Files consist of source materials for Chapter 7, notes from a teleconference to discuss the rough draft of that chapter, handwritten and typewritten notes, copy of draft chapter, and e-mail correspondence including: 003.03 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : moral leadership notes; 003.04 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : image politics speeches; 003.05 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : non election speeches; 003.06 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : 1997 election campaign; 004.01 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : election campaign speeches; 004.02 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : newspaper accounts of 1997 campaign; 004.03 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : 1997 internet campaign; 004.04 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : 1997 election results/lessons learned; 004.05 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : miscellaneous notes.
Files consist of source documents for Chapter 6, handwritten and typewritten notes, a rough outline of the chapter, and e-mail correspondence including: 003.01 Chapter 6 - Oui ou non : background notes including interviews with Trudeau/Cretien; 003.02 Chapter 6 - Oui ou non : EPM speeches - unity/secession.
File consists of one CD-Rom with the House of Commons journals from 1994 as well as a set of "political player" cards for Preston Manning from 2000 with a letter to Manning explaining the cards which were produced by the Confectionery.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 5, handwritten and typewritten notes, and comments on the draft chapter by various readers, readers' comments, and summary notes written for Manning on the Somalia Inquiry and includes: 002.07 Chapter 5 - Mr. Manning goes to Ottawa : background notes; 002.08 Chapter 5 - Mr. Manning goes to Ottawa : Liberal ethics.
Files consist of source material for Chapter 4, handwritten and typewritten notes, and a description of a nomination meeting apparently written by Monte Solberg -- the Reform MP for Medicine Hat including: 002.01 Chapter 4 - 1993 election : pre election speeches; 002.02 Chapter 4 - 1993 election : 0 in 3 campaign; 002.03 Chapter 4 - 1993 election : election planning; 002.04 Chapter 4 - 1993 election (revolution eh?) : election campaign; 002.05 Chapter 4 - Revolution eh? (1993 election) : campaign speeches; 002.06 Chapter 4 - Revolution eh? (1993 election): background notes.
Files consist of videocassettes relating to Preston Manning's political career including: 015.02 (1) New Brunswick Aug 12 corn roast - Aug 14; (2) New Brunswick Aug 12, Nova Scotia; (3) Canada Day - Parliament Hill, Stornaway Garden Party, interview stock, Hockey game; and (4) RCMP ride - June 25th - June 26th, 1999; 015.03 (1) Preston Manning 9 November 1992 to 22 April 1993, Ottawa; (2) PM 26 June 1993, Ottawa; (3) Empire Club, Preston Manning 19 June 2000; and (4) Life & Times of Preston Manning 20 September 2002; 015.04 (1) The dream is done - campaign '93; (2) May 1997 TV spots; and (3) United Alternative 1999 national convention highlights; 015.05 (1) Double Exposure III gag reel, 16 March 2000; and (2) Second annual Mel Smith lecture & scholarship presentation, 18 March 2000.
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 a draft copy of chapter 3, "The Charlottetown Accord Campaign: Democratic Constitution Making" edited by Sandra Manning, handwritten additional pages written by Sandra Manning, and source material for Chapter 3 including: 001.03 Chapter 3 - Know more : original draft; 001.04 Chapter 3 - Know more : PM speeches and campaign activities; 001.05 Chapter 3 - Know more : Reform campaign materials; 001.06 Chapter 3 - Know more : background notes including Trudeau interview; 001.07 Chapter 3 : background papers.
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.
Files consist of photographs of Manning from his political career and for his book "Think Big" including: 014.07 Informal photographs; 014.08 Formal photographs; 015.01 Formal photographs - loose; 015.02 Preston Manning photos - book.