The fonds consists mostly of Gordon Cressman's materials, but also includes a copy of William Baines's birth certificate and a subdivision plan for his land. Includes family photographs; albums of photographs documenting Gordon's military service; portraits of members of the Red Deer militia (ca. 1950s); news clippings showing Gordon's photographs published in the local newspaper; slides depicting birds, family members, Red Deer landscapes, and vacations; sound recordings of Gordon and his father commenting on religious subjects; sound recordings and films of public events and speeches in Red Deer; and collected commercial music recordings

The fonds consists of correspondence from Harold L. Gaetz to his wife and family while he was fighting in France (1916), photographs taken by H.L. Gaetz while in France, a photograph album compiled by son Harold B. Gaetz, and two copper nameplates.

The fonds consists of photographs, assorted published material, and a small amount of correspondence

The fonds includes several autobiographical sketches and reminiscences; military records and photographs; publications and memorabilia of military associations; souvenir postcards; samples of Earle's work as an illustrator, engraver, and calligrapher; watercolours; etching of R. B. Bennett; and photographs of Earle at work

The fonds includes Jack Reidy's elementary school class photo (ca. 1929). group portraits of the 20th Field Brigade (1936), photos of the Royal Canadian Artillery at work, miscellaneous wartime photos, collected postcards, collected newspapers, program for the opening of the Red Deer and District War Memorial Centre (1951), and an aerial view of Red Deer (1953)

The fonds consists of correspondence written by Willie Christian to a friend in Ontario while homesteading and in the army.

Fonds consists of 14 photographs (ca. 1885-1930) of the Sleath, Shotton, Perkins families and Thomas Baines; 1 teaching certificate for Clara Annie Shotton (1881-1884); and a photograph album and scrapbook containing ca. 90 photographs of Red Deer and region and of Edmonton, Alberta, and early postcards

The fonds consists of family correspondence (1947-1975), which includes two letters from an interned former member of the Galicia Division of the Waffen-SS, and sweepstake and bazaar tickets (1933-1953).

The fonds consists of the research notes of a French Immersion class project compiled by teachers Robert Porkka and Elaine Ward. The project researched the lives and military experiences of fourteen Red Deer students who were killed in the First World War. Included are photographs of a visit by students to war graves in France and Belgium.

The fonds consists of research articles and notes, family photographs collected and annotated by Linton Leonard Gaetz in preparation for his book (1869-1978), historical accounts, and the manuscript, The Family Story, parts 1 and 2. The fonds has been arranged into the following three series: research materials, photographs, and manuscripts.