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The fonds consists of personal and military papers and photographs belonging to Roland Pivert. The records include photographs and documents from his time as a Boy Scout and student at St. Joseph High School; information and photographs about Exercise Sweetbriar, a joint Canadian and U.S. training exercise in the Yukon and Alaska; information and photographs of the Prairie Command Display taken from community to community in Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan; slides, photographs and paper artifacts from Roland’s tour of peace-keeping duty in Korea in 1953-1954; military service records and publications; information on Veterans' benefits claims; documents and images of projects from his post-military electrical career; correspondence and related records on his land holdings; and personal records and photographs of family, friends, and community life.

The fonds is divided into nine series: Early Life, Exercise Sweetbriar, Prairie Command Display, Korean Service, Military Service, Veterans' Benefits, Work and Business, Land, and Personal Life and Family.

The records have been arranged in primarily chronological order by the Archivist.

The series consists of personal papers dating from Roland’s teen-age years in boy scouts and at St. Joseph’s High School. The records include letters from Gerald Gardner, a penpal from Mississippi, Flying Shot Lake Boy Scouts Troop certificate and booklets, two issues of St. Joseph’s Troubador, one of which tells the story of the death of Shirley Miller, photographs and negatives taken during Roland’s time at St. Joseph’s High School, including the Student Council and several of friends, two images in frames decorated with silk, and a collection of religious cards and artwork, likely assembled primarily when Roland was a child.

The records have been arranged by the Archivist according to topic and type.

The series consists of a small diary kept by Roland Pivert detailing his actions during the exercise, some daily reports from Roland’s duty as the water truck driver, a 1950 magazine article from The Standard with photographs and text about Exercise Sweetbriar, and 25 snapshots of soldiers, camps, equipment and scenery.

The series consists of the itinerary the Prairie Command Display Team followed on its tour, several attraction passes, a news clipping, and 33 photographs of the team members and the display in parades, in parks and amphibious portions on beaches. The series includes a photo of Roland beside the poster advertising the display, and one of his aunt and uncle in Sedley, Saskatchewan, one of the towns they passed through.