The fonds consists of correspondence, agreements, etc. pertaining to Leach's oil speculations, and movie schedules, posters, publicity sheets and accounts of the Strand Theatre and Variety Theatre.

The fonds consists of correspondence relating to labour dispute between Alex Allan and the Calgary Power Company and the company’s group insurance plan; employee booklet “Agreement between Calgary Power Limited and Farm Electric Services Limited and Calgary Power Employees’ Association”; photographs primarily relating to Wabamun power plant; and slides of Calgary Zoo.

The fonds consists of a journal kept by William J. Noll from about 1914 to 1925. It records events in his life including homesteading in the Peace River Country, enlisting in the RNWMP and WWI, working in various industries including Oregon's lumber camps, and becoming an early commercial pilot in Oregon. The journal includes written entries, photographs, posters, some employment records, receipts, tickets, cards, and newspaper clippings. Several other loose records are inserted into the pages of the journal, including a WWI medal, Great War Veterans Association membership booklet, 1935 US naturalization papers, correspondence about his homestead and petroleum and natural gas leases, [ca. 1952] USAF course application, and 1917 Canadian naturalization papers. Two pages of genealogical notes presumed to have been written by Clem Kinderwater are also inserted.

The journal ends rather abruptly in January 1925 as William is on his way from El Paso to Portland. The final entry states "Contd in next book." Subsequent book(s) have unfortunately been lost.

The original order of the journal has been maintained, including the original position of inserted material.

The fonds consists of photographs of Banff and area including bridges, buildings, businesses, institutions, personalities, events, and sports activities and clubs. Includes photographs of Alberta mountains (1930s), and of Calgary (1910-1926).

The fonds consists of 15 photographs, an Employment Agreement between the Hudson's Bay Company and R J Campbell, and a magazine clipping photo of R J Campbell. The photographs are of the Hudson's Bay Company Store in Grande Prairie when it opened in 1948, the original staff group in 1948, 4 photos of the crowds on opening day, 2 photos of a children's fashion show on opening day, and 5 photographs of the HBC Company float for the opening of the Smoky River bridge.

The fonds consists of general correspondence; extensive land case files related to the sale, purchase and lease of primarily agriculture properties (arranged alphabetically by name of client); extensive loans case files related to farm mortgages; hail insurance applications; insurance company correspondence; sheriff's bailiff correspondence; and financial records. Includes photographs of the exterior and interior of Hays Brothers Office, and architectural plans for the office and rural schools.