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Fonds consists of a World War I Army pay book, leave pass, and discharge. Also includes 2 photographs of Private William Totton.

The fonds consists of a photograph of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and a discharge certificate for Major William Thomas Patsy dating from 1915.

The fonds consists of images, originally dating 1944-1945, of the Seaforth Highlands of Canada in Amsterdam in the Netherlands; the flag in the images was recovered from a German tank.

Fonds consists of records relating to the military career of William A. Griesbach, and includes certificates conferring various military awards and honorary appointments and a copy of an article describing the circumstances surrounding the awarding of a bar to Griesbach's DSO. Fonds also includes records related to Griesbach's profession and includes certificates of appointment as notary public, King's Counsel, and Senator.

The fonds consists of an image of a Conference in England in 1943 of the Canadian Army and Air Force Chaplains and an image of the 1916 Machine Gun Class at Camp Hughes (Manitoba).

The fonds consists of photographs taken by Warren Johnson while serving in the South African Constabulary from 1901 -- 1902.

The fonds consists of a records created and used by Walter T. Hillman including a photograph of a pioneer cabin and tent; a photograph of the Edmonton Exhibition; military certificates and registrations issued to Walter T. Hillman dating from 1917 -- 1918; a photograph of the interior of the D.H. Shaw Cigar Building in Edmonton dating from [1925]; invitations, Canadian National Magazine; World War II memorabilia including a gasoline ration booklet issued to Walter T. Hillman dating from 1945, and a liquor permit issued to Walter T. Hillman issued in 1946.

The fonds consists of a nearly complete documentary record of the history of the Edmonton VANA branch and includes meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, membership rosters, committee records, conference and seminar files, posters, pamphlets, press releases, speaking notes, and resolutions.

There are also records related to specific actions, protests, and rallies related to the Persian Gulf War, Hiroshima Memorial Day, Auschwitz Memorial Day, and Hands Across the Border.

There is also a complete run of The VANA Courier, as well as newsletters from other VANA branches and the central office. In addition to VANA publications, there are also magazines, newsletters, and pamphlets from like-minded organizations, among them the Fraser Valley Peace Letter; Saskatchewan Peace News; Peace, Environment, and Third World Development Network News; Socialist Voice; and Ploughshares Monitor.

The photos and slides depict Edmonton VANA events, rallies, and conferences as well as trips to national and international events in Ottawa and the Soviet Union, among others.

The audiocassettes contain recorded remarks and presentations from a 1988 national VANA conference entitled Peacemaking and Peacekeeping: Canada and the United Nations held at Dalhousie University, Halifax.

The fonds consists of 15 files and 14 audiotapes. Each student prepared a brief biography of her subject, a time/footage summary of the audiotaped conversation, permission and authorization sheets, and a descriptive essay. If photographs of the subjects were available copies were made for the file. Each interviewer asked her subject to describe her family history, education background, decision to enter nursing training, hospital training received, further education, work experience, professional and community activities, and thoughts on the changes she had observed in nursing practice since her entry into the profession. The subjects, with highlights of the interviews, are:;1. René (Ducker) Arsene, Lethbridge (Lisa Ober): Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton, 1945; nursing in Montana (AIREVAC) and Texas (polio epidemic). 2. Lois (Osecki) Barlett, Lethbridge (Jayda Zabolotney): Galt Hospital School of Nursing, Lethbridge, 1949; nursing in Alberta -- Grande Prairie, Pincher Creek, Lethbridge. 3. Carolyn (Aldridge) Cahoon, Cardston (Lois Halko): Holy Cross Hospital, Calgary, 1945; Southern Alberta, cross-cultural health care (Blood Indian reserves, Hutterite colonies), 1 col. Photograph. 4. Marjorie (McDonald) McNab Chapman, Lethbridge (Edith McNab): "Old" Galt Hospital, Lethbridge, 1934; Lethbridge Nursing Mission (forerunner of Public Health Nursing); experiences in Great Depression, innovations in equipment and supplies in hospitals; Elizabeth (Patteson) Taylor. 5. Joan (Maynard) Ferguson, Lethbridge (Kristi Rigaux): Toronto General Hospital, 1935; Navy nurse during World War II, serving in Newfoundland and Halifax (3 photographs). 6. Helen A. (Freed) Hope, Lethbridge (Stephanie a. Martian): Galt Hospital School of Nursing, Lethbridge, 1932; nursing training and work during the Depression. 7. Helen (Shimbashi) Ikebuchi, Taber, Alberta (Leanne Kiss): Medicine Hat School of Nursing, 1949; Japanese-Canadian student in the 1940s; operating room practice (2 photographs). 8. Alice A. C. (Pelletier) Jacobson Webster, Lethbridge (Pattie Gantefoer): Galt Hospital School of Nursing, Lethbridge, 1930; Lethbridge Nursing Mission; Student Health Services Department, University of Lethbridge. 9. Inez (McCormick) Kelly, Lethbridge (Sandra Reti): Hôtel Dieu School of Nursing, Chatham, NB; Lethbridge Community College School of Nursing. 10. Lois (Harper) McKillop, Lethbridge (Suzanne Nicol): Calgary General Hospital, 1945; professional associations and unions. 11. Sister Teresina McNeil, Lethbridge (Erin LaPlace): St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, Glace Bay, NS, 1947; hospital administration, nursing education. 12. Lenore (Lancaster) Menard, Lethbridge (Terina Rindal): Vancouver General Hospital Nursing School, 1938; Mine Hospital, Wayne, Alberta; Army nurse in World War II: Ottawa, Kingston, Petawawa; #1 Canadian General Hospital, England; Virginia Hospitals, NATO hospitals. 13. Dr. Margaret (Young) Osborne, Calgary (Brenda Rowley): Holy Cross Hospital, Calgary, 1961; psychiatric and mental health nursing. 14. Helen Willms-Bergen, Coaldale, Alberta (Patricia Siemens): Galt Hospital School of Nursing, Lethbridge, 1952; missionary nurse: Altona, Manitoba; Hualien, Taiwan, 1957-1991. 15. Joan (Linn) Tonkin, Lethbridge (Lisa Knight-Zoeteman): Galt Hospital School of Nursing, Lethbridge, 1941; Kaslo, BC, Japanese internment town during World War II. Biography and authorization sheets, essay; no audiotape or time/footage summary.

Fonds consists of military service and personal records of Dr Thomas Erwin (T.E) Brown, a veteran of both World Wars and a doctor in Taber and Lethbridge. Records include Brown’s military notebooks, ration books, field notes and correspondence; an account book from Brown’s medical practice in Taber in the 1930s and pamphlets relating to pediatric medicines; photographs of Brown’s family; and a sketchbook with Brown’s drawings of his home and family.