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The collection consists of material pertaining to urban planning in St. Albert including briefs and studies prepared by the City of St. Albert and the City of Edmonton in 1966 and 1967 identifying problems and suggestions for urban renewal in St. Albert.

The collection consists of 12 photographs of sites in Edmonton in the early decades of the 20th century. Sites include the High Level Bridge, the Legislature, Fort Edmonton, the City of Edmonton steamer, the Low Level Bridge, 1st Presbyterian Church, and the Edmonton Saddlery.

The collection consists of a portrait of Father Beek of St. Patrick's Church, Lethbridge, and two photographs showing the demolition of the church.

The collection consists of photographs of threshing scenes, a biplane in Viking, grain elevators in Blackie, and Peace River.

The collection consists of the Fraser-MacKay Colliers Mine Rescue Team in front of a W.C.B. Mine Rescue railway car.

The collection consists of photographs of a line of people waiting to purchase land from the Hudson's Bay Company in Edmonton, a land sale document, and a map of Edmonton land.

The collection consists of a photograph of the members of the Supreme Court of the North West Territories, a photograph of the 8th Convocation of the Benchers of the Law Society of Alberta, a portrait of P.J. Nolan, K.C., a portrait of R.B. Bennett, and a photograph of the Benchers of the Law Society of the North West Territories.

The collection consists of three photographs of Welsh's Saddlery, located on 101 Street in Edmonton, in 1912.

The collection consists of publicity photographs used to promote a lecture given by polar explorer Roald Amundsen in Edmonton in 1913.

The collection consists of 14 photographs of the interior and exterior of the McLeod Building in Edmonton and statistical information on income derived from its operation as a revenue property.

The collection consists of 7 black and white photographs of unidentified members of the Siksika Nation and 1 colour photograph of blankets.

The collection consists of photographic postcards of Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, and Alby, Alberta.

The collection consists of articles, oral histories, and government reports about the development of Jasper National Park and the influence of human development in the area. The photographs focus on the Pocahontas area of Jasper National Park, including mining and rail infrastructure.

The collection consists of a sound recording and photographs of the dedication ceremony of the pysanka statue in Vegreville, AB.

The collection consists of photographs of sites in Duffield, AB and members of Paul First Nation, Wabamum Reserve.

The collection consists of photographs of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta, including images of hoodoos and petroglyphs.

The collection consists of photographs of a Siksika Sun Dance ceremony held near Cardston, AB in 1967.

The collection consists of photographs of a bridge at Dowler's Hill in Edmonton showing a 15-foot drop resulting from a landslide near the bridge.

The collection consists of photographs of businesses and families in the Stettler area.

The collection consists of four photographs from the Frank, Alberta area.

The collection consists of photographs of a Siksika medicine lodge, ranching, the laying of the cornerstone of the Alberta Legislature, the hospital of Grande Prairie, bison in Banff National Park, Vegreville school, and other sites in Alberta.

The collection consists of one cirkuit print of Edmonton (1909), one cirkuit print of Edmonton (1913), one cirkuit print of #3 Company, Alberta Depot Battalion, C.E.F., Calgary (1918), and one oversize panorama of Redwater (1949).

The collection consists of photographs of Edmonton and Banff, ca. 1900. Images include a flood at Walter's Mill in Edmonton and the Banff Hot Springs.

The album consists of photographs of Edmonton street scenes and Lake Wabamun in the early 20th century.

The collection consists of photographs of the Walter Lumber Mill in Strathcona on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River and interiors of the Chapman Brothers Store at 104 Street and 82 Avenue, Strathcona.

The collection consists of photographs and negatives of the Baker Centre in Calgary, formerly the Baker Memorial Sanatorium.

The collection consists of 30 stereographic images of sites around the Rocky Mountains in Alberta with a small selection of images in other areas of western Canada. The images were created by the following photographic studios: Bingham and Thom, Thom, and Underwood and Underwood.

The collection consists of photographs and negatives depicting a parade and ice sculptures at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake in 1972.

The fonds consists of nine lantern slides that were potentially created as promotional images for Canadian Pacific Railway in the early 20th century. The images depict CPR employees, trains, interiors of train cars, and a biplane.

The collection consists of photographs of the Southgate Shopping Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

The collection consists of 12 prints of paintings by Charles Russell and 121 postcards of sites around Alberta with a focus on the Banff area.

