The fonds contains a manuscript for The Last Refuge by J.G. Nelson. The text is composed mainly of a historical study of Indigenous peoples in the Cypress Hills area of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. The manuscript discusses history and settler activity in the area from 1690 onwards, and includes topics such as the Bow River Expedition, the fur trade, the decline of bison and beaver, NWMP and traders, and Fort Whoop Up. It includes text, maps, graphs and tables, and references to photographs and illustrations by Russell, Rindisbacher, Point, Remington, Ewers, Dawson, Hoffman, Audubon, and Wallace. The Last Refuge was first published in 1973.

In addition, the PAA holds two paper copies of the manuscript.

The fonds consists of materials pertaining to L. Eric Hansen's participation in an Interprovincial Historical Trail Ride and includes correspondence, historical notes on locations on the route, color and black & white photographs of the trail ride, and pamphlets and clippings related to the locations on the on the trail.