File consists of a scrapbook of correspondence and notes created for Manning's retirement as the representative of the federal constituency of Calgary Southwest in the Canadian House of Commons
Files consist of sermons given by Manning for Canada's National Bible Hour radio show including: 003.08-004.01 Preston's sermons, Sept. 78 - Dec. 86; 004.02 Preston's sermons, Jan. 87 - .
Series consists of sermons and speeches given by Manning.
Files consist of speeches given by Manning to various religious, educational, political, and other organizations prior to, during, and after his political career that were originally stored in binders and organized chronologically including: 004.03 Speeches (selected) 1981-1993; 004.04-004.05 PM speeches, volume II, 1993-1997; 004.06-004.07 1994-1996 speech file; 005.01 Speeches, 35th Parliament (1994-1996); 005.02 1997 speech file; 005.03 PM speeches, Fall 1997; 005.04-005.05 Speech file - 1998; 005.06 Speech file - 1999; 006.01 PM speeches, 1999-2000; 006.02 Speech file 2000 and 2001; 006.03 Speeches 2002; 006.04 Speeches 2003; 006.05 Speeches 2004; 006.06 Speeches 2005; 006.07 Speeches 2006; 006.08 Speeches - Alberta tour 2006; 006.09 Speeches 2007; 007.01 Speeches 2008; 007.02 Speeches 2009; 007.03 Speeches 2010; 007.04 Speeches 2011.
Files consist of speeches given by Manning to various religious, educational, political, and other organizations during and after his political career that were originally stored in folders and organized chronologically including: 007.05 Speeches 1990-1995; 007.06 Speeches 1996-1999; 007.07 Speeches 2000-2001; 007.08 Speeches 2002; 007.09 Speeches 2003; 007.10 Miscellaneous speeches 2004; 007.11 Critical surgery for health care (health summit, Vancouver, November 11/05) speeches 2005; 007.12 Shared citizenship lecture series "legitimating faith based discourse", Toronto Mar 24/06 and others 2006; 007.13 "Going the distance" - CERC (Canadian Employee Relocation Council), Sept. 07 speeches (background) 2007; 008.01 Strengthening environmental stewardship speeches, EPM archives 2008; 008.02 Signal Hill, "affirming life" May 11/09 speeches 2009; 008.03 Environmental stewardship, ethics, and faith Feb. 4/10 speeches 2010; 008.04 Speeches 2011; 008.05 Speeches 2012; 008.06 State of the Conservative movement - Ottawa (Mar. 9/13), keynote MNC (Manning Networking Conference) speeches 2013; 008.07 "Energy on the move" - GLOBE 2014, Mar. 27/14; 008.08 Environmentally responsible development Jun 1/15 speech notes and background 2015; 008.09 "The future of Conservatism" - UofC Law School (Feb. 4/16) 2016; 008.10 Speeches 2017; 008.11 Speeches 2018; 008.12 Speeches 2019.
Subseries consists of material relating to the manuscript "The new Canada".
Files consist of the draft manuscript for "The new Canada" with one file containing sections I-II and the other with section III and includes: 002.04 P. Manning draft manuscript Sept/91 (I); 002.05 P. Manning draft manuscript Sept/91 (III).
Files consist of reference material for "The new Canada" manuscript including: 001.05 Edmonton Assembly 89 and Task Force; 001.06 Saskatoon Assembly 91; 001.07 Battle of Yellowhead; 001.08 Beaver River election, axe the tax, Senate; 001.09 Black/Jackman dinner, Sept. 5/90, corporate contacts - finance; 002.01 Native policy/Yukon; 002.02 Book project; 002.03 Material collected for "The new Canada".
Files consist of working material for "The new Canada" manuscript such as correspondence, presentations, notes, and reference material.