1902) and Diploma (Award) Provincial Exhibition, New Westminster, British Columbia (1898) for "Best Display of Saddlery" to Carson & Shore.
The fonds consists of photographs of Wilson family in England, Saskatchewan, Calgary and Vancouver including views of Calgary buildings, the Calgary Hunt Club, Bankview district, Bowness Park and the Banff area. Includes Arthur's military service awards.
The fonds consists of photographs of Joseph Marcotte and his family, and views (both exterior and interior) of his various hotels. Also includes a few views of the Lac La Biche region where his daughter Violette McCullough lived.
The fonds consists primarily of records relating to the estate of Sir Francis Macnaghten, and Beatrice's difficulties in liquidating his various investments, including that in the Calgary Brewing and Malting Company (1951-1953). The fonds also consists of a small amount of Beatrice's personal papers, including her summary of a pheasant shoot at Dundarave (1927), menus and food orders for events at Dundarave, her Canadian passport (1950s) and an address book.
The fonds consists of correspondence from Aubrey Bell and Raymond Bell to family members during the First World War; correspondence from other relatives and family friends; correspondence concerning Aubrey’s disappearance in action; wartime souvenirs, photographs, and newsclippings; Marion’s history of Millerfield, written as an elementary school project; and Raymond’s photographs of the Wintering Hills ranch, the Hand Hills Stampede, and the Calgary Stampede.