The fonds consists of research materials on the Cree, Cheyenne, Assiniboine, Kootenay, Flathead and Pend d'Oreille. Includes photographs of Cree and Kootenay.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Two Horns family, Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve, and Calgary Stampede.

The collection consists of a photocopy of the diary kept by Grey Owl while he was a warden at Riding Mountain National Park in 1931; National Parks Service correspondence (1931-1958) concerning his service; Parks Canada reports concerning the restoration of his cabins in Riding Mountain and Prince Albert National Parks; materials related to Watrous's research and lectures concerning Grey Owl; and slides of Grey Owl and his wife Anahareo.

The fonds consists of diaries (1923, 1930-1958); notebooks (1932, 1942-1960); Metis Association of Alberta correspondence (1931-1960), and miscellaneous minutes, reports and membership lists; drafts and manuscripts of stories and interviews used in History of the Cree Indian; and correspondence and notes about the Indian Association of Alberta. Includes drafts and galley proofs of My Tribe, the Crees.

The fonds consists of administrative records, and guest register (1955).

The collection consists of photographs of Sarcee and Charlie Russell.

The fonds consists of photos of Calgary, Calgary Stampede, Turner Valley, First Nations, and ranches.

The fonds consists of incoming correspondence (1898-1908), letterbooks (1897-1908), ledger (1897-1898), receipt book (1905-1908) and list of pupils admitted (1883).

The fonds consists of photographs of farming in southwestern Saskatchewan (1908-1923); steamboats at Prince Albert and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Fort Chipewyan and Fort Smith, NWT (1905-1930s); Doukhobor nude protests (1903, ca. 1930s); and miscellaneous photographs. Includes Roy's reminiscences of the Saskatoon area ca. 1900s to 1920s (written in 1960-1971) and biographical information on the McDougall / Potter family.

The fonds consists of business and personal correspondence of various family members (1879-1952); contracts and legal agreements; reminiscences and will of H2 Jack; transcript of horse stealing trial (1903); and photographs of the McHugh family, the H2 Ranch, and ranching activities. Includes a diary (1880-1881) kept by Lily Bowes (later Mrs. J.J. McHugh) while attending school in a Quebec convent.