This fonds consists of 16 day books or account books of J. E. McAuley's general mercantile business, which operated after 1906 as J. E. McAuley & Co. These records cover most years between 1893-1916. An index dating to about 1897 is also included.

The fonds consists of six company ledgers: 1894 - 1896, 1896, 1898 - 1901, 1900, 1904 - 1905, 1923 - 1926. Also includes 15 pages of correspondence and notes. The ledgers note expenses for various operations in the mine and in the company owned premises in town. The letters and notes concern the purchase of explosives for the mine and discusses the Consolidated Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Company.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Turner Valley oilfields and area, Dingman Wells #1 and #2, the Southern Alberta Oil Refinery, derrick construction, transportation of oil and gas, and the Dingman family. The fonds also consists of A.W. Dingman's reports and prospectuses related to the Calgary Natural Gas Company and Calgary Petroleum Products Company; Claude Dingman's notes and articles on the petroleum industry; Turner Valley operative results (1913-1935); and Corrine Dingman Patteson's family scrapbook. Includes a 1956 speech by Eric Harvie about the discovery of oil in Turner Valley.

Series consists of one file of letters and notes from October 31, 1895 to March 30, 1896 concerning the purchase of dynamite for the mine.

File contains letters and notes from October 31, 1895 to March 30, 1896 concerning the purchase of dynamite for the mine.

Fonds consists of a ledger recording individual East Kootenay assays from 1895-1900.

The fonds consists of home movies of the Brown family and oil wells (nd); photographs of the R.A. Brown, Sr. and R. A. Brown, Jr., families; "With the Forces" broadcast (1949); cartoons of R.A. Brown, Jr. and diploma (1923).

This fonds consists of records created or maintained by Samuel Price. Fonds has been divided into the following series:
-Barrister series, 1896.
-Mining Commissioner for Ontario series, 1911.
-Miscellaneous financial records series, 1914-1924.
-Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario series, 1914-1924.

The fonds consists of personal papers: a brief family history, family greeting cards, correspondence, certificates, tax records, brand registration, Eleanor's teaching memorabilia, and tickets and photos of a K.D. Lang concert; two silent, colour home movies featuring Banff vacation, family garage business, earth-moving machinery, pipeline construction, cattle drive, airplane, Compeer Sports Day, and Consort parade; records relating to oil and gas development on the ranch; and photographs of the Calgary Stampede parade and Winfield sawmill.

This account book, dating from 14 May 1900 to 2 November 1901, lists the quantity of timber received, by whom purchased, marks, and first boom count.