The fonds consists of political papers relating to Dr. Roper's tenure as Mayor of Edmonton from 1959 to 1963. The fonds consists of three series generated by Dr. Roper during his time as Mayor of Edmonton: 1. speeches, proclamations, briefings and other statements. 2. a general correspondence series, containing invitations . acceptances and refusals, greetings and acknowledgements; complaints and compliments, and general commentaries on civic business, The series includes files created by his immediate predecessors as mayor, William Hawrelak, mayor until his resignation in September 1959 and F.J. Mitchell, acting mayor until the municipal election in October 1959. 3. A miscellaneous series of new clippings, reports, incidental documents and a photograph album. The material clearly reflect Dr. Roper's attitudes towards municipal government as well as illustrating the role of the mayor in public relations.