The fonds consists of correspondence (1919-1936); military certificates, log books and combat reports (1916-1919); aviation certificates and log books (1919-1932); recorded interview (1945); and miscellaneous personal and aviation records. Includes a recorded interview with Violet May about her husband (1973); recording of a memorial program broadcast by CBC (1952); photographs of northern aviation and the Air Observer School; and films about postal service on the Mackenzie, the Yellowknife Royal Visit, Dawson City, Great Bear Lake region, and oil well drilling and construction in the North (ca. 1930-1950).

The fonds consists of air combat reports (1918); service record (1968); photographs of family (1905-1949), First World War (1917-1919), and southern Alberta aviation (1920s); and miscellaneous articles and programs. Includes script for radio broadcast about McCall (1956), and biography written by W.R. Murray (1969).

The collection consists of genealogical reference material compiled from the 1970s to 1996, including biographies, family trees, wills, certificates, letters, obituaries, newsclippings, notes, etc. (The Traill files contain original family correspondence, dating back to 1860.) Also consists of extensive alphabetically-arranged genealogical index cards, which include such information as birth and death dates, parents' names, spouses' names, and source of information. Includes a small amount of Pat's personal papers related to his army service and Khaki University.

The fonds consists of photographs from Byron-May studio (1909-1916) and McDermid studio (1912-1929) of Edmonton businesses, buildings, industry, institutions, exhibitions, personalities, sports events and agriculture, ranching and oil and gas wells in surrounding areas such as Peace River and Grande Prairie. Also consists of McDermid photographs of Edmonton unemployed, demonstrations and political figures during the Depression, Second World War parades, local events, military groups, and the post-Second World War building construction and oil boom in Edmonton and area (ca. 1919-1967). Includes photographs of Percy Byron and Byron-May staff (1913-1914), and Frederick McDermid and McDermid staff and studio (1913-1940, 1950).

The fonds consists of Harold McGill's diaries (1916-1918, 1932-1959), personal correspondence (1915-1965), Indian Affairs correspondence (1928-1946), speeches (1927-1947), and reminiscences (1935); Emma McGill's diaries (1917-1928, 1931-1933, 1938-1941), and correspondence (1911-1965) including extensive letters from Harold; and family certificates, invitations, programs, greeting cards and newsclippings. Includes diary and autobiographical manuscripts of Enid Griffis, Emma's sister.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Canadian Women's Army Corps, newsclippings and invitations.

The fonds consists of Theodora's First World War records, including letters from soldiers in the trenches (especially Ralph Burman and Howard Green); a plan of the No. 4 CCCS; a map of the Mons area used on the last day of the war; dance cards and greeting cards from various military units; souvenir postcards and travel guides from France, Belgium and Italy; an invitation to Buckingham Palace to receive her Royal Red Cross decoration; and photographs of nurses and patients. The fonds also consists of miscellaneous records of her life before and after the war, including wedding invitations, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, etc.

The fonds consists of First World War army paybook and meal coupons, CPR train passes and handbook, cheque, and correspondence pertaining to his retirement. Includes photographs of CPR shop staff, Sarcee Army Camp, Red Deer, Calgary, and Canmore.

The fonds consists of First World War photographs of 31st Canadian Battalion and 50th Battalion in France and Belgium, photographs of Calgary Highlanders events and personalities (ca. 1950s), and other miscellaneous military photographs. Includes McLean's military correspondence (1917, 1946), First World War postcards, and miscellany.

The fonds consists of diary kept while serving in France and Belgium.