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Fonds consists of Rutherford’s personal and business records, particularly records created in his capacity as a lawyer and as a politician. These records include political papers, financial records, ordinances, proceedings, policies, reports, publications, personal records, photographs, diplomas, newspapers and newspaper clippings. Also included in this fonds are a newspaper clipping and photograph dated after Rutherford’s death. These two items were interfiled with Rutherford’s papers when they were deposited in the Provincial Archives of Alberta in 1975. They probably belonged to a member of Rutherford’s family and so were maintained within accession PR1975.0518.

The fonds consists of an issue of the newspaper the Western Watchman: The Official Organ of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, report of proceedings for the Grand Orange Lodge and the Provincial Grand Black Chapter of Alberta (Royal Black Knights of Ireland), and a badge for the Strathcona Royal Black Preceptory No. 654.

Fonds consists of typed manuscripts, articles, and speeches containing personal reminiscences, dating ca.1964 to ca. 1974, and various images of Alfred F. Dreger dating 1901-1970.

The fonds consists of a single diary, approximately 220 pages in length, handwritten by Alice Gee from January 1, 1901 to August 20, 1902. It provides detail on rural life in the Strathcona area of the North-West Territories in the early 20th century, as well as lists of letters sent and received by the author, newspapers received, attendees at social functions, and dates of frost at the author’s farm.

The fonds consists of images of early Edmonton and includes photographs of Edmonton and Strathcona, Edmonton hospitals, schools, brewery, train stations, streets (including Whyte Avenue), houses, buildings, ferry, bridges, a train derailment, Heimthal church (east of Ellerslie), the Stettler creamery, the Innisfail Hotel, the dining room of Royal Hotel, children swimming, canoeing, shaving, and a bear, and postcards of the Royal Hotel, Diamond Hall (Ash Brothers (Bros.)), Edmonton bridges, an incline railway, buildings, views, streets, street cars, the Legislature, the University, views along the Athabasca River, hotels, buildings and banks in Wetaskiwin, Sylvan Lake, scouts, buffalo, bridge at Rocky Mountain House, First Nations peoples, North Battleford (Saskatchewan), buildings, trolleys, bridges, and rivers in Calgary, mountains, glaciers, near Banff and Jasper, buildings, bridges in Banff, branding, and harvesting.

The fonds also includes an Edmonton Orpheus Society banquet program, toast lists and menus for the Old Timers’ Association of Edmonton, a business card for the Royal Hotel, a Salvation Army Diamond Jubilee dinner ticket, a Christmas card, a Jasper House Christmas Day menu, Royal Hotel Christmas menus, and sheet music for song “The Emblem of Alberta” (words by Jeannette Forsyth and music by Gilbert Stirling).

The fonds consists of images relating to the Bérubé family, originally dating 1895 to 1912, including images of the Bérubés’ Beaumont house (built by Pierre Bérubé) and the Bérubé family, the livery stables owned by Pierre Bérubé, and the first church in Beaumont along with its parishioners.

Fonds consists of photographs and negatives depicting early Edmonton, Alberta industries and events dating 1911-1912.

The fonds consists of records of the former bodies of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and includes minute books, attendance records, and receipt books of the local branch of the Federation Associated of Letter Carriers, Branch 14, 1927 - 1944. The fonds also includes a photograph featuring the members of Branch No. 15 (Calgary) of the Federation Association of Letter Carriers in 1913 and a photograph featuring the letter carriers of the Strathcona Post Office in 1913.

The fonds consists of an omnibus ticket for service between Edmonton, Alberta and Strathcona, Alberta from City Transfer Co. dating from 1905.

The fonds consists of photographs of early Edmonton, Alberta, an early view of Strathcona, North-West Territories, a Vegreville, Alberta farm, the Vegreville, Alberta fair, a worker in the Edmonton Bulletin Office and one outside the Office on a bicycle, a postcard of Leduc, Alberta’s main street, and a cyanotype of the Old Edmonton Hotel.

Fonds consists of photographs depicting various people, houses, churches, and businesses that were taken by the Rev. Clement Hoyler in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s mainly in the Edmonton, Alberta area.

Fonds consists of transparencies (glass lantern slides) of various advertisements used in Cowles Drug Store and other material relating to the operation of the drug store in its early years. Fonds also consists of photographs of people and scenes around Edmonton in the 1890s.

Fonds consists of professional records created and accumulated by George Francis Downes during his practice of law as well as his personal records. The fonds also includes the personal records of George Frost Downes. The fonds includes maps of Edmonton, Strathcona, sections of the Mackenzie River, and British Columbia. Fonds also includes blueprints, school notebooks and reports, correspondence, writs, reports, affidavits, diplomas, and certificates.

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the formation and incorporation of the Glenora Skating and Tennis Club and the formation and incorporation of the Glenora Club, including amalgamation with Glenora Skating and Tennis Club, Royal Curling Club and Braemar Club and the subsequent transfers of membership, as well as various legal issue pertaining to the operations of the Royal Glenora Club. Fonds also contains records pertaining to various legal matters concerning the lumber merchant companies of Walter and Humberstone Limited and John Walter Limited of Edmonton and Strathcona, Alberta, and to legal matters concerning the tenancy and operation of the Heiminck Building in Edmonton, Alberta, owned by Isabella Heiminck. Fond contains correspondence, homestead and other land ownership records, leases, insurance policies, agreements, receipts, mortgages, tax receipts, minutes, shareholder lists, shares, timber berth records, financial records, notes, memorandum, annual reports, newspaper clippings, utility bills, and maps depicting subdivisions of Edmonton and Strathcona, Alberta. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: Royal Glenora Club (1955-1972); John Walter Limited (1897-1917); Heiminck Building (1901-1934).

