Fonds consists of Professor Knudsen's research material into historical engines including engineering drawings, photographs, correspondence, and publications.

Fonds consists of typescript and holograph manuscripts of mathematical calculations, proofs, notes, diagrams and diary entries; and coloured slides of tiling diagrams of geometric shapes in various combinations and sequences. Mathematical subjects include hexagonal tiling and prime numbers. Titles on binders containing manuscripts include Tile, Twinlock, N-rep presentations, Hex, Penrose pair, N roots, Re-ordering of O-branch sets and Pythagorean (Hex) numbers play.

Fonds consists of these series: I Administration (1919-1978). Includes Orders-in-Council, 1919-1977; patents, 1922-1975; finance; Secretary's correspondence, public relations (1963-1983) including W. A. Lang's history of the Council, 1968. II Charts, maps, photographs (1924-1949). Primarily for the oil sands area. III Council (1919-1983). Includes minutes, 1919-1970; Executive, Board of Directors, Management Committee, 1942-1983; bylaws, 1930; reorganization, 1942; progress reports, 1933-1966; annual report, 2d-23d, 1921-1942. IV Research divisions (1919-1968). Includes records of subcommittees on resources: soil, timber, water, coal, petroleum and natural gas, minerals; applied research: fuels, road materials and highways (mainly oil sands extraction); ceramics; geology (John A. Allan, Alberta Geological Survey, 1921- 1955). V Staff (1921-1982). Includes publications; correspondence; Salary Advisory Committee, 1963-1982. VI Technical Advisory Committee (1928-1978). Includes minutes, 1928- 1977; annual meetings, 1965-1978; progress reports, reports of divisions and report summaries, 1945-1978.