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The series consists of Beth’s personal diaries with supplemental information; bound volumes of literature from the Burnsites; family photographs from the Flints, the Sheehans, and Beth & Everett Sheehan; printed material from Beth's education at Alberta College; and some paper artefacts, family memorabilia.

The series consist of Income Tax Returns from 1949 to 1994 and some farm documents from 1967-1983: 1967 Land Title for the home quarter; 1975 indenture between Everett and Kells Sheehan to create a partnership raising purebred cattle; 1976 Lease Agreement on their farm land; 1980 transfer of land; 1981-1982 Canadian Wheat Board Permit Book; tax bills from 1982; and an Ox Shoe Farm business card. Photographs of the farm are included in the family photographs.

The series consists of sub-series detailing Beth’s activities as a member of the Grande Prairie Agricultural Society, as an historian and as a photographer. The collection includes historical information and photographs of the County Fair; lists of historical material available in or donated by Beth to the Provincial Archives and the Glenbow Archives since 1971; a collection of cards listing the residents of the Clairmont area in 1978; and photographs taken by Beth Sheehan because of her interest in the history of people and events in Grande Prairie.

The sub-series consists of an index of material collected from pioneers in the Peace Country of Alberta by York University; a source list of material compiled in the Provincial Archives of Alberta on the Grande Prairie area before 1982; lists of archival material donated by Beth Sheehan to the Provincial Archives and the Grande Prairie Public Library; and cards with the names of Clairmont residents prepared for the 1978 Census.

The series consists of various sub-series: historical photographs from the Peace Country dating from 1915 to 1948; her own photographs of scenes and events in the Peace Country from 1948 onwards; and her own photographs of events in the City of Grande Prairie from the same time period. Because of Beth’s skill as an artist, many of the photographs are of superior quality, with hand-written notes on the backs of many, giving details. Negatives of these photographs are also available.

The sub-series consists of a story and photographs of wood samples collected by Beth in the local area and on travels. In 1954 her husband Everett gave her a wooden Valentine he made while camped on the dessert in Arizona. She thought it so lovely that together they made more. Everett made boards approximately 1/4 inch thick with a band saw. Beth traced heart shapes on the boards then cut them out with a coping saw. She filed and sanded them meticulously, making them into three-dimensional hearts. Oiling brought out the natural beauty and grain of the wood. On the back of each heart was noted the name of the wood, where it was from, the year, and in some cases, who gave it to her. She didn't make duplicates. She also made pictures of polished wood and some wooden jewellry. Athritis in 1985 made it too difficult to hold and work on the small pieces, and no more were made, though many pieces had been prepared.

The series consists of the minutes of the Archaeology Society of Alberta from the organizational meetings beginning in 1988 until the dissolution meeting in December 2001. Minutes include the incorporation certificate, some financial records, correspondence and reports.

The series consists of newsletters detailing the activities of the Peace River Archaeology Society from 1988 to 1995, and photographs of some of the field trips to Saskatoon Mountain, the Trudel Cache and the Zahara Site.

The series consists of field notes, collection forms, photo records, photo catalogues, slides and negatives as a record of three major projects: the Grande Prairie Inventory in 1985, the Birch Hills Survey in 1987, and the Peace Past Project in 1991.

The series consists of articles regarding the Archaeology of the Peace River Country, news clippings dating from 1946-1995, including the Geological picnics at Kleskun Hills in the 1940s. Also included is a reprint of Geoff Sawyer’s thesis, A History of Lesser Slave Lake.