The collection consists of photographs of sites in and around Dunvegan, Alberta including the communities of Waterhole and Fairview.

The collection consists of photographs of Adolf Minchau's General Blacksmith and the North Edmonton Iron Works in their years of operation and later photographs taken of the same sites in 1965.

The collection consists of photographs of the construction of the Five Roses flour mill in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

The collection consists of photographs of street scenes and housing around Edmonton, particularly the development of housing in the Millwoods neighbourhood.

The collection consists of a series of postcards depicting scenes across Alberta.

The collection consists of photographs of school houses across Beaver County, Alberta.

The collection consists of photographs of communities in the Peace River region, including Beaverlodge, Bezanson, Buffalo Lake, Clairmont, Crooked Creek, Debolt, Grande Prairie, Hythe, La Glace, Sexsmith, Valhalla, Valleyview, Wembley, and Whitecourt.

The collection consists of photographs of a ski jump in Camrose, Alberta.

The collection consists of photographs taken in Edmonton in July and August of 1989. The images depict businesses around Edmonton, street scenes, and actor Adam West at the Klondike Days festival.

The collection consists of fire insurance maps for the following communities in Alberta:
Alix, 1910
Bawlf, 1910
Blairmore, 1925
Bruce, 1910
Burdett, 1910
Carbon, 1924
Cardson, 1915
Carmangay, 1910
Castor, 1910
Claresholm, 1906
Cochrane, 1908
Coleman, 1905
Daysland, 1924
Didsbury, 1924
Exshaw, 1910
Frank, 1906
Gadsby, 1910
Gleichen, 1916
Grande Prairie, 1916
Hanna, 1922
Hardieville, 1920
Hardisty, 1910
High River, 1915
Holden, 1910
Irma, 1931
Irvine, 1910
Killiam, 1910
Lacombe, 1946
Leduc, 1930
Fort Macleod, 1912
Manville, 1918
Monarch, 1910
Morinville, 1930
Mundare, 1946
Nanton, 1931,
Olds, 1924
Pincher Creek, 1908
Ponoka 1924
Provost, 1924
Redcliffe, 1913
Ryley, 1910
Steller, 1951
Strome, 1931
Taber, 1910
Tofield, 1910
Vegreville, 1930

These photographs depict locations around Fort McMurray and Waterways, Alberta. The photos were printed on card stock and sold as postcards by Hill Drugs. The locations are all identified and depict such subjects as the Fort McMurray shipyards, tugboats, and aerial views of Fort McMurray and Waterways settlements.

The collection consists of photographs that depict subjects in and around Shandro, Alberta. Images include the loading of a riverboat on the North Saskatchewan River, threshing machines and crews, Ukrainian folk dancers, and St. Jordan’s Day ceremonies. Members of the Shandro and Boychuk families are also identified.

The collection consists of two films: A New Rose in Alberta (1961), produced by the Canadian Oil Companies Ltd., is an industrial film about White Rose gasoline. An Invitation to the Future (1966), produced by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), is a promotional film about SAIT and its programs.

The collection consists of two films, Bridge to the Future and The Sand Barrier, about the Alberta oil industry that were commissioned by Syncrude.

The collection consists of photos depicting the sites around Mountain Park and Mt. Cheviot in the Coal Branch. The sites include both the town site and mining infrastructure around the mountain. Each photo is identified with some information written on the back.

The collection consists of photos depicting mountainous scenes around the Frank Slide and Crowsnest Pass area, including images of the Frank Slide.

The collection consists of photographs taken at various architectural sites around Alberta. These include a survey of housing in the abandoned coal town of Nordegg that was created by the Woolfenden Group, a photographic survey by McIntosh, Workun & Chernenko Architects of a federal building, and architectural surveys of St. Joseph's College, St. Stephen's College, the Ukrainian Village, and Beaver House.

The collection consists of images of the Lieutenant Governor's Purse thoroughbred horse race at the Northlands Racetrack in 1974. Images include the race track, grandstand, and race horses.

The collection consists of photographs of various sites and people around Fort Chipewyan, Alberta during winter. All of the locations and some of the subjects are identified

The photos depict members of the Smoky Lake Ukrainian community and the Smoky Lake Board of Trade. The provenance is unknown, but many of the people in the photos are identified, dates are noted on the photos, and some of the photos feature group portraits with identifying signs. Two of the photos are of Ukrainian groups and organizations, one is the Board of Trade Sports Committee, and the last features the four-piece Andrews Orchestra.

