The fonds consists of diaries of Henry N. Sheppard (1907-1934), Henry F. Sheppard (1919, 1930-1951), and Bert Sheppard (1938-1942, 1947). Includes a letter from Bee to Henry F. (1913), Henry F.'s military paybooks, discharge papers, and Canadian Legion membership cards. Includes miscellaneous correspondence to Bert (ca. 1953-ca. 1963). Includes photographs of Henry F. and his house, Tongue Creek School, and Bert. Includes slides of Bert's vacations and ranching operations.
The fonds contains the family's military service exemption certificates (1917-1919, 1943), certificates of land title (1917), income tax returns (1917-1928), Mennonite Aid Union fire insurance policy (1918), income tax assessment notices (1922-1929), school report cards (1931-1937), receipts, land tax consolidation agreements (1931-1933), account of sale of farm chattels (1935), applications for fuel tax refunds (1935-1936), Alberta Citizens' Registration Covenant (1936), grain elevator receipts (1936, 1957, 1959), rural electrification records (1953-1962), and Canadian Wheat Board permits (1956-1959).
The fonds consists of phone lists, cards of thanks, receipts from charities, records of contributions, and an essay on the history of East Longview Neighbors and Friends.
The fonds consists of William Ikin's military commission, assignment of power of attorney to his sister (1884), tax assessment notices, invoices, business correspondence, land transfer agreements, photocopy of agreement for sale of cattle from Daniel Courtney to John Ware (1888), cancelled cheques (1901-1908), union card of A. McCullough (1904), petition urging Henry N. Sheppard to run for mayor (1909), agreement for sale of hotel furnishings to H.N. Sheppard (1909), statement of properties owned and calculation of net worth (1913), photocopy of land records of the Ikin-Jones house (1902-1977), photographs of ranching activity and of the Sheppard-Maccoy house
The fonds consists of greeting cards and postcards received by the MacLeod family (ca. 1910s); Elsie's agreement for purchase of land in Saskatchewan (1912); programs of United Farm Women of Alberta activities in High River (1929, 1939); family membership certificates and Elsie's account passbook from the High River Pioneer Savings and Credit Union Limited; photos of Elsie and the Benjamin MacLeod family (ca. 1910s - ca. 1920s).
The bulk of the fonds consists of a variety of documents relevant to the Central and Eastern District from 1918 to 1984, primarily in the form of correspondence and church reports. Also included are documents such as personnel records and newspaper excerpts, as well as items such as slides, pictures, photographic printing plates, and some marriage registers. Also included in the fonds are documents pertaining to the CAMA Woodlands project. These include various site diagrams, and many proposals and resumes from various architectural and engineering firms. Finally, many items in this collection concern Ivan Panin, and his communal following the "Church of God Sojourning in Aldershot" (who were the original owners of the CAMA Woodlands property). Such items include many notes and lessons on a variety of topics (including Biblical numerics), some essays concerning Russian literature, and a few personal and family Bibles dating back as far as 1836. All material in the fonds has been maintained in its original order, and is arranged in the following five series: Eastern & Central District Correspondence & Reports, CAMA Woodlands, Panin, Printing Plates for Photographs, and Marriage & Church Registers.