The fonds consists of photographs and postcards of the Wainwright area, including Buffalo National Park, oil wells, buildings, a local movie entitled "Last Frontier", Frank's ranch, IODE, and street scenes.

The fonds consists of records relating to his executive positions with Rotary International and in the oil and pipeline industries; research material for genealogy of his family.

The fonds consists of business correspondence pertaining to William Heeley's career, briefs presented by the United Mine Workers of America, mining instruction booklets and examinations, certificates, newsclippings, evidence of the inquiry into the mining disaster at Brazeau Collieries, report on the Hillcrest Mine disaster, and mine plans. Also consists of photographs of coal mines in Edmonton, Jasper and the Coal branch; and of baseball and lawn bowling teams.

The fonds consists of autobiographical manuscript.

The fonds consists of photographs by Charles Horetzky of Canadian Pacific Railway location surveys in western Canada.

The fonds consists of personal papers and business records of Union Drilling, Gem Royalties, Independent Royalties (ca. 1940-1962) and Border Farms (ca. 1940-1960). Includes photographs of flare and well at Turner Valley.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Yukon, including Dawson City, buildings, social events, prospecting, sports, banks, transportation, and churches.

The fonds consists of reminiscences, written in 1938, of Banff and area in the 1880s.

The fonds consists of manuscript history of ranching, farming and mining in the Drumheller/Munson area; interview with Miller and Murphy families.

The fonds consists of correspondence regarding investments and insurance payments from United Dairies and Maple Leaf mines.