The fonds consists of images of early Edmonton, North Edmonton and Strathcona dating from about 1906 to about 1917, taken by the Byron-May Company and includes images of businesses, saw mills, companies, churches, schools, hotels, buildings, and the post office.

The fonds consists of five images copied from a photograph album and includes undated images of a maternity hospital and a Baptist church in Edmonton, and Duggan Street School, Grandin Street School and Lover's Lane in Strathcona. The fonds also includes an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spencer for the opening of the first session of the first Legislative Assembly.

The fonds consists of family narratives relating to living on the homestead, copies of family birth certificates, family histories, and a land ownership map of the Wimbledon School District dating from 1918- 1989.

The fonds consists of the records of the Independent Order of Foresters. South Edmonton Court, No. 1325 and includes a minute book, which contains member lists and minutes.

Fonds consists of photographs depicting various Strathcona and Edmonton people, buildings and views, including Edmonton police officers and buildings, the High Level and Low Level bridges, paddle steamers, trains, buildings, and airplanes. Fonds also includes photographs of Officer W.A. Crawford.

Fonds consists of handwriting specimens, a practice book for vertical writing, first prize tickets, and a newspaper clipping from the Strathcona Plaindealer newspaper.

Fonds consists of a pamphlet regarding investments in Strathcona, Alberta dated 1903, a copy of a newsletter from the Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Philadelphia, dated 1913, and a copy of a history of the New Sarepta Moravians dating 1954, negatives depicting buildings in the Strathcona area dating circa (ca.) 1902, and a negative depicting a confirmation class of the Bruderheim Moravian Church dated 1916.

The fonds consists of an image of the crew of Bassell’s Extra Gang #20028 for whom Inga Stephenson was the cook (photograph by C.E. Tighe), an image of the Stephenson’s home, likely in Strathcona (photograph by H.H. Huntting), and an image of horses and carts in front of the Edmonton Ice House (photograph by H.H. Huntting).

Fonds consists of photographs depicting the building housing Norman C. Wilson’s law practice, a group of mountain climbers, and residences at the University of Alberta.

The fonds is made up of assorted memorabilia collected by Ellenor Palmer Cleary, and material saved by her brothers from their service in World War I. The fonds contains souvenir programs of Royal Visits and the 1952 coronation; 4 Canadian National Railways passenger menus; a Centennial history of Norwood School; 2 editions of the The Chinook, the Victoria High School student magazine; High School Matriculation Departmental Examination booklets for various subjects, Hymn booklet for 49th Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, Canadian Army Training Pamphlet No.1; program for the Imperial Cadet Competition, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, 1912; nine postcards of Edmonton; one postcard of Victoria, British Columbia; two souvenir photo booklets, one of Edmonton and one of Strathcona; and one photograph of Victoria High School.

Fonds consists of duplicate certificates of title, Edmonton, Alberta property tax statements, and Municipal District (MD) of Strathcona Number (No.) 518 tax receipts and notices.

Fonds consists of newspaper clippings, articles, and historical/biographical sketches, mainly concerning a buffalo herd purchased by the Canadian government in 1907. Fonds also contains a sale agreement between Michael Pablo and the Canadian government for the buffalo herd and photographs depicting the first Mayor and Council of Strathcona.

The fonds is mainly composed of records that document different aspects of Monte Stout’s life, but also includes records of Clarence and Jessie Stout. The fonds consists of the diaries of Clarence Stout and Jessie Stout, cards and postcards, correspondence, newspaper clippings, drafts, wills and probates, genealogical records, citizenship documents, marriage and death certificates, an Alberta Inauguration speech, research, reports, agendas, minutes, properties and assets, leases and agreements, studies, surveys, plans, maps, oral histories, day planners, flight logs, R.C.A.F. workbooks and textbooks, school records, and yearbooks. Photographs, negatives, and slides are of Monte Stout’s R.C.A.F. service and activities, fellow servicemen, shipyards, offices, job sites, coworkers, airplanes, air photos, friends, family, and survey photos. Videocassettes are interviews with pilots and veterans and the cinefilm are home movies by Monte Stout of family, Edmonton, Calgary and Hay River.

The fonds consists of a booklet entitled, "Strathcona, the Railway Tow and Manufacturing Centre for Alberta" produced by the Strathcona Board of Trade in 1903.

The fonds consists of handwritten and typed notes and articles written by reporters for the Strathcona Plaindealer.

Fonds consists of records relating to Palmer’s military and farming activities including diaries, correspondence, postcards, receipts and certificates.

The fonds consists of a family history written by Tom A. Richards circa 1995.

The fonds consists of correspondence to Ormy Trimble from his mother and father from 1907 and 1911, a letter from James Andrew Trimble to his unidentified brother and sister from 1912, and three images, a family portrait of the John Henry Hill and Annie Mae Trimble family in 1918, an image of the 19th Alberta Dragoons from 1917, and one of road construction in Vegreville in 1905.