The fonds consists of the following records:;Series I: Chief's correspondence, records, reports, orders etc., 1899-1970. Series II: Miscellaneous correspondence and records, 1919-1954. Series III: Union dispute briefs, 1932-1950. Series IV: Union minutes, records, agreements, etc., 1919-1957. Series V: Calgary Federation of Civic Employees, 1917-1952. Series VI: Calgary Trades and Labour Council, minutes, 1947-1952. Series VII: Canadian Labour reports, 1947-1951. Series VIII: Miscellaneous union records and correspondence, 1929-1952. Series IX: Convention proceedings, 1919-1958. Series X: Annual Reports, 1908-1971. Series XI: Pension fund papers, 1932-1943. Series XII: Salary and pension records, 1934-1950. Series XIII: Workmen's compensation correspondence and form, 1921-1949. Series XIV: Volumes - 100 Journals and Record Books, 1885-1968. Series XV: Oversize - Card Catalogues, Blueprints, Volumes and Scrapbooks, ca. 1911-1955. Series XVI Transferred to Library, Pamphlets, Periodicals, etc, see list in inventory. For more information regarding the City of Calgary, Fire Department scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.

The fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, agreements, registers, lists, ledgers, plans, drawings, and photographic prints documenting all of the Department's functions except housing. The records are arranged into six series by functional area:;Series I. Administration Files. Series II. Tax Recovery Files. Series III. Sales Files. Series IV. Acquisitions Files. Series V. Property Management Files. Series VI. Development Files. These series have various sub-series under each according to the subject, type of document or arrangement in a filing system. Some of the sub-series posses no identifiable arrangement where as others are arranged alphabetically or chronologically. Between 1963 and 1964, the Land Division introduced a new system for filing its records. Block numbering classifications for sales (8-000), acquisitions (7-000), tax recovery, and development were assigned. The arranging archivist has assigned arbitrary file numbers to the files. Where original file numbers existed, these have been listed as well. Oversize plans have been placed in map cabinets and are identified by a M000nnn number. Photographic prints are identified by a PP000nnn number.

The fonds consists of the City Solicitor's records, as opposed to the records of other divisions within the department as it is currently structured. Most of the records were part of a single central filing system with nine series, numbered 1-9. Each of these series used the same sort of file coding system which is discussed below as part of each of the series descriptions. The records described in this inventory reflect the general legal work which has always been carried on by the City Solicitor and the Law Department. This is the work that is now done by the Law Division of the department. The Archives does not hold any records from the Claims Division or the Insurance Division. General Subject Files (6 series in the Law Department's filing system) comprise the largest portion of the Law Department records in the Archives. These records reflect the general work of the City Solicitor and his department over a period of more than fifty years and subjects reflect a broad range of internal and external issues. Subsequent series are much smaller. The litigation files (1 series) are case files of the City Solicitor and his staff relating to lawsuits in which The City was involved. The extent of these records in the Archives reflects only a small portion of litigation files created over time. Many more remain in semi- active storage. For more information regarding the City of Calgary, Law Department scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.

The fonds consists of records from the Parks and Recreation Department which reflect a wide range of responsibilities held by the Department over time including correspondence files, annual reports, financial records, reports, minutes, and publications. The records date from 1905 to 1981, with material from the 1960s and 1970s predominating. For more information regarding the City of Calgary, Parks & Recreation Department scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.

The fonds consists of 3,448 plans, 37 posters, five pieces of art (drawings and sketches), three maps, three oversize aerial photo negatives, and a number of miscellaneous oversize items. Because there is no administrative structure to follow for the organization of these records, they have been grouped into two artificial series, the first consisting of the oversize plans and maps, and the second made up of the posters, aerial photo negatives and other miscellaneous items which did not fit into the first series. The majority of plans have been placed into oversize map folders and map cabinets. A few plans have been placed into one oversize box and some miscellaneous oversize items have been placed onto shelves. Each series has a number of sub series. There are 15 sub series in Series I, arranged by venue. Sub series xiv is made up of plans which were originally bound or grouped together because of the nature of the facility or operation described in the plans rather than by the venue where the construction was taking place. For more information regarding the XV Olympic Winter Games, Olympic Plans and Miscellaneous Oversize Records scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.

The fonds consists of approximately 40,000 photo images (prints, transparencies and negatives) created or commissioned by the Communications Group, one of the six Groups which made up OCO. Most of them are from the Information Services Division. Some, mostly duplicates of those from Information Services, are from Products and Advertising and from Community Relations. All of this material is in English. Most of the images are in colour, the transparencies are 35mm and enclosed in slide cases, and photo prints are 8 x 10" or smaller. Some of what are referred to as negatives are in fact internegatives made from transparencies. This material is in very good physical condition. These photo images were commissioned and created for the purposes of publicizing the 1988 Olympic Winter Games before they occurred, of educating people about the Games, and of documenting preparation for the Games and the Games themselves. OCO'88 used them as research material and as a record of its activities. For more information regarding the XV Olympic Winter Games, Olympic Photograph Collection scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.

The fonds consists of by-laws, council and committee minutes, assessment and taxation records, and the files of the Secretary Treasurer. Series I: Consists of by-laws, 1958-1963. Series II: Consists of council minutes, 1958-1963, and committee minutes, 1962-1963. Series III: Consists of the Secretary Treasurer files, 1958-1963, which include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, briefs, receipts and invoices, maps, plans and drawings, and some publications. Series IV: Consists of assessment and tax rolls (1958-1963)

The fonds consists of records of Calgary Transit which date back to the year of its establishment, 1909 and include records created after 1972, when it became part of the Transportation Department. Included are records created under its previous names: Calgary Transit System, Calgary Municipal Railway, and Calgary Electric Railway. The records of the remaining components of The Transportation Department, including the Director's office, Finance and Accounting, Traffic Operations, and Transportation Planning, are described separately in the "Inventory to the Records of the Transportation Department". The records of Calgary Transit include correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, bulletins, publications, lists, directories, ledger books, register books, mechanical drawings, and photographs. There are also some non-record materials, including technical manuals, publications of other agencies, artifacts, tickets, passes, and transfers. The records have been grouped into nine series, based in general on their physical form. For more information regarding the City of Calgary, Calgary Transit scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.

The fonds consists of Mr. Cocks's working records used in his capacity of Building Inspector for the City of Calgary. Records include: Mr. Cock's Building Inspector Badge, Calgary Transit City Employee's fare bus tickets, duplicate copies of relevant bylaws and building permits, and a report pertaining to Churchill Park Urban Renewal Scheme, prepared by the Planning Department.

The fonds consists of day files, invitation files, speeches, subject files, accounting and finance files, photographs, publications and artifacts. Notable subjects dealt with in these records include the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, Calgary's LRT system and the construction of the new Municipal Building. For more information regarding the City of Calgary, Ralph Phillip Klein's records scope/content information, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.