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The fonds consists of copy prints of photographs taken by Chooutla (Carcross) Residential School teacher A. Richard King of his students and their school life in and around Carcross, Yukon. Subjects include Mr. King, Principal Lawson, Vice-Principal Walters, supervisors Miss Fennell, Miss Barstow and Beverly Bear, the school, tobogganing, and games and activities during Winter Carnival Days and Sports Day. Also included are images of the Matthew Watson General Store and tourists waiting to board the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) train at the Carcross station. Many of the students in the photographs are identified including Helen Malcolm, Dorothy Johnnie, Judy Hager, Vivian Smith, Velma Silas, Ben Johnson, Nancy Tizya, Virginia Simon and Ann Smith.

The fonds consists of a typewritten account of Abel Weekes' journey to the Klondike in the Yukon. The account was left incomplete at the time of his death.

The fonds consists of reproductions of photographs taken by the Aitken family who travelled to the Yukon during the Gold Rush. The photographs include scenes of streets and buildings in Dawson City, Grand Forks, Bonanza and Skagway, Alaska, totem poles in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska, the "White Horse" sternwheeler and dredging operation on the Yukon River, and scenes of Glacier, British Columbia.

The fonds consists of textual records, photographs and a recording, created or collected by Alan Innes-Taylor. The majority of the textual records (ca. 1890-1974) include personal correspondence; survival notes and lectures; Byrd expedition records; Vilhjalmur Stefansson correspondence and reports; Belmore Brown correspondence and reports; and an alphabetical death register from the Klondike area (accession 95/32 in-process). Also included are copies of maps, catalogues of Innes-Taylor's library, manuscripts on Yukon history and a script of a play. The photographs consist of 159 black and white and colour prints from an album compiled by Innes-Taylor, who, between the years 1964 and 1969, attempted to visually record what he considered to be the locations of some the territorial historic sites. The cost of the project was assumed by the Cassier Asbestos Corporation. Subjects include Bonanza and Hunker creeks; the site at Fort Francis; the restored Fort Yukon; Dalton Post; historic plaques; First Nations villages; cemeteries, gravesites and markers in Aishihik, Bennett, Carcross, Dawson City, Tagish, etc.; log cabins in various locations; and dredges, churches and old abandoned machinery along the creeks. Another accession includes a single image of a moose in water. The sound recording is Innes-Taylor reading an article from the Klondike Nugget, July 2, 1902, describing the newly installed organ in the Dawson City Presbyterian Church.

The fonds primarily consists of black and white photographs taken by Barnes, of scenes along the Alaska Highway, and in Dawson City and Whitehorse during the 1940s. One series of photographs includes captions by Barnes; another series consists of small snapshot albums containing photographs taken along the Alaska Highway between northern British Columbia and the Alaska border, with several of the Teslin area. Other images include buildings, planes, vehicles, sternwheelers, First Nations cemetery and crafts, a giant mosquito and various individuals. There are also photographs of events at Dawson City: parades; a gathering of the Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) in Dawson City; a Governor-General's visit to Dawson City; Charles Barnes and his home and offices in Dawson City. There are also 30 postcards included in the fonds, one addressed to Barnes' mother. The fonds is arranged in four series : Postcards; Captioned photographs; Photographs from Snapshot Booklets; Assorted photographs. Included with the fonds is an identification key for 28 of the photographs.

This collection consists of 3 b&w photographs of the first Grand Ball of the Dawson L.O.O.M. No. 1393 in the Arctic Brotherhood Hall February 1914; a fire in Dawson City, Yukon February 1917; and a group on the Midnight Dome June 21, 1918. Also included are photocopies of the photos indicating Mrs. Knottner's mother, father and sisters.

The fonds consists of photographs depicting the land reconnaissance for the Oil Pipeline Route over the Mackenzie Mountains, the Firth River Stampede, as well as family scenes in the Yukon.

The fonds consists of letters written by Alexander Murray. The Hudson's Bay Company trader and explorer wrote an account of his travels down the Peel, Bell, Rat, Porcupine and Yukon Rivers in 1848. Along the Yukon he traded with the Indians and attempted to give them a better deal than the Russian traders. He lists the Indian tribes of the area and describes their customs, as well as provides translations of basic terms from their language into English. He describes the geography of the area around the Pelly and Lewis Rivers. A detailed daily meteorological journal is attached at the back. The Public Archives of Canada has published this manuscript as "Journal of the Yukon" by A. H. Murray (82/98). Alexander Murray wrote a number of letters to Donald Ross of Norway House. The letters are sent from 'Peels River', 'River Youcon' and Fort Simpson. In them, Murray describes his travels on several rivers, discusses the fur trade with the Indians and the competition he faces from Russian traders, bemoans his lack of adequate supplies, and describes, among other incidents, an Indian massacre. A note about how the B. C. Archives acquired these papers is included with the fonds (87/34). Also included is part of a hand written letter sent by Alexander Murray on the Peel River to Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor, Murdoch McPherson, on May 16, 1847. The letter makes particular reference to the mismanagement of the Lapierre House Post by Edward McGillissay, and mentions the activity of the Russian Traders in that region (82/152).

The fonds consists of letters and a diary in manuscript format, "4th of July Creek: The Story of Alfred G. McMichael's Trip to Alaska During the Gold Rush of 1898". The original pages were transcribed by Juliette C. Reinicker who also wrote an introduction and conclusion. Many of the letters are written to Clara Arthur. His letters are very descriptive and cover his trip to the north, the hike along the Chilkoot Trail and over the Pass, an avalanche above Sheep Camp, the people on the trail, the gambling, the weather, and the struggles of moving their gear. McMichael arrived in Dawson City June 19, 1898 and describes the physical appearance of the town including the buildings, streets, cabins, gambling and dance houses. On June 25th he and several men decided to go down the Yukon River to stake a claim and he writes about the scenery along the way, the people, including Sam Patch and a Mrs. Woods, and the town of Forty Mile. The group arrived at Fourth of July Creek on July 11th and began prospecting and mining. In February 1899, McMichael was diagnosed with heart trouble and decided to leave the north. His diary is a record of his trip from Dawson City to Whitehorse on a winter trail that followed much of the Yukon River. He travelled with a dog team and rested at 28 "stopping spots" along the way. McMichael describes his arrival in Whitehorse on March 18th and Skagway March 23rd, and his trip down the coast to Seattle.

The fonds consists of copies of photographs taken by Dr. Grant, ca. 1898-1909, during his service in Dawson City. Views include Dawson City, Moosehide, the manse and church of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the Good Samaritan Hospital, visiting the mines, and residents of Dawson City. There is also a folder of copies of newspaper clippings about the work of Dr. Grant in the Yukon.