The fonds consists of newspaper clippings about his life (1912-1955); his articles and reports on the Peace River country and the fur trade; photographs of the north, natives and Cornwall; and miscellaneous personal papers. Includes Fort Resolution post diaries (1861-1862, 1880-1883), profit statements and list of goods (1881).

The fonds consists of W.N. Smith's First World War diary (1917), correspondence (1915-1967), including extensive correspondence with prominent UFA and Social Credit leaders; articles, reports, etc. re the monetary system (1915-1933); election and other papers of UFA, Social Credit and CCF, including platforms, radio broadcasts, etc. (1917-1935); reports and circulars of many agricultural associations (1920-1960); and Amelia Turner Smith's diary (1913-1917), tax returns, speeches, correspondence and campaign literature. Includes interviews with Amelia Smith (1978).