The collection consists of recorded interviews with pioneers of the County of Mountain View. The following individuals were interviewed: Mrs. Frank Bracken, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Buckley, George Epp, Mrs. C. Fessenden, Albert Gaitez, Mr. Grisdale, Ed Miller, Magdalene Moore, Martin Overgaard, Annie Pawson, Mrs. Fred Pekse, Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Reid, Mrs. E. Reid, Marion Reid, Jappie Rogers, Fay Stone, and Glen Warren. Includes Jensen's research papers about Olds and the County of Mountain View. Also includes historical data about the Evangelical United Brethren Church, which was active in the Didsbury area.

The collection consists of scrapbooks of births, engagements, marriages, wedding anniversaries, deaths and Mormon events and appointments in Lethbridge and surrounding southern Alberta towns.

The collection consists of reminiscences and historical information regarding families, churches, schools and organizations in the area. Includes information about families of these ethnic groups: Americans, Austrians, Belgians, Czechs, Danes, Dutch, English, Germans, Hungarians, Japanese, Jews, Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Slavs, and Ukrainian.

The collection consists of photographs of personalities, buildings and agriculture in Gleichen and area. Also consists of historical articles written by Rev. R.F. Brown about the Old Sun School, the Anglican Church and education.

The collection consists of historical notes, registers of statistics and programs about churches. Includes some miscellaneous personal papers and photographs.

The collection consists of biographies, recorded interviews, scrapbooks, photographs, and a few diaries. RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES ARE ALSO IN THIS COLLECTION. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Ackroyd, Alder, Aldridge, Allen, Allred, Alston, Anderson, Archibald, Atkins, Barton, Bates, Beirdnean, Bennett, Bennion, Bevans, Bigelow, Bishop, Blackmore, Brandley, Bridge, Brown, Burns, Caldwell, Card, Chappell, Chritchfield, Clifton, Coombs, Cooper, Crookson, Daines, Davenport, Dowdle, Duce, Eames, Erickson, Fisher, Fletcher, Forsyth, French, Garner, Gibb, Goddard, Grant, Gregson, Gurney, Hacking, Hammer, Harris, Harrison, Hatch, Head, Henderson, Hess, Hillier, Hinman, Holland, Holman, Howes, Hudson, Hull, Huscroft, Hymas, Insley, Jacobs, Jenkins, Johansen, Johnson, Judd, Kearl, King, Law, Layne, Layton, Leavitt, Leonard, Lieshman, Lott, Low, Mackenzie, Malmberg, Matkin, May, McConnell, Mercer, Miller, Naegeli, Naylor, Neat, Nielson, Nilsson, Parker, Parkinson, Payne, Penrod, Perkins, Peterson, Phipps, Pilling, Pitcher, Probert, Pyrah, Rasmussen, Reid, Rice, Romeril, Ross, Sheffield, Shepherd, Silcox, Simmons, Sloan, Smith, Snow, Solomon, Spencer, Stacey, Stettner, Stewart, Stoddard, Taylor, Thomas, Tolhurst, Vaughn, Walburger, Walker, Watson, Webb, Williams, Wood, Woodruff, Wooley, Woolf, Woolley, Wright, and Zolbell.

The collection consists of typescripts of interviews (1955-1956), reminiscences, diaries (1897-1914), and autobiographies; files of biographical and historical notes; and photographs of pioneers and the area. Includes typescripts of Fort St. John fur trade post journal (1866-1924), and Fort Dunvegan post account book (1837-1864).
Records related to the following subjects are also in this collection. See inventory for details: W.D. Albright, Kristjan F. Anderson, Athabasca Trail, Dr. Lucy Bagnall, Frank Ward Beatton, John Beatton, Beaver Indians, Bredin and Cornwall, Charles Bremner, Absalom Clark Bury, Mrs. Harry Clifford, Louise Clubine, James Kennedy Cornwall, S.E. Cushway, Henry Fuller "12 Foot" Davis, Ralph Dyer, Edson Trail, Agnes Sorrel Forbes, I.E. Gaudin, H.A. George, Pliny E. Goddard, Bishop Emile J.B.M. Grouard, Peter Gunn, Mrs. Robert Holmes, William Innes, Oliver H. Johnson, George Kennedy, Klondike gold rush, Albert Lawrence, L. Grace Lawrence, Margaret M. Lawrence, Sheridan Lawrence, A.H. McQuarrie, Mrs. Sam McNaught, Metis, Alwexander Monkman, Father Philippot, Mrs. Guy Randall, H.N. Ronning, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Adolphus St. Germaine, St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Grande Prairie), school districts (Kleskun, Wapiti, MacHenry, Halcourt, Lower Beaverlodge), Felix Shaw, William Shaw, Mrs. Thomas B. Sheehan, and Treaty 8.

The collection consists of views of personalities, events and buildings, including a blacksmith shop, school, church, and farm implement shop.

The collection consists of Stand Off colony records: recording of church service (1963) and singing (1971); photographs (1940s-1964); recorded interview with Jacob Walter on early history of colony (1971); sketches of early buildings; ethnological study, recorded observations and films by Dr. Karl Peter on colony life; microfilm of early religious writings (ca. 1550s-1560s), chronicle of Hutterian history (1527-1665, 1947-1960), and legal agreements with government authorities (1782-ca. 1960) (predominantly in German); articles of association for Stand Off colony (1924-1956); and genealogy of Jacob Walter family (in German). Also consists of records from a number of southern Alberta colonies, especially Red Willow: German songbooks (1800s-1955, and some microfilmed from 1696-1825); medical book (1612, in German); microfilm of religious writings (1696-1875); recorded songs and interviews; and photographs (1961-1964). Includes microfilm of correspondence between Russian Hutterite colonies (1800s).

The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta. Consists of these series: Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956); North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947); North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955); North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957); Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955); Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926; First Nations (1877-1954); High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960); Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961); and photographs (1870s-1930s).