The collection consists of over 30 identified individuals and families from the Leduc and Beaumont area, Alberta. The images also include landscapes, homesteads, Dominion Day celebrations, and agricultural working conditions and equipment.

The collection consists of two satirical posters regarding money and personal finance.

The collection consists of images featuring a portrait painting of Alexander Cameron Rutherford.

The collection consists of surveyor's plans created between 1911 and 1912 by Dominion Government surveyors for the Medicine Hat district including plans for the subdivisions of Rosemount Medicine Hat, Suffield, Fairview, Arlington, Burrell, Kenilworth, north Redcliff, Broadway Extension, and Parkview.

The collection consists of lists documenting the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the years 1967, 1968, and 1969 created by an unidentified individual.

The collection consists of material found in Room A137 of the Provincial Museum and Archives Building in 1969. The collection includes: Edmonton and District Labour Council Annuals published by the Edmonton Trades and Labour Council and the Calgary Labour Council dating from 1951 - 1961; a booklet entitled "Boy Blue's Verses" by Frederick Balmer Watt (1918); the first annual report of the North Alberta Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada and Newfoundland (1938); regulations providing for the election of representatives of the Armed Forces (1944); a conference paper presented by Ernest Manning (1945); a booklet entitled "The Magpie Menace" by Kerry Wood; Alberta Public Service pamphlets (1955); informational pamphlets on Alberta's Jubilee Auditoriums of Calgary and Edmonton (1955); a program of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Historical Society of Alberta (1959); Peace River and District Telephone Directory (1963); copy of the "Tattler" published by the Minus One Club of Edmonton (1955); pamphlets and postcards related to the history of Edmonton circa 1950s; a photo album entitled "The Canadian Pacific Rockies"; 25 photogravures published by Byron Harmon circa 1900; copies of the Raymond Review Aug 3, 1966 and Aug 10, 1966; Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Explorer first centennial edition, Peace River Country (1967); a copy of the Alberta Red Cross News Pictorial Campaign No. 3 (1925); a copy of the Edmonton Journal "Annual Review and Forecast (1967); an illustrated booklet celebrating Alberta's Golden Jubilee; Edmonton Transit System passes dating from the 1960s; and 6 blueprints indicating the construction of streets in Carstairs and Wetaskiwin, Alberta (1906).

The collection consists of fifteen black and white photographs featuring farmhouse near Fort Macleod taken in 1966 by an unknown photographer.

The collection consists of mining agreements between coal mining unions and coal mines in Alberta dating from 1915 to 1961. Coal mines represented in the collection include the Canadian Collieries Limited, Cadomin Coal Co. Ltd., Canmore Coal Company Limited, Mine Workers Central Union of Estevan and District, Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, Bighorn and Saunders Creek Collieries, Drumheller and Wayne District Coal Companies, Hillcrest Collieries Ltd., Hinton Collieries Limited, International Coal and Coke Company Limited, McGillivary Creek and Coal Company Limited, Lethbridge Collieries Limited, Luscar Collieries Limited, and McLeod River Hard Coal Co. Limited.

The collection consists of material related to youth recreation and activities in Alberta including a post-summer evaluation of Edmonton's playground and parks program dating from 1958, a report on the proceedings of Western Recreation Conference held in the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta, dating from 1958, a report on a playground teacher's training course for Edmonton Recreation Department dating from 1959, and the minutes of a meeting of the Edmonton Council of Community Services, Youth Service Division, Executive Workshop dating from 1959.

The fonds consists of two 35 mm copies of the film West to the Mountains, one 16 mm version of the film West to the Mountains, and one 16 mm of the film West to the Mountains in Japanese.

The collection consists of materials related to the formation of the Town of Rainbow Lake in 1966 and includes clippings from The Edmonton Journal.

The collection consists of a copy of a photograph of the Union Bank at Fort Macleod, Alberta taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1906, and a copy of a photograph of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Red Deer, Alberta taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1906.

The collection consists of a copy photograph and negative featuring cowboys from the Calgary Stampede circa 1926. The collection also includes a list identifying the individuals in the photograph. The photographer remains unidentified.

