Fonds consists of organizational records including photographs, brochures, correspondence and other documents which are divided into five series [see General Notes]. Content pertains to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, including the organization's history, members and staff, trail rides and other events, publications and advertising, finances, and administration.

Majorville refers to an area north east of the village of Milo. The post office that was opened in 1908 on the homestead of WJ Burns was originally called Liberty, and Liberty School served the surrounding community from 1910-1939. Postal services suffered some confusion with Liberty, Saskatchewan, and in 1911 the decision was made to change the post office name. Dan H. Shaw, Post Master at that time, had been a Major in the Cavalry during the Boer War and the post office was re-named for his rank. Unfortunately there was again confusion with a like-named Saskatchewan town, and in 1915 the post office became known as Majorville. Like most rural post offices it was often located in the home of the Post Master, and as the position changed hands, so did the location. Majorville Post Office moved many times during its 60 years of operation, sometimes only from one side of the road to the other. It had its own building by 1919, when it was officially known as the Majorville Store and Post Office. Gas pumps were added in 1928. The building itself was relocated and / or rebuilt several times, with its last ‘new premises’ built in 1958. The Majorville Store remained in operation until around 1975, but Majorville Post Office was closed in July 1970, with a promise from Canada Post to provide regular mail service by rural delivery. Customers in the Majorville and neighbouring Queenstown areas have since used the Milo Post Office for parcels and specialized postal services.

The collection consists of 2 post office registers (1924-1939, 1939-1962) and Registered Letter Bills (1945, 1946, 1948) from the village of Majorville, as well as one photograph of the general store (W. Huskin’s Groceries) ca 1938.

The fonds consists of records of Fran's service in WWII including 2 ration books, a public school leaving diplomain 1936 and high school examination results for 1939-1940 as well as one for his brother Donald in 1930, a confirmation certificate in 1936, his career with CFGP and the sports world, and personal papers and photographs. Also included are a Grande Prairie trackmeet first place pin and ribbon, a Sutton R.E.A. third prize ribbon, and a photograph of Fran as a young boy soldier mounted and cut from wood.

The fonds consists of financial statements and tax returns (1931-1971); radio-related correspondence, schedules, scripts, advertising files, and audio recordings of broadcasts, advertisements and jingles (1930s-1984); television-related correspondence, licence applications, annual reports and director's files (1962-1978); extensive news footage films (1976-1984); photographs and slides of facilities, events and personalities; and film footage of the XV Olympic Winter Gamers (1988). Includes early sound recordings of Premier William Aberhart.

The fonds consists of 340 issues of the Northern Tribune newspaper, from June 30, 1932 to August 10, 1939.

The paper was published weekly every Thursday, all issues from June 30, 1932 to August 10, 1939 are within the fonds, with the exception of the following issues:
1932- Sept. 22, Dec 15
1934- Nov. 22, Nov. 29, all of December
1935- Sept. 26, Dec. 19
1936- Nov. 19
1937- Jan. 21
1938- Apr. 14

In addition to these issues not included within the fonds, the Dec. 22, 1932 issue is missing it’s front page and the Dec. 29, 1939 issue is missing a large potion of each page.

There are also two Special Issues published as second sections to the July 23, 1936 paper (Peace River Exhibit for the 4th Anniversary of the newspaper) and March 18, 1937 paper (Hotel Section).

The fonds consists of minute books, financial statements and ledger pages for both Milo Mutual Telephone Company and Lake McGregor Mutual Telephone Company (including pages from the time of the merger), individual account records and a set of Telephone Working Instructions (c1936). There are also six laminated blueprints and line maps.

The fonds has been arranged into the following series: Minutes, Financial Records, Account Records, Telephone Working Instructions, Blueprints and Maps.

The fonds consists of letters written by the editor of the Ottawa Citizen regarding the arrangements made with Ryder to publish his Social Credit articles.

The fonds consists of legal records of incorporation, including 7 maps showing the boundaries of the Company, sale agreements and reports to the registrar; minutes of annual meetings including financial accounts and lists of subscribers; financial statements and accounts ledger pages; correspondence and circulars from AGT; telephone statistics and annual reports.

The collection consists of records (correspondence, photographs, programs, etc.) regarding the history of CFCN, which was compiled over the years by Max Farmer.

Certificate of Incorporation for the Medicine Hat Amateur Radio Club (1989); Certificate of Incorporation for The Hat Ham Club (1974); Radio Station License issued to Joseph Bell of the Hat Ham Club (1984); Radio License issued to John Layton, president of the Medicine Hat Amateur Radio Club (1999); photocopy of plaque dedicated to founding and current members of the Hat Ham Club (1949).