The fonds consists of records related to the personal life and political career of Don Getty. The fonds is divided into the following series:
- Constituency records;
- Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs records;
- Minister of Energy and Natural Resources records, including records received from his predecessor Bill Dickie as Minister of Mines and Minerals;
- Premier records, including records from his predecessor Peter Lougheed that Getty received upon taking office;
- Personal records; and
- Personal, constituency, and ministerial records.