The collection consists of photographs of mines and personalities in East Coulee, Alberta.

The collection consists of biographical sketches; Hays' speeches, newspaper columns and radio broadcasts; transcripts of interviews with and about Hays; two recorded Hays' speeches; Hays' outgoing letters, much of it written on his behalf by Peacock; Hays' campaign speeches and literature; and newsclippings and press releases about Hays' career. Includes extensive photographs of Hays, his family, ranch, livestock, Stampede breakfasts, and political activities.

The collection consists of slides of Blood tipis, ceremonies, and parades; Sarcee Barracks, and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) at Currie Barracks; polo and miscellaneous views.

The collection consists of glass plate negatives depicting a family with a Model T Ford in Alberta; a First Nations encampment; views of Banff, Alberta and Revelstoke, B.C. and views of the Calgary Stampede parade.

The collection consists of photographs of Whitecourt and vicinity.

The collection consists of colour photographs of homes in Downtown East Village district.

The collection consists of manuscript entitled "Drought Relief and Assistance in Alberta, 1932-1939", compiled from various acts, orders-in-council, statistics, etc. Includes a summary of relief in Alberta by P.G. Kromsons.

The collection consists of transcripts of interviews with Francois Adams, Walter Adams, Winfred George Anderson, R. Ross Annett, Christian Bartsch, Frank Collicutt, C.C. Connors, B. Coultis, Mrs. Gordon Cruikshank, J.G. Elliott, Mrs. W.H. Featherstone, Gordon Forster, Hugh Forster, John R. Gordon, James Hannaford, W.G. Hodgson, Richard Imes, Mrs. William Ireland, Francis O. Jacques, Fergusson James, Russell Johnston, Frank Love, Hon. J.F. Lymburn, Fred Madge, Augustus Snider McLean, Mrs. Arthur Peake, David Latta "Scotty" Porteous, Lorne Proudfoot, Victor Quelch, Mrs. M. Satre, Charles Seefeldt, William Snell, John Kenneth Sutherland, Sigurd Torie, J.W. Turnbull, Joseph Winkler, Mrs. William C. Winning, and Mrs. Herschel Wright. Includes an interview with C.M. Sternberg about the early dinosaur collecting of his palaeontologist father, Charles H. Sternberg. Also includes photographs donated by interviewees.

The collection consists of booklets, articles, newsclippings, and conference proceedings about the petroleum industry, including information about the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, Banister Pipelines Ltd., Petrofina Canada Ltd., and Trans Mountain Pipeline Co.

The collection consists of Grant's business and personal correspondence (1919-1942); legal records (1925-1936, 1960); Voice of the Prairie memorandum of association (1927); photographs of Grant, his family, radio equipment and the CFCN station (1926); and sketches of his inventions. Includes Burge's notes about Grant and his companies, correspondence with Grant's descendants, Grant family genealogy, and notes on radio pioneers (1970-1975).