The collection consists of material commemorating the dedication ceremony of Fort Edmonton Park in 1967 collected by R.O. Harrison, Director of the Provincial Museum of Alberta. The collection includes a clipping from The Edmonton Journal, an invitation, a program, a letter requesting a copy of the dedication speech by V.M. Dantzer from R.O. Harrison to V.M. Dantzer and a reply from V.M. Dantzer, and a map of Fort Edmonton Park.

The collection consists of ten color slides featuring the work of the original members of the Group of Seven including F.J. Johnson, F.H. Varley, Arthur, Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, F. Carmichael, Lawren Harris, and A.Y. Jackson dating from 1920 - 1928. The collection also includes two slides featuring work by Tom Thomson dating from 1916 to 1917. The date of the creation of the slides as well as the creator of the slides remains unknown.

The collection consists of a program of the 64th Annual Round-up Banquet and Dance of the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association, Edmonton dating from 1958 and a program of the 4th Educational District Convention of the Alberta Teacher's Association dating from 1967.

The collection consists of photographs of correspondence, orders-in-council, memorandum, drafts, and resolutions copied from the Library and Archives Canada related to the confederation of Canada and the provincial autonomy of Alberta.

The collection consists of material related to events held in Edmonton during Canada's centennial year (1967). The collection includes of a copy of The Edmonton Unitarian Vol. 14, No. 37, a program from Sherwood Heights Junior High to commemorate the birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald, a bulletin from the Northern Alberta Centennial Indoor Match Rifle Championships, a souvenir program from the Centennial Midget Hockey Championship Tournament, a program from the noon day services at the All Saints Cathedral, a program of the presentation of T.S. Elliot's Murder in the Cathedral at the All Saint's Cathedral, a program and poster of the Mystery Plays at the All Saint's Cathedral, a program for Muk-luk Mardi Gras in Edmonton, an invitation to the opening of the Charles M. Russell exhibit at the Edmonton Art Gallery, a program on the opening of the "Midnight Stadium" and Rodeo of World Champions at Fort Macleod, an O'Hara Auctions Centennial Business Bulletin, an information pamphlet on the centennial conference on the History of the Canadian West, a Banff School of Fine Arts schedule, a Casbah restaurant advertisement, a brochure on the Avord Arms Apartments, and a poster for the RCMP Concert Band and Musical Ride. The collection also includes an Order of Service of the twenty-fifth anniversary services of Robertson Church, Edmonton dating from 1935.

The collection consists of nine posters featuring advertisements for commercial products dating from the 1940s such as "Winchester Cigarettes", "Orange Crush", "Five Roses Flour", "Burns Shamrock Cooked Meats", and "Millbank Cigarettes".

The collection consists of notes, pamphlets, publications, related to issues concerning women such as equality, birth control, and sexuality collected by an anonymous donor dating from 1973 to 1976.

The collection consists of nine 16 mm films shown at the Strathcona Science Centre. Film titles include, Petroleum's Progress, Alberta's Natural Heritage, Behind the Switch - Coal to Kilowatts, Refinery, Oil the Hard Way, Bridge to the Future, Objective: Energy, The Sand Barrier, and Producing Oil. The fonds also includes 1571 slides featuring the Science Centre building.

The collection consists of a copy of a video produced for Alberta Social Services and Community Health in 1979 related to speech and language pathology entitled, "Language Stimulation - Let's Talk".

The collection consists of images featuring the Shandro Museum including a framed house and individuals in Ukrainian dress dating from 1966 and taken by an unidentified photographer.

The collection consists of a photograph for the Camrose Normal School Class, 1924-1925 taken by McDermid Studios, Edmonton and a photograph of the 1921 Edmonton Normal School class taken in 1921 by Langbell Photo.

The collection consists of four glass plate slides featuring images of ranching in Alberta circa 1930.

The item consists of images documenting the "Presentation of the Colors to the Edmonton Regiments" dating from 1915 copied by the Provincial Archives of Alberta circa 1966.

The collection consists of postcards featuring views of Alberta locations including Wainwright, Fort McMurray, and Edmonton circa 1907 to 1927.

The collection consists of a VHS recording entitled The History of Lethbridge (1992) and a VHS recording entitled Oh Pioneers (1993).

