The fonds consists of 48 letters written to his family in England, which record Hills' impressions and experiences as he moved west through Canada. RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: John J. Barter, Carlton (Sask.), chinooks, Cree, Oswald A. Critchley, Fish Creek (Alta.), F.L. Foster, F.W. Godsal, George Lane, John Lineham, Little Bow Cattle Co., Mount Head Ranch, North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), Northwest Cattle Co., Quorn Ranch, 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion), St. George's Ranch, Sheep Creek Ranch, Walter Skrine, snowshoes, Frederick S. Stimson, John Ware and Edwin John Winterbottom.

The collection consists of photographs of local personalities, businesses, farming and events.

The fonds consists of minutes, calendars of events, and newsletters (1981-1999); treasurer's files (1967-1979); slide presentations, with accompanying recorded narration, about farming, ranching, Banff, Calgary personalities, Aberhart and the Depression (compiled in 1976); addresses to the chapter by H.V. Nattall (1962), Dr. George Prieur (1976) and G.G. Cioni (1978); and recorded addresses to the chapter by Brian Lee (1981), Professor Barry Ferguson (1986), Doreen Christopherson and Alma Everett (1986), and Grant MacEwan (1986).

The fonds consists of official diaries (1903-1907, 1929-1945, 1949); letter register books (1885-1887, 1891-1894, 1902-1912); lists of Metis who withdrew from treaty in Western Canada (1886-1892); Pigeon Lake annuity pay list (1927); invoices, receipts and record books regarding supplies, beef sales and slaughter, grist and saw mill; daily issue books; cashbooks; medical reports; and correspondence regarding industrial schools.

The fonds consists of correspondence and newsclippings primarily pertaining to woodcarving and his career as an artist.

The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, newsclippings, and records of various wildlife conservation and cooperative organizations to which he belonged. Includes minutes, reports and cashbook of the High River Fish and Game Association (1943-1977), and minutes, correspondence and membership lists of the High River Farmers' Union of Alberta (1956-1977).

The fonds consists of minutes and accounts of the Pekisko Polo Club (Gee-Bungs) (1904-1914); photographs of polo teams, ranching, and High River personalities (1904-1921); newsclippings about polo (1907-1913, 1930); and a polo rule book (1934).

The fonds consists of photographs of the Frank slide, the funeral of Kootenai Brown, Oil City, mountain areas, the 1912 Calgary Stampede, Waterton and the Carrigean Ranch.

The fonds consists of her manuscript (written in the 1940s) about ranch life near Priddis taken from 1909-1911 letters; marriage certificate, autobiographical notes, passport, birth certificate and form, and manuscript called "Big Ben Woman" (ca. 1950). Also consists of photographs of Monica, Billie and the Priddis ranches (ca. 1900-1951).

The fonds consists of J.B. Cross' administrative papers (1950- 1965); reference files about displays and daily activities (1960-1974); records of collections (1962-1974); curator's reports and acquisition correspondence (1973-1974); various historical documents collected by the organization (1624, 1837, 1916-1969); and extensive photographs of North-West Mounted Police, the Calgary Brewing and Malting Company, Calgary Stampede events and champions, and Calgary (1874-1973). RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: agricultural machinery, Charles Beil, brands, buffalo, Dick Cosgrave, firearms, Clem Gardner, John A. Grant, William Shaw "Billy" Henry, Pete Knight, Herman Linder, Norman Luxton, Grant MacEwan, Old Time Rangemen's Association, Charles M. Russell, Tom Three Persons, and Treaty 7.