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Fonds consists of motion picture titled Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau.

The fonds consists of one register from Mt. Edith Cavell (1984-1998) and a limited edition of twenty five hand bound book exclusively produced for the Alpine Club of Canada of the journals from the Ostheimer Expedition (1927).

The fonds consists of materials documenting the Alpine Club of Canada and includes a letter pertaining to the Canadian Alpine Club of Canada's Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition in 1967; copies of the Canadian Alpine Journal dating from 1907 -- 1993 (with gaps); copies of the Club's Gazette from 1946 -- 1985 (with gaps); and Accidents in North American Pioneering 1967 -- 1992 (with gaps); and a membership list of the Club dating from 1985.

Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpine Club itself. The fonds consists of four Sous-fonds: I. Alpine Club of Canada records; II. Mount Everest Expedition (1982) records; III. Personal papers and photographs; IV. Other material. Club administration records (series I.A.) pertain to executive positions; head office; finance; camps, climbing and treks; expeditions; huts and properties; clubhouses; library; publications; photography; other committees; other activities; and other. Other club records include section records (series I.B.), hut registers and summit records (series I.C.).

The fonds consists of the 1947 Dominion Amateur Wrestling Championships program and list of entries; the 1948 Boxing and Wrestling Championships program and list of entries; the 1948 Official Boxing Handbook; and 1948 clippings from the Athabasca Echo newspaper regarding the event. The 1942 and 1951 Provincial Interscholastic Track and Field Championships were also held in Athabasca. The fonds contains a souvenir program, participant names and certificates for the 1951 event.

The fonds consists of a series of 7 information manuals, collectively entitled "Research Information for the XV Olympic Winter Games". Volume 1 contains information on Calgary, Canada, the history of the Olympic Winter Games, OCO '88, and demonstration sports. Volumes 2 through 7 contains information and athlete biographies on the Olympic winter sports: alpine skiing, nordic skiing, bobsled and luge, figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating.

Fonds consists of photographs, ca.1961-ca.1968 pertaining to wildlife (caribou, bears, sheep etc.), pack trips, hunting, hiking, mountain landscapes, cattle, skiing, Hawk's Nest ranch, Russell family members and friends. Also includes F.H.R. [Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall] copy negatives.

Fonds consists of correspondence from Alpine Club of Canada members, 1921-1938; reports to the Management Committee of the Alpine Club of Canada re 1938 camp and A. O. Wheeler and Asulkan Valley huts, 1938-1945; outline re mountaineering instruction course conducted by A.C.C. for Royal Canadian Army, 1945. Correspondents include or refer to Rex Gibson, Curly Phillips, Winthrop E. Stone and A. O. Wheeler.

The fonds consists of images of the Canmore Briquettes (1936-1937), the Turner Valley Oilers (1938-1939), and the A-16 Currie Army Team (1940-1941).

Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983. Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska. Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia. Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.