The fonds consists of family correspondence, written from the S.S. Mesaba, Olds (Eagle Hill Ranch), Vancouver Island (Cowichan Station), and Jumping Pound; and newspaper clippings and obituaries about the family. Includes a photograph of Thomas Byron.

The fonds consists of original records, photographs and his research material regarding the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway police.

The fonds consists of photographs from the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce's in-house collection. Many of the photographs are by the Byron-May Company, who were commissioned by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce to create brochures promoting Edmonton as an up and coming city.

The photographs are of early Edmonton and include buildings, street scenes, city and farm scenes, animals, agriculture, people and events.

The collection consists of extensive photographs of construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, surveyors, construction workers, and scenery along the railway line from Edmonton, Alberta to Fort George (later Prince George), British Columbia.

The collection consists of photographs collected by Barend Wissink, which were originally arranged in a scrapbook. The photographs include scenes of Edmonton and the Northwest Territories.

The fonds consists of photographs of Lethbridge buildings, businesses, institutions, personalities, events including the Lethbridge Fair, and industries including the Galt Coal Mine. Also consists of photographs of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) viaduct at Lethbridge, agriculture and irrigatrion in the Lethbridge area, and nearby communities including Diamond City, Monarch, New Dayton, Warner and the Crowsnest Pass.

The fonds consists of photographs of service during the war (1941-1945) and photos, posters, maps and minutes regarding Canadian Pacific Railway agents in Calgary (ca. 1908).

The fonds consists of photographs of the Girling family in Calgary, and the Ogden shops.