The collection consists of material created by the City of Lethbridge in commemorating the first flight over the Canadian Rockies in 1919 by pilot Captain Ernest C. Hoy including two formal invitations for the City of Lethbridge luncheon proceeding the ceremony to unveil a plaque, an official program, photographs, and newspaper clippings dating from 1966.

The collection consists of a negative featuring Harry Pollard dating from ca. 1920, a negative featuring Ernest Brown dating from ca. 1950, and an extract from The Farm and Ranch Review dating from 1910.

The collection consists of a program for the Alberta Inaugural Celebration Concert at Thistle Rink in Edmonton, Alberta dating from 1905; a membership card for the Edmonton Amateur Athletic Club dating from ca. 1908; an account book for the Union Book of Canada and a bundle of cancelled cheques dating from 1917; a copy of The Alberta Social Credit Chronicle dating from 1935; a pamphlet entitled "The Douglas System of Economics"; a photograph of the G.A. Forster Ranch House; and a photograph of the Forster family.

The collection consists of five photographs featuring views of Edmonton during a flood in 1915 including Currie Street, Edmonton Boat Building Co, 5th Street Bridge, Low Level Bridge, and Ross Flats from McDougall Hill.

The collection consists of two poster prints featuring agricultural scenes dating from ca. 1940 and a poster print featuring King George V dating from ca. 1940. The artist of the prints is unknown.

The collection consists of one LP recording by Olga Cunningham recorded at Damon Sound Studios in Edmonton in 1979, one LP recording by the Ruscheinski Family recorded at Century II Studios in Edmonton in the 1970s, and one 45 RPM recording by the Maclin Alouettes recorded at Project 70 in Edmonton in the 1970s.

The collection consists of a photograph of the Alberta School Trustee's Association Annual Convention dating from 1950, a photograph of the 26th Annual Convention of the Alberta Dairymen's Association dating from 1950, an invitation to the opening of the Percy Page Centre dating from 1987, a poster featuring Pilbrock, Alberta, and a poster commemorating Alberta's Golden Jubilee in 1955.

The fonds consists of twenty photographs and twelve postcards featuring scenes of Calgary, Banff, and Blackie, Alberta dating from ca. 1923.

The collection consists of 15 photographs of the Banff area including views of "Beehive Mountain", a waterfall at "Johnson's Creek", a canoe, and the Banff Springs Hotel; a photograph of Vancouver; a photograph of Santa Monica featuring electric street lights; a photograph of New York Woolworth Building; two photographs of unidentified women; and two photographs of an unidentified harbor. The photographs date from ca. 1918 and were taken by an unknown photographer.

The collection consists of 11 photographic postcards featuring Edmonton scenes dating from ca. 1915.

The collection consists of images of the Donatville Church fire in 1982.

The collection consists of 16 hours of audio recordings capturing the Alberta 2005 Conference. The fonds also includes the accompanying typed transcripts dating from 1988.

The collection consists of 5 LP discs featuring music from Richard White, Darkroom, and NEO a4 dating from 1981- 1985.

The collection consists of 19 photographs of monasteries in Alberta dating from the 1920’s to the 1940’s.

The collection consists of photographs of the Fort McMurray area. The 32 photographs in PR1982.0084 depict scenes from the Fort McMurray area from 1905-1915 with emphasis on shipping and riverboats. The 80 photographs in PR1992.0134 depict the inhabitants, settlements, and lands of the Fort McMurray region from the 1930s to the 1950s.

The fonds consists of 18 postcards of Edmonton dating from 1902- 1912.

The collection consists of images featuring the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the year 1964.

The collection consists of clippings from The Edmonton Journal pertaining to the release of Ernest Manning's publication Political Realignment: a Challenge to Thoughtful Canadians in 1967. The creator of the collection is unknown.

The collection consists of a photograph and a glass plate negative featuring two female children seated in front of a piano with a mantle clock sitting on the piano circa 1900. The photographer is unidentified.

The collection consists of two photographs of moonshine distilleries near the Wapiti River.

The collection consists of two photographs of barn-raising, records of Marguerite (Quesnel) Rogers (including teaching certificates, teaching reports, job applications, and diaries for herself and her sister, Lillian), and records of Ernest John Jones (including tax assessments and receipts, mortgage documents, and other financial documents).