The fonds consists of textual records which include correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles and typed and handwritten notes. The correspondence is primarily letters to and from Ruth Gorman and is mainly related to her time working with Aboriginals for them to obtain the right to vote in Canada and her involvement with the Western Canada Concept party. Newspaper and magazine articles topics include, among many things, recipes, Aboriginal issues, constitution issues and prominent women. The majority of Ruth Gorman's typed and handwritten notes are related to her book about John Laurie, however, she does have notes about My Golden West, her cookbook, the Western Canada Concept party and the Local Council of Women. The audio materials include recordings of speeches given by Ruth Gorman to numerous groups in the province of Alberta mainly for the Western Canada Concept party. Graphic materials include photographs, negatives and transparencies, the majority of which pertain to the publishing of My Golden West magazine. Some photographs pertain to Ruth Gorman's personal life, her time on the Local Council of Women and her work with John Laurie. Artifacts in the fonds include plaques and trophies belonging to Ruth Gorman and the electronic records are mostly draft copies of Behind the Man: John Laurie, Ruth Gorman and the Indian Vote. The fonds consists of six series: My Golden West, 1912-1991; John Laurie, 1861-2006; Cookbook, 1929-1997; Western Canada Concept, 1949-1988; Personal Records, 1833-1999; and Local Council of Women Calgary Branch, 1833-1995.

The fonds consists of photographs of Metis and Cree personalities in the Edmonton and Fort McMurray areas.

The fonds consists of photographs (1870, 1919-1927) of the Porter and Gibney families, Anglican clergy, Blackfoot, and views of Old Sun Industial School. Includes miscellaneous certificates of Marie and Ross (1917, 1919 and 1949).

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and reference files related to his involvement with the Blood Band Council, Red Crow Developments, Kainai Cooperatives Enterprises, and other native organizations; records related to his rodeo career; reports, minutes, circulars and reference files related to his involvement with the Indian Association of Alberta, its offshoot, the Treaty and Aboriginal Rights and Research program (TARR), and the National Indian Brotherhood. Includes correspondence with Jean Chretien and the Department of Northern and Indian Affairs. Also includes photographs of the Gladstone family, members of the Blood Band, and rodeo events.

The fonds consists of James Gladstone's personal papers: family correspondence (1944-1970), diaries (1952-1967), certificates, recorded interview, programs, etc.; his senatorial papers: correspondence, invitations, speeches, etc.; records of organizations in which he was active; Nora Gladstone's family correspondence (1937-1945) and scrapbook; Janie Gladstone's diaries (1937-1945), invitations, and scrapbooks; Pauline Dempsey's scrapbooks; and Hugh Dempsey's notes for his biography of James Gladstone. Includes Indian Association of Alberta minutes (1946, 1950-1955, 1957-1971) and correspondence (1947-1970); minutes (1944-1957) and membership lists of the IAA, Blood local; and albums of postcards exchanged in the Gladstone family.
Records related to the following subjects are also in this fonds. See inventory for details: All American Indian Days (Sheridan, Wyoming), Archaeological Society of Alberta, Ed Bellerose, Chief Sam Bird, Blackfoot Indian Agency, Blood Indian Agency, Blood Indian Hospital (Cardston), W. Russell Brown, Calgary Indian Friendship Centre, Canadian Club, Canadian Indian Youth Council, Harold Cardinal, Charles Camsell Hospital, Jean Chretien, Chief Ben E. Christmas, Chief David Crowchild, John Diefenbaker, Edmonton Canadian Native Friendship Centre, Erminskin Indian School (Hobbema), Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, Friends of the Indians Society, Ruth Gorman, Deane R. Gundlock, Alvin Hamilton, Historical Society of Alberta, Kahn-Tineta Horn, Indian and Eskimo Association, Kainai Chieftainship, Kainai Cooperative Enterprises, Lawrence E. Kindt, Arthur Laing, Judy Lamarsh, John Laurie, Chief Clarence McHugh, George Manuel, Chief James Montour, Moral Re-Armament, National Indian Council of Canada, Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, Erik Nielsen, North American Indian Brotherhood, J. Percy Page, Chief Dan Paul, Lester B. Pearson, Queen Victoria Treaty Protective Association, Robert L. Stanfield, Ralph Steinhauer, Eneis J. Swite, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Walpole Island reserve, Whitefish Bay reserve, Charlotte Whitton, W.I.C. Wuttunee, and Chief William Wysote.

