The fonds consists of approximately 34 linear metres (20,707 dockets) of photographic materials, each docket containing the negatives, and some proofs, of almost every photographic session or job undertaken by Freelance Photography. These include family portraits, wedding photos, graduation and other school pictures, photography for various clubs and organizations, and commercial and industrial sites. There are three card catalogues, one covering images taken from 1959-1961, another for 1962 to 1964, and one for those from 1978-1991. The interim period is arranged by category (portrait, commercial, etc.) and within is arranged alphabetically. Also included is a selection of newspaper advertisements and brochures for Freelance Photos Ltd., a small selection of brochures and booklets which were produced using images taken by Freelance. Also included are annual financial statements for the years 1960 to 1977. There are four series based on ownership, time period, and original arrangement. Series 3 consists of 5 sub-series. Four Series:;Series 1;James Simpson, president; Patrick Potter, secretary treasurer. -- 1960-1961. -- 3.33 metres of grqaphic materials. These dockets appear to be a combination of Stanley Howard Studios work and Freelance work. It appears that Freelance interfiled them and numbered the images into a single system, describing them in a card catalogue. These dockets are numbered with a two-part number, where the first component represents the year and the second represents the sequential docket overall; the following year does not begin at 1, but continues from the previous year. Card Catalogue -- in alphabetical order by client (last name, first name), and gives the corresponding docket number. The docket itself contains information such as date photography took place, and further subject information such as individual names. Series 2;James Simpson, president; Patrick Potter, secretary treasurer. -1962-1964. -- 1.33 metres graphic materials. These dockets are numbered sequentially, from 1 to 697. There is no indication of the year produced within the number itself. Card Catalogue -- in alphabetical order by client (last name, first name), and gives the corresponding docket number. The docket itself contains information such as date photography took place, and further subject information such as individual names. Series 3;James Simpson, president; Mary Simpson, secretary treasurer. -- 1965-1978. -- 15 metres graphic materials;These materials are divided into the following sub-series categories with dockets arranged alphabetically within:;Five Sub-Series: 1. GROUPS; 2. PORTRAITS; 3. WEDDINGS;4. COMMERCIAL -- 1960-1991, predominant 1960-1978 -- 20 cm. of textual records. -- 1.66 metres graphic materials (1504 files). Sub-series consists of: Primarily negatives, with a much smaller number of photographs, of businesses, industry, business-sponsored sports teams, sports clubs, churches and events, parades, political visits, highway construction, municipal government, school boards, real estate boards, private property, public buildings, organizations (e.g. Lions, Moose, Elk, Royal Canadian Legion, Kinsmen), entertainers (bands, singing groups, a magician), medical cases, and insurance claims. There is also a small number of letters (mostly requests for reprints), lists of individuals identified in the images, programmes, model releases, and business cards. 5. SCHOOLS -- 1961-1980, predominant 1961-1978 -- 33 cm of graphic materials (254 files) Sub-series consists of: Photographs and negatives of schools: Charlie Brown Nursery School, Central Park School, Connaught School, Crestwood School, Elizabeth Street School, Elm Street School, Earl Kitchener School, Isabel Cox Primary School (Redcliff), Montreal Street School, St. Francis Xavier School, St. Patrick's School, St. Louis School, St. Mary's School, St. Michael's School, Riverside School, St. Theresa's Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas School, Vincent Massey School, Webster Niblock School, McCoy High School, Medicine Hat High School, Crescent Heights High School, Schuler High School, Vocational Training School, Parkside School (Redcliff), and the Medicine Hat General Hospital School of Nursing. There are also images of the Medicine Hat Separate School District No. 21 school boards. (Within the Commercial numbers:) Jiminy Cricket Kindergarten, Pink and Blue Kindergarten, and the Sunbeam Kindergarten. There are also a small number of lists identifying individuals, and requests for reprints. No Card Catalogue;Series 4;Bruce and Jan Dynes ownership. -- 1978-1991. -- 15.33 metres graphic materials. These dockets are numbered with a two-part number, where the first component is representative of the year, and the second number is representative of the sequential docket for that year. i.e.: 86.432 means that this was the 432nd session of 1986. Also, at the tail end of this arrangement are 6 boxes resulting from 4 larger projects, including high school graduations and a church directory. Card Catalogue -- in alphabetical order by client (last name, first name), and gives the corresponding docket number. The docket itself contains information such as date photography took place, and further subject information such as individual names.
