The fonds consists of extensive personal papers related to Zahava Hanan's publications, Rumsey Ranch, the Samuel Hanen Society for Resource Conservation, the David Thompson Trust and her life and activities while living in Alberta and England, as well as legal records, correspondence, Energy Resources Conservation Board hearings and other papers relating to her dispute with Imperial Oil Ltd.

The fonds consists of photographs of Calgary streets, events, institutions, personalities and businesses including Calgary Brewing and Malting Company (1906-1944); the Calgary Stampede, events and contestants, and native peoples (1910s-1940s); outdoor activities in Vermilion Lakes, Waterton, Banff and Jasper taken for the Parks Branch (1928-1936); the Oliver family and the Diamond L ranch (1890, 1910-1944); Lerner hunting trips to Africa, southeast Asia and Alaska (1936-1939); and farms, ranches and the oil industry in the Calgary area (1910s-1920s). Includes maps produced for Oliver by his guide, Ralph Rink, for his photographic expedition from Lake Louise to Jasper (1928); and miscellaneous business letterheads and share certificates.

The fonds consists of photographs and slides of Calgary, Alpine Club activities, Calgary parks and cemeteries, mountains, Horticultural Society activities, and the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Includes chart of Calgary precipitation and temperatures (1915-1940); plans by Reader for gardens at the EP Ranch (1923); and postcard of the interior of Pro-Cathedral decorated for Christmas (1926).

The collection consists of recorded interviews and interview summaries with pioneers of Waterton Lakes National Park.

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 collection consists of material saved by Thomas Ray, including correspondence from Grey Owl and his mother, Kittie Scott-Brown, to Country Life Magazine and Lovat Dickson publishers; four photographic transparencies featuring Grey Owl, Anahareo and a log cabin; and two short, silent, black and white films "Beaver People" (1928) and "Beaver Family" (1929).

The fonds consists of lantern slides (1921-1937) of the Canadian Rockies, Alpine Club members, and mountain flora and fauna. Also consists of diary of trip to Yellowstone and western USA (ca. 1892).

The fonds consists of administrative records including membership files, financial statements, project files, newsletters. etc. Also consists of recorded interviews and transcripts of the following individuals: Hy Baker, Joseph and Josephine Bews, Bessie Burton, Ted Duke, Mr. Cochran, Bill Cox, Brent Davis, Charlie Drain, Buster Bratton, Stan Fischer, Jane Fischer, Albert Fox, Irving Frew, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Fullerton, Bill Gallup, Gus Gamache, Percy Gardner, David Gleister, Dal Hereford, Bob Hind, Len Hotte, Martha and Howard Hunter, Alex Johnston, Albert Jordan, Mike Judd, Jim Kerr, Don King, Olive King, Tom LaBelle, John Lefthand, Joe Machovec, Ted Mackey, Bill Maholsky, Gordon Matthews, Roy Millar, Ron Nelson, Roth Oltman, Bertie Patterson, Norma Piper Pocaterra, Athole Portch, Sandy Porter, Jimmy Ryan, Bert Shepperd, Allie Streeter, Jean Swihart, J. Taylor, Viola Thurlow, and Bill Watt.

The fonds consists of photographs of Shouldice Park and the Shouldice family; also farm journals of Stanley H. Shouldice, 1930-1961; family war correspondence, 1916-1919 and 1942; newsclippings, 1910s-2010s; miscellaneous correspondence, 1940-1961; James Shouldice estate correspondence, ca. 1924-1942; family genealogy and history file, ca. 1889-1984.

The fonds consists of extracts from his Aldersyde farm diary concerning economic and climatic conditions (1932-1941); literature distributed in Minnesota and Nebraska, USA, promoting Alberta homestead lands (1902-1903); High River photographs of cattle branding, brickmaking and his father, Laurence, on a bridge (1893-1898); a photograph of Senator Dan Riley at the Medicine Tree (nd); and slides of tipi rings and Cst. A. Walker (1973).

The fonds consists of photographs of Collie expeditions to the Rockies (1902); and photographs of Jasper Park, sporting events and personalities in Jasper Park, and family views (1916-1931). Also consists of George's South African war diary (1900-1901) and some military and personal papers of Jack and Leonard.

The fonds consists of slides and commentary on the Fryatt Valley trip (1936), a fellow climber's notes on the trip, and photographs of Rita and various club trips (1925-1928).

The fonds consists of photographs of Calgary, Banff, Jasper, east Kootenay, and First Nations.

The fonds consists of views of Calgary buildings and streets; flooding in High River; the EP Ranch; and scouting activities.

The fonds consists of photographs of survey work for the Water Resources Board.

The fonds consists of minutes, financial records, newsletters, and scrapbooks. Includes some records of the Opti-Mrs club (1970s-1990s) and of the Optimist Club of High River.

The fonds consists of historical information, briefs, plans, proposals, reports, submissions, copies of legal papers and maps relating to the preservation and development of Nose Hil Park. The fonds also consists of executive papers including minutes, membership lists, financial statement, newsletters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs relating to the Nose Hill Park Communities Board and various other groups with an interest in Nose Hill, including the Nose Hill Park Management Advisory Committee and the Friends of Nose Hill Society.

The fonds consists of Calgary Naturalists' Club minutes, correspondence, membership lists (1949-1956) and photographs of natural science display; and Calgary Bird Club / Calgary Field Naturalists' Society constitution (1955-1963), minutes (1955-2013), correspondence (1956-1978), attendance and membership lists (1965-1975, 1995-2010), reports, bird species checklists, newsletters (1978-2013), newspaper clippings and pamphlets, posters and miscellany.