The fonds consists of photographs of the Central Alberta Sanatorium (Keith), mosquito control in Banff National Park, settlers arriving at Peace River, and Robin Hood Flour Mills in Calgary.

The fonds consists of personal correspondence (including letters to Ed Beltz and Douglas Irvine), diaries (1944-1946, 1956-1967), notebooks (1944-1955), newsclippings, and photographs of the Gissing family, western Canada, and of Gissing's paintings.

The fonds consists of correspondence, notebook, discharge papers and invoices; photographs of NWMP and native people; and recorded interview with R.B. Giveen regarding his father. The notebook includes the words of songs about the March West by George Crofton.

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and reference files related to his involvement with the Blood Band Council, Red Crow Developments, Kainai Cooperatives Enterprises, and other native organizations; records related to his rodeo career; reports, minutes, circulars and reference files related to his involvement with the Indian Association of Alberta, its offshoot, the Treaty and Aboriginal Rights and Research program (TARR), and the National Indian Brotherhood. Includes correspondence with Jean Chretien and the Department of Northern and Indian Affairs. Also includes photographs of the Gladstone family, members of the Blood Band, and rodeo events.

The fonds consists of photographs of family and construction of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway into Calgary, and miscellaneous family papers.

The fonds consists of James Gladstone's personal papers: family correspondence (1944-1970), diaries (1952-1967), certificates, recorded interview, programs, etc.; his senatorial papers: correspondence, invitations, speeches, etc.; records of organizations in which he was active; Nora Gladstone's family correspondence (1937-1945) and scrapbook; Janie Gladstone's diaries (1937-1945), invitations, and scrapbooks; Pauline Dempsey's scrapbooks; and Hugh Dempsey's notes for his biography of James Gladstone. Includes Indian Association of Alberta minutes (1946, 1950-1955, 1957-1971) and correspondence (1947-1970); minutes (1944-1957) and membership lists of the IAA, Blood local; and albums of postcards exchanged in the Gladstone family.
Records related to the following subjects are also in this fonds. See inventory for details: All American Indian Days (Sheridan, Wyoming), Archaeological Society of Alberta, Ed Bellerose, Chief Sam Bird, Blackfoot Indian Agency, Blood Indian Agency, Blood Indian Hospital (Cardston), W. Russell Brown, Calgary Indian Friendship Centre, Canadian Club, Canadian Indian Youth Council, Harold Cardinal, Charles Camsell Hospital, Jean Chretien, Chief Ben E. Christmas, Chief David Crowchild, John Diefenbaker, Edmonton Canadian Native Friendship Centre, Erminskin Indian School (Hobbema), Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, Friends of the Indians Society, Ruth Gorman, Deane R. Gundlock, Alvin Hamilton, Historical Society of Alberta, Kahn-Tineta Horn, Indian and Eskimo Association, Kainai Chieftainship, Kainai Cooperative Enterprises, Lawrence E. Kindt, Arthur Laing, Judy Lamarsh, John Laurie, Chief Clarence McHugh, George Manuel, Chief James Montour, Moral Re-Armament, National Indian Council of Canada, Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, Erik Nielsen, North American Indian Brotherhood, J. Percy Page, Chief Dan Paul, Lester B. Pearson, Queen Victoria Treaty Protective Association, Robert L. Stanfield, Ralph Steinhauer, Eneis J. Swite, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Walpole Island reserve, Whitefish Bay reserve, Charlotte Whitton, W.I.C. Wuttunee, and Chief William Wysote.

The fonds consists of photographs of ranchers and personalities around Pincher Creek, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) personalities.

The fonds consists of a scrapbook of reminiscences, articles, poems and newsclippings; photographs of the family and prairie life; and a family tree and history.

The fonds consists of photographs of mountains and glaciers in British Columbia national parks (1905-1914); and photographs of Calgary and Medicine Hat (1905), the prairies, Ontario and of Herbert. Includes an interview with the donor, Roland Robbins, regarding the photographs.

The fonds consists of examples of printing jobs undertaken, including letterheads, business cards, programs, invitations, prize lists, advertisements and tickets; and posters for political meetings, auction sales, sports events (sports days, baseball, boxing, curling, hockey, rodeos, etc.), dances and balls, and various musical, theatrical and social events in the Gleichen area.