The fonds consists of images copied from glass negatives, originally dating 1916-1918, primarily of the Sedgewick, Alberta area, including a horse and cart, horse and sleigh, a girl and her doll, grain elevators, horse racing, Sports Days, buildings, farms, a baptism, musicians, harvesting, school construction, automobiles, a tractor, a sail boat, horses; also included are images of the Sports Day in Killam, Alberta and a view of Killam. Some of the glass negatives from which copies were made were quite damaged and this is reflected in the copies that were made.

The fonds consists of 4 images from circa (ca.) 1918, of the Calgary Derby, F.E. Nichol’s Department Store in Killam, Alberta and views of Killam.

Fonds consists of photographs depicting various buildings in Killam, Alberta including a view of the town, Robert Roy Knill’s harness shop, and grandstands.

Four blueprints showing development of a two room school addition for Killam Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 49 in 1956.

The collection consists of five photo-postcards featuring locations and activities in small town Alberta dating from circa 1900 to 1940 including: "Main Street, Killam, Alberta", "Killam Memorial Arena", "Grading Near Excel", "Gullekson's Outfit, Oyen, Alberta", and "Railway Ave, Olds, Alberta".

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

The fonds consists of yearbooks from: the Vermilion School of Agriculture, Killam Division Central High School, Mundare High School, Frank Maddock High School (Drayton Valley), and Devon High School; a newspaper clipping about the Vermilion School of Agriculture; and photographs of Kenneth’s graduating class at the Vermilion School of Agriculture and one photo of swans.

The collection includes a copy of a fictionalized article entitled "A suit for Herbie," by Terence Thompson, relating to banking in "Rose Valley," along with Thompson's account of how he came to Killam, Alberta as a Bank of Montreal employee and a letter addressed to Dutton from Thompson; and a copy of a biographical sketch entitled "The Saga of My Paternal Grandparents: Thomas and Margaret Henderson," by Ada Elizabeth Law, an account about the Henderson family's journey from Maple Ridge, British Columbia to Fort Edmonton, North-West Territories, in 1880 and their years homesteading in the Rabbit Hill area of Alberta, and an accompanying letter to Dutton from Irene Gillespie, Ada Elizabeth Law's cousin, who gave Law's article to Dutton.

The fonds consists of material acquired by Mary Mason and consists of a handwritten account by William Halsall entitled "St. George's Church - Killam"; a typewritten copy of the account "St. George's Church - Killam", a note written by William Halsall explaining his motives for writing the article; an account written by R.D. Colquette entitled "The Farmer Comes to Town" regarding William Halsall and the Killam Co-op; a copy of the Edmonton Churchman vol. 111 no. 2 pertaining to J.A. Neely of Killam; an Order of Service during the Ordination of the Reverend William Brooks to the Priesthood in St. John's Church in Sedgewick; and an account by Mrs. A.N. Wetton entitled "On the Lloydminster Trail" pertaining to Canon W.H. English.

The collection consists of materials related to the operation of the Florence Hotel in Killiam, Alberta created by Theo Skagen dating from 1916 to 1926, a negative of the Parliament Building by J.A. Brown dating from 1920, a copy of a map of the Westmount neighborhood in Edmonton circa 1910, a map of the Yellowhead Highway from Edmonton to Lloydminster, Alberta dating from the 1960s, and a photograph of Morley, Alberta taken by A.W. "Nick" Carter in 1920, a tractor advertisement, and images of threshing machinery and outfits.

Fonds consists of records pertaining to Skagen’s business involvements, in particular his operation of the Florence Hotel. Fonds also consists of personal records and other material reflecting Skagen’s many interests. The fonds has been divided into two series: Business material and Personal material. These series have been further divided into sub-series.