The fonds consists of slides and photographs of archaeological sites, excavations, field camps and artifacts from Glenbow Foundation Archaeological Department surveys and excavations in Alberta, and of private artifact collections. Also includes correspondence, site survey work sheets and reports, field notes, manuscripts, articles and papers related to the department's surveys and excavations. Includes recording of an archaeological convention held by the Glenbow Foundation (1960), radio broadcast by Don King on Alberta archaeology (1962) and scrapbook on archaeology in Alberta. RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Jane Askey, bison, William Byrne, Castor Creek site, Crystal Spring site, Armin Dyck, Clive Elliott, Sandy Ervine, A.M. Erwin, funeral rites and ceremonies, Ron Getty, J. Hubert, Russell Johnson, H.P. Lewis, pottery, E. Richards, Norman Richards, Royal Ontario Museum, Maynard Shute, Kenneth Smith, J.A. Spencer, stone circles, and tipi rings.

The fonds consists of Riel Rebellion diary, postcards to family, letters from family and photograph of 90th Winnipeg Rifles (1885); civil service appointments and certificates (1881-1886); and homestead receipt, invitations and photographs of Allan. Includes a family tree and genealogical correspondence of daughter-in-law (1942).

The fonds consists of correspondence related to the HBC (1919-1931), his literary and broadcasting activities (1932-1961), and his Glenbow Foundation work (1956-1961); manuscripts of his books, short stories, radio broadcasts, articles and reports; bound volumes of his unpublished works; scrapbooks of reviews and newsclippings; and extensive photographs and slides of northern Indians and Inuit, plains Indians, HBC posts, the 1920 HBC Red River Pageant, fur trade, northern transportation, and the Godsell family. Includes a recorded CFAC broadcast of Godsell's "Christmas on the Frozen Frontier" (1957), and a film fragment of an Indian camp (ca. 1930). RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Alaska Highway, Aklavik (NWT), James Anderson, John Bearspaw (Stoney), Frederick Burt-Johns, Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Mrs. Gerald Card, Cpl. Clay, Con Farrell, Poole Field, Colin Fraser, William Haney, Frank Hartley, W. Herman, Wop May, Col. J.D. Moodie, Frank Moran, musk ox, Nahanni, polar bears, Beryl Rowland, St. Laurent (Saskatchewan), Isaac O.Stringer, Samuel A. Tomlinson, and Yukon Territory.

The fonds consists of microfilm of field notes regarding trip to Alberta, and a photograph album of a Blood sun dance.

The fonds consists of diaries related primarily to his Indian Agent and Glenbow work activities (1920-1976); miscellaneous Indian Agent reports and correspondence (1920-1954); a small amount of Boy Scout correspondence from his time on the provincial executive (1932-1933); extensive correspondence and subject files related to his work for the Glenbow Foundation and Riveredge Foundation (1955-1976); drafts and bound versions of Northern Plains Tribes, consisting of photographs and brief biographies of Blackfoot (Siksika), Blood, Peigan and Sarcee (Tsuu T'ina) (1955); over 200 articles based on Gooderham's memories of historic events and people (1955-1976); autobiographies, including extensive sound recordings of his dictated memoirs (1972-1976); biographical index cards on Alberta pioneers, kept as part of his work for Glenbow and Riveredge (ca. 1955-1970); correspondence, minutes and circulars of the Canadian Mental Health Association (1956-1974); and extensive photographs of Blackfoot and pioneers, many of which were the inspiration for his articles (1886-1975). Includes a small amount of records of his father, John H. Gooderham, including Indian Agent diaries for the Peigan reserve (1903-1907) and Indian Agent farming reports for the Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve (1907-1919).