The collection consists of photographs of buildings, activities, and people who lived in the town of Carlstadt / Alderson.

The collection consists of correspondence, circulars, petitions, and records about land and grazing leases.
Records related to the following subjects are also in this collection. See inventory for details: Agricultural Societies, Sgt. Charles Allen, Thomas Anderson, George Barry, Battle Creek Association, R.B. Bennett, Benton and St. Louis Cattle Co., Bow River Horse Ranch, H.L. Bowyer, British American Ranch Co., J.M. Browning, Brown Ranch Co., Calgary and Edmonton Railway lands, Canadian Agricultural, Coal and Colonization Co., Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) lands, William Carter, Hugh St. Quentin Cayley, J.E. Chipman, George Cloakley, Matthew Henry Cochrane, Cochrane Ranche Co., William F. Cochrane, Collingwood Ranch, Conrad Brothers, Conrad Price Cattle Co., J.M. Conger, A.E. Cox, Crow Indian reserve, Dakota Stock Grazing Co., Hon. Mayne Daly, R. Burton Deane, Col. John S. Dennis, Edgar Dewdney, Insp. Arthur W. Duffus, Charles Elliott, George B. Elliott, Moreton Frewen, J.A. Gemmill, Gilbert Goddard, Charles Grayson, William Antrobus Griesbach, James Hargrave, Alexander Stavely Hill, Walter Ings, William H. Irvine, Sir John Lister Kaye, William Duncan Kerfoot, J.K. Kerr, George Lane, G.H. Lydiard, Dr. Duncan McNab McEachran, Hon. David L. McPherson, Maunsell Brothers, C.R. Mitchell, Mount Head Ranch, Mount Royal Ranch, Augustus Meredith Nanton, New Walrond Ranch, H.A. Noble, Northwest Cattle Co., Northwest Stock Association, Frank Oliver, William G. Oliver, Oxley Ranch, Sgt. D. Paterson, William Pearce, Hon. J.H. Pope, Powder River Cattle Co. prairie fires, Const. A. Purves, Quorn Ranch, Sgt. Major C.C. Raven, 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion), Daniel E. Riley, Philips Ross, Saskatchewan Stock Growers' Association, Walter Scott, C. Sharples, sheep, Hon. Clifford Sifton, Spencer Brothers, Charles Stewart, Charles Stimson, Frederick S. Stimson, Thomas Stone, Thomas B. Strange, Samuel B. Steele, William W. Stuart, J.R. Sutherland, E.E. Taylor, Sir Charles Tupper, Twin Butte Cattle and Horse Association, United Farmers of Alberta (UFA), R.A. Wallace, Walrond Ranch, Western Stock Growers' Association, Hon. Thomas White, Winder Ranche, and Wood Mountain Stock Ranch.

The collection consists of images, originally dating ca. 1914 to ca. 1983 from Cereal, Alberta, including images of views of Cereal, streets, hotels, train station, schools, hospitals, a restaurant interior, houses and log houses, children, residents, hospital matrons, a hospital doctor, the director of nurses, geese hunters, a fiddler, horse and carts, horse and sleigh, horses, cattle, oxen, barns, farming, harvesting, plowing, harrows, water well, baseball spectators, cars, picnics, skiing, trains, and a steam engine.

Collection consists of an oral history by Hugh B. Evans about his experiences as a sailor on the Southern Cross Expedition, dated 1970, an index to a cash book dated 1905 from the Vermilion Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and notes on the pioneer telegraph system in Alberta dated 1976, both compiled by Allen Ronaghan, a copy of the United Farmers of Alberta Union Local No. 139 minutes and membership roll, and a copy of the attendance register of the Batts School District No. 1960 dating 1918-1919.

The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta. Consists of these series: Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956); North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947); North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955); North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957); Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955); Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926; First Nations (1877-1954); High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960); Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961); and photographs (1870s-1930s).

The fonds consists of photographs of the Spiritwood, Mildred, Norbury and Shellbrook districts of Saskatchewan, including views of pioneers, buildings, sports and schools.

The fonds consists of: maps (2), showing Professor Macoun's route through the Northwest Territory, and enlargement of Cypress Hills area (1880); images of various views of early Medicine Hat and surrounding area, ranch life (1882-1944).

The collection consists of biographies, recorded interviews, scrapbooks, photographs, and a few diaries. RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES ARE ALSO IN THIS COLLECTION. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Ackroyd, Alder, Aldridge, Allen, Allred, Alston, Anderson, Archibald, Atkins, Barton, Bates, Beirdnean, Bennett, Bennion, Bevans, Bigelow, Bishop, Blackmore, Brandley, Bridge, Brown, Burns, Caldwell, Card, Chappell, Chritchfield, Clifton, Coombs, Cooper, Crookson, Daines, Davenport, Dowdle, Duce, Eames, Erickson, Fisher, Fletcher, Forsyth, French, Garner, Gibb, Goddard, Grant, Gregson, Gurney, Hacking, Hammer, Harris, Harrison, Hatch, Head, Henderson, Hess, Hillier, Hinman, Holland, Holman, Howes, Hudson, Hull, Huscroft, Hymas, Insley, Jacobs, Jenkins, Johansen, Johnson, Judd, Kearl, King, Law, Layne, Layton, Leavitt, Leonard, Lieshman, Lott, Low, Mackenzie, Malmberg, Matkin, May, McConnell, Mercer, Miller, Naegeli, Naylor, Neat, Nielson, Nilsson, Parker, Parkinson, Payne, Penrod, Perkins, Peterson, Phipps, Pilling, Pitcher, Probert, Pyrah, Rasmussen, Reid, Rice, Romeril, Ross, Sheffield, Shepherd, Silcox, Simmons, Sloan, Smith, Snow, Solomon, Spencer, Stacey, Stettner, Stewart, Stoddard, Taylor, Thomas, Tolhurst, Vaughn, Walburger, Walker, Watson, Webb, Williams, Wood, Woodruff, Wooley, Woolf, Woolley, Wright, and Zolbell.

The collection consists of photographs of personalities, buildings, street views, public events, and farming activity in Pincher Creek, Alberta.

The collection consists of: University Women's Club Programs (13) (1949-1964); hand drawn homestead maps S.W. of Bowell as recalled by Irene Lapp (2) (1991); "Construction", a journal for the Architectural Engineering and Contracting Interests of Canada (1912); history of Breezelawn School District #2476 as recalled by Irene Lapp (1992); family histories for Dubeau, Schaeffer, Wallace and Lapp families, and list of early homesteaders of the Bowell area (1992); images of the Lapp family.