The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, files on each family in the district including drafts of articles for the book, and photographs submitted for the book. Included are minutes of the Alix local of Unifarm (formerly Farmers' Union of Alberta, formerly United Farmers of Alberta, 1937-1970); minutes of Alix local of the Farm Women's Union of Alberta (1952-1964); cheque stubs from Hickling School District No. 4147 (1936-1948); and archival documents from several families

The fonds consists of William Hewitt's Ontario land grant (1868), deeds of sale, mortgages, legal correspondence, cheque stubs, receipts, and the History of the Knee Hill Valley (1971?, photocopied 1981?)

The fonds consists of farm account books (1933-1942, 1952-1968), and correspondence, briefs, and speeches concerning environmental matters

The fonds consists of photographic images of Swedish settlers in the Burnt Lake, Sylvan Lake, New Hill and Centerville districts west of Red Deer, Alberta. Many of the images show families at work, at home, and at community events. Included are images of the Piper brickyard.

The fonds consists of Peter Marryat's household account books and farm account books (1943-1969); slides of public events in Red Deer, Alberta; and a sound-slide presentation on Waskasoo Park, Red Deer

The collection includes a Massey-Harris price list and service manuals (1949-1951) and the cash book of the Poplar Ridge Local U.F.A. Co-op No. 7145 (1963-1966).

The fonds includes course notes, exams, and lab exercises for Lloyd Abbott's dairying course, and related pamphlets

The fonds consists of birth certificates, land deeds, tax notices, insurance policies, invoices, Alberta Social Credit documents, Central Alberta Dairy Pool documents, wartime registration certificates, banking documents, and photographs

The fonds consists of the minute book of the Burnt Lake Local No. 1004 and its predecessors

The fonds consists of Dugald Henry's receipts and business correspondence and Esther Henry's diary (1924)