The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc. sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate. Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.

Photographs pertain to Brewster store, carriage, employees; also Banff personalities.

Fonds includes recordings of interviews, events, broadcasts, meetings, notes, readings and slide shows produced by and for the Archives of the Whyte Museum. I. Interviews with numerous individuals and groups of individuals. See subject headings for names. II. Events: dedication of Margaret Greenham Theatre; ceremony re Catharine Robb Whyte adoption in Stoney Tribe; Earth Day programme at Margaret Greenham Theatre; dedication of Mt. Jimmy Simpson; dedication of Edouard Deville historic site; Back to Banff Day, 10th anniversary; Louis Trono 75th birthday. III. Broadcasts re: Murray Adaskin, George Clutesi, Allan Jarvis, Kootenay River raft trip, Ottawa Ski Club, Helen Shandruk, Siri Strom, Springtime in the Rockies, Village Lake Louise Project, water pollution, Waterton area. IV. Meetings: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indian- Eskimo Conference re George Clutesi. V. Notes by Maryalice Stewart re: Cyril Fuller, Al Johnston, Maude Kidney, Norman Knight, Ulysses LaCasse. VI. Readings by: Ray Bagley, Earle Birney, Jon Whyte. VII. Slide shows: Jon Whyte slide show commentary re Peter and Catharine Whyte. Interviews and recordings were made by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, Elizabeth Rummel, Jon Whyte, E. J. (Ted) Hart, Sue Davies and others.

Collection consists of photographs of Miquelon family (1905 and 1908), photocopied information, and an audio cassette on the history of the Miquelon family (1987).

The collection consists of materials collected by the Reynolds and Elgert families and covers a time period from 1884-1979. The collection consists of letters, clippings and photographs of people, businesses and events in the Wetaskiwin area, financial information and records of and about Wetaskiwin businesses, and other materials relating to Wetaskiwin.

The collection consists of photographs of an American family (possibly a Fisher family) in Kearney, Nebraska (ca. 1870-ca. 1900), photographs of a Metis family (ca. 1870-ca. 1920), receipts of a Camille Joseph Laboret of Calgary, Alberta (1944-1945), and a prospectus for the development of a new city hall in Red Deer, Alberta (1954).

The collection consists of photographs of Red Deer and of the graduating divinity class of Reverend John Philp at Victoria College, Cobourg, Ontario.

Fonds consists of 12 photographs of James McNicol's friends in the area of Blackfalds, Alberta. Included are photographs of members of the Dr. Thomas Roger Hicks family

The collection consists of photograph of Thomas A. Hall and his wife Gladys (1916), a copy of his enlistment documents (1919), and a copy of the memorial certificate given to his wife (1923)

The collection consists of photographs of personalities, buildings, street views, public events, and farming activity in Pincher Creek, Alberta.