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The fonds consists of photographs of Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise (ca. 1940s); slides of mountain landscapes by Roland Gissing (1940s); slides of Stoneys by Gerda Christofferson and her model release forms (1940s); and correspondence regarding sales of slides (1949, 1950); as well as photographic material depicting Calgary and greater Alberta with various events and mountain scenes, images by others, films of a 1972 skating event, and commercial films related to Roberton's involvement with democratic organizations. Includes agreement and list of creditors related to sale of Photocrafts (1953), miscellaneous financial records (1949, 1950), and photographs of Sarcee (Tsuut'ina) by Arnold Lupson (1940s).

The 2024.05 accession contains negatives and photographs of the Calgary Stampede, Nanton Stampede, Morely Stampede, the City of Calgary in the 1940s including schools, downtown and aerial photographs. Also includes photographs for Princess Elisabeth's Royal Visit in 1951, of sporting events in Calgary, photographs in Calgary during World War II and color slides of portraits by Gerda Christofferson of Stoney Elder's.

The fonds consists business records including correspondence, contracts and financial statements for the Grand (Odeon) Theatre with film distributers about movie bookings; newspaper clippings about the Grand Theatre; photographs and negatives of the Palace and Grand Theatres; correspondence, agendas and reports regarding the relocation of Canadian Pacific Railway in downtown Calgary; and a recorded CBC interview with Jack Barron about his life and business activities.

The fonds consists of board and committee minutes, financial records, project files, scrapbooks, audio-visual material, membership directories and issues of the Junior League of Calgary's newsletter "Lasso". Records describe the administrative processes, history and volunteerism of the Junior League of Calgary, documenting the groups outreach initiatives from the 1950's to 2016.

The fonds consists of CJOC related records; military papers; records pertaining to his Alberta Wheat Pool career; Friends of the Bar U records; and oral history interviews done with early ranchers. Includes photographs of military and broadcasting activities.

Fonds consists of personal and business correspondence; diaries, journals and writer's logs; research material; manuscripts and page and galley proofs of stage, radio and television plays, fiction and prose; playbills; reviews; photographs; and published work.

Fonds consists of research material relating to book The merchants of Venus: inside Harlequin and the empire of romance including Harlequin promotional material, photographs, interviews with various Harlequin executives and writers, articles on romance by other authors, notes and material relating to 1995 Romantic Times convention and issues of Pandora's Box, the newsletter of the Published Authors Network of Romance Writers of America (Acc 705/01.11). Also consists of 15 chapters of an unfinished manuscript "Heart Quake."

Acc 788/05.9 consists of correspondence, research material and manuscripts relating to other books by P. Grescoe and P. and A. Grescoe including Flesh wound, Blood vessel, Alaska: the cruise lover's guide, The book of letters, The book of war letters, Flight path, The mavericks and Secret riches. Includes copies of the published books.

Acc 835/07.25 consists of material, mainly correspondence, relating to P. and A. Grescoe's The book of love letters; Canadian kinship, friendship, and romance (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2005).

Acc 863/09.7 primarily consists of material relating to books P. Grescoe wrote with Richard F. Haskayne: Northern tigers: building ethical Canadian corporate champions: a memoir and a manifesto (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2007); Wayne Skene: Wheels: the legacy of Lloyd Cooper and his Calgary roller rink (Bowen Island: Tribute Books, 2007); Sean Rossiter: Safe and sound: the story of The Justice Institute of British Columbia (Bowen Island: Tribute Books, 2008); and Harley Hotchkiss: A life in the hockey rink, oil patch and community (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2009).