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Series consists of bound notebooks and catalogues, some in loose leaf form. Some notebooks are handwritten; most have been transcribed. The catalogues list in columns the flora and fauna observed on specific dates and locations. Soper illustrated some of the notebooks with colour pencil sketches and occaissionally pasted in a photograph. The notebooks are in roughly chronological order and document both his private naturalist studies and his professional work for the federal government and the University of Alberta. These books are the raw data of his work as a naturalist researcher in the Candian Arctic and Prairies.

The series title is based on the contents of the records.

Photograph depicts a view of two Inuit women at Pangnirtung, illustrating two different kinds of summer clothing. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost at Sirmilling Bay, Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of a young Glaucous gull photographed at Issortukdjuak Fiord. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island for the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of an abandoned building on the site of the old whaling station at Kekerten Island in Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was condcuting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of a group of Inuits posing with a polar bear that had been killed near the entrance to Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of "Mac", the white collie mascot of the Mounted Police at Pangnirtung. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratoty expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a bearded seal taken in Cumberland Sound. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a scene looking northeast up Pangnirtung Fiord to interior mountains that are over 6000 feet in height. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memorial Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts two Inuit boys at Pangnirtung with a young sledge dog. J. Dewey Soper was conducting a two-year exploratory expedition of Baffin Island sponsored by the Victoria Memoria Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of Dwarf Arctic Willow at Pangnirtung Fiord; it averages about 6 to 8 inches high.

Photograph of men posing on the C.G.S. Arctic.

Photograph of William Duval and Dewey Soper posing on the C.G.S. ARCTIC.

Photograph depicts three men in the ruins of an old storehouse at Erebus Bay. Franklin and his men spent nearly a year here. Constable Tredgold is in the foreground.

Photograph of man standing near gravestones of the Royal Marines of the Franklin Expedition at Erebus Harbour; Constable T. Tredgold of the R.C.M.P. in foreground and ocean and mountains in background.

Photograph of unidentified men involved in a ceremony at the Franklin Cenotaph on Beechey Island; English flag is raised.

Photograph is a picturesque view of a coastline, chunks of ice throughout ocean near Pond Inlet.

Photograph of an unidentified Inuit hunter sitting next to the Hudson's Bay Post at Pond Inlet while smoking a pipe.

Photograph depicts five unnamed Eskimo hunters posing for portrait. Standing in front of an unidentifed building. Note: Although Soper does not identify him here, the man standing second from