The fonds consists of his military documents including authorization to drive a car, rail passes and Legion card.

The fonds consists of correspondence regarding military service, Yukon Air Transport, and radio talks; a prospectus re mining; and miscellaneous programs, menus, and newspaper clippings.

The fonds consists of postcards sent to Ruby by various men serving in the First World War including C.R. Sharman and Les Doolan; military papers of Howard and Victor including his diary (1915); photographs of events, buildings, etc in Olds, Banff, Calgary, England, Bowden, Innisfail, and France; building permit and other documents relating to the construction of James H. Galloway's home in Calgary (1904-1905); and copies of two Siberian expedition newsletters, The Siberian Sapper (1918-1919).

The fonds consists of photographs of the Calgary Mounted Constabulary, Puckett family and White Spot Restaurants; and newspaper clippings about the family and their activities.

The fonds consists of military papers including leave passes, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) pass, paybook, poems, etc. Includes photos of soldiers and battle locales, primarily views of the route of the 54th Canadians (Kootenay Battalion).

The fonds consists of Shipley's photographs of Calgary streets and scenic views, air force activities in Alberta, Calgary Stampede rodeo, Royal Visits in 1939 and 1951, and scenes of the Banff area, Edmonton and Saskatoon. Includes an illuminated address presented to Dr. Mills Shipley who served in the Lethbridge prisoner of war camp hospital during the Second World War,1941.

The fonds consists primarily of Mounted Police records including Severe Gagnon's diary of the March West; and Henri Gagnon's police diaries and notebooks, especially while posted at Fort Smith. The fonds also consists of Henri's First World War records; family correspondence between Emma, Henry, Helen and Suzanne; Emma's diaries and scrapbook about her father Joseph Royal; articles and tributes on Henri's death; Helen's papers related to her Scottish family; Suzanne's school records and university notes; Suzanne's WRCNS memorabilia and Quebec Conference scrapbook; and extensive photographs of family members, Mounted Police groups and activities, Fort Smith and northern Canada. Includes Louis Schmidt's Riel Rebellion documents collected by Joseph Royal; and Cortlandt Starnes' photographs of the Hudson Bay and Churchill area.

The fonds consists of his detailed First World War memoirs of the 8th Canadian Field Ambulance from its departure from Calgary in 1916 through demobilization in 1919. He discusses the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, Ypres, The Somme, the Anzin Arras front, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Loos and Hill 70, influenza (flu), Domart, Arras, Cambrai, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes and Mons.

The fonds consists of Thomas' Canadian army paybook. Includes page with casualty lists; hints re sightseeing in London; and a poem entitled "The Influenza Mask" (1918).

The fonds consists of family photograph albums, loose photos and memorabilia, primarily compiled by Olive Bertram. The photographs document the Burley and Bertram family homes, Salvation Army members including her sister Florence, Sarcee Army Camp and men in uniforms during the First World War, camping trips to the Rocky Mountains in the 1920s, Allan and George as children, the Ford car, and various family members. Includes George’s prize ribbons for running and school exhibition entries for his woodworking.