The fonds consists of correspondence and geologists' reports on development of petroleum resources in western Canada.

The fonds consists of personal financial documents, letters of reference, share certificates of Calgary oil and gas companies issued in 1914, and business correspondence predominantly relating to the Marvello Manufacturing Company.

The fonds consists of minutes (1922-1969), bylaws, financial records, correspondence and shareholders records, general business files, drilling and production reports for Turner Valley (1936-1970), scrapbooks (1948-1953), and the lease on Dingman well property (1911). Includes some records of Director Royalties Ltd., Commonwealth Petroleum, Henderson Thriftway Petroleum Ltd., Mid-West Petroleum Products Co., and Alberta Hi-Way Refineries.

The fonds consists of Hollies' research reports and notes about coal (1923-1926) and waterworks (1929-1961); photographs of coal mining and construction of the Glenmore Dam; and photographs of the Hollies family and Fort Macleod pioneers.

The fonds consists of photographs of the oil industry, mountains, Coleman and Wainwright, Alberta and geological groups; films on oil development in Alberta at Turner Valley, Spring Coulee, Red Coulee, Coutts, Duvernay, Brazeau and other areas (1920s-1930s); consulting reports; minutes of the first western meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; and newsclippings about the Alberta oil industry.

Fonds consists of photographs depicting images of various people, buildings and views in the Great Slave Lake and Peace River, Alberta areas including a paddle steamer, canoes, fish drying, livestock, and a log house.

Fonds consists of photographs from O.J. Schauerte's career as a National Park Warden, 1955-1956 and relate to Cuthead Training exercises and Mount Eisenhower Lookout. Identifications provided for many photographs.

Fonds consists of these series: I Interviews (1968-1983). Interviews conducted by Mr. Parker relating to the University of Alberta and the oil sands (8 sound tape reels, 70 sound tape cassettes). II Photographs (1907-1978). Mainly northern Alberta and the oil sands area, collected by Mr. Parker (85 images). III Professional associations (1975-1986). Relates to archival and records management associations. IV Reports (1979). Relates to the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program. V. Research material (1930-1980). Includes clippings, correspondence, reports, and speeches relating to the oil sands; collections by Cominco Ltd., James Richardson Donald, Harold W. Rea, K.F. MacLennan, and J. Ray Albert.

Fonds consists of Anderson's reminiscence of life and work at Bankhead, 1905-1928, and photographic views of Bankhead by John Craig and Harry Pollard. Reminiscence describes conditions at the coal mine, town amenities and personalities.

The fonds consists of a brief biographical sketch of Jake Reimer; and photographs of James & Reimer trucks and earth moving equipment, moving of an oil derrick, and a blowout in the Turner Valley field.