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The fonds consists of documents and photographs relevant to Abe Reimer and his family. Included is a series regarding Abe Reimer's guide and outfitting business and homestead in Tete Jaune, British Columbia (1930-1944). Contained in this series is correspondence with friends, family, various clients, taxidermy companies and supply companies. Also included are lumbering permits, hand drawn maps, war saving stamps, invoices and receipts for purchases, letterhead and stationary, newspaper and magazine articles, licenses, registrations and income tax forms. One file also contains information regarding Abe's Crown Land grants in the Tete Jaune area. Also in this fonds is correspondence received by Mary Thorsen from friends and family (1927-1933) and documents pertaining to Charles Milner family (1904-1950). The fonds also contains many photographs. Included is Zip Long's photo album (1916-1927), Abe Reimer's photo album [1910-1930] and several series' of photographs. Topics covered are agriculture, guiding and outfitting, backcountry travel; camp scenes, hunting, Milner Dairy, transportation, rodeos, quarries and logging. Many of the photographs also depict family and friends including: Abe Reimer and family members; Zip Long and her brothers Bert and Fabe; Mary (Thorsen) Reimer and brother Art Thorsen; Charlie Milner; the Randall family; Ray Scott; Bruce Otto; Ma and Pa Scott, Art Adams and others.

The fonds consists of Mr. F. Seibert's photographs of the J.B. McFarlane Dominion Land Survey of the Yellowhead (1909). Shows camp scenes as well as general views of the surveyors and the landscape at the time (1909) and later (1960's). Fonds also includes views of the Lewis Swift Homestead (1909), showing some of the buildings, the water-wheel as well as views of the Swift family. Also contained in the collection are photos of a Curly Phillips hunting party (1927).

Fonds consists of Jasper National Park North West Boundary map, Lewis Swift's land registration and grant; A.C. Wilby correspondence (l936); 16 mm film Royal Visit (1939), pack trips (1940), and construction of Trans Mountain Pipeline (l952).

Fonds consist of free mine certificate, marriage, death baptismal, and birth certificate, maps, cheque stub books, game warden diary, National Park Act, Mrs. Swift's stencils, financial ledger, and other correspondence. Fonds also consists of photographs of the Lewis Swift family and their homestead. Including Lewis and Suzette (nee Chalifoux) Swift and their children Ida, Jimmie, Dean and Lottie; other family members, parents, brother, nephews and Albert Norris, son of Mrs. Swift; Ida's husband Tommy Fortin and daughter Nathalia; Lottie's husband Gus Carlson and daughter Eunice. Also includes photographs of guests and friends of the Swift family including; Jack Gregg, Bob Jones, Red Creighton; visits of the Earl of Athalone and his wife; railroad construction and hunting.

The fonds consists of Milner family correspondence, family photographs, financial statement regarding dairy operation, photographs of the dairy, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway rule book, and various items from the dairy.