The fonds consists of Charles H. Sternberg's correspondence (1880-1919) and scrapbooks (1902-1928); and Charles M. Sternberg's collected articles (1917-1963), newsclippings, poster and photographs.

The fonds consists of memorabilia and newsclippings documenting R. S. Trowsdale’s career; a facsimile of the charter of the Calgary Branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada; and a portrait of R. S. Trowsdale.

The fonds consists of administrative subject files (1927-1976) which include minutes, membership lists, committee records, budgets and financial statements, and files related to awards, conferences and publications; minutes (1977-1991); subject files (1977-1988) divided into these ten sub-series: Executive Committee, Business Committees, Conventions and Seminars, Publications, Scientific Programs, Awards, Special Committees / Social Programs, Public Services, Divisions, and Liaisons; records related to conventions hosted or co-hosted by the society (1967-1991); proceedings and sound recordings of speakers at the National Conference on Earth Sciences (1965-1981); Medal of Merit records (1953-1988); membership applications (1953-1997); photographs (1926-1978) of executives and members, field trips, field work, conferences, core samples, and the Turner Valley fields; Ted Link’s photographs and glass slides (1943-1959); sound recordings of conferences (1955-1961); and films (1957-1975) of a geological field trip and the Calgary area.

The fonds consists of minutes, bylaws, agreements, financial statements, and correspondence pertaining to the association's dealings with various companies and organizations. Includes a speech by Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) John L. Robinson about rural electrification.

The fonds consists of the constitution and bylaws, minutes, annual reports, financial statements, membership lists, correspondence, and photographs. Includes organizational records of conventions and conferences; records of the Ladies’ Auxiliary (1966-1995) including many photographs; and records of the Doodlebug Golf Tournament (1953-1971). Includes records of the Society of Edmonton Geophysicists (1958-1972). Includes collected technical manuals and wiring diagrams for seismographic equipment (1956-1970). Includes David Finch’s research notes and collected source material for his book Traces through Time; A. Easton Wren’s historic collection; and Finch’s recorded interviews with prominent Canadian geophysicists John C. Hollister, Alex Herz, Bruce Nodwell, Don Axford, J. Tuzo Wilson, David Strangway, Jack Porter, Roy O. Lindseth, David Savage, Harold Farney, Ralph Steeves, Fred Foo, A.E. Pallister, and Arne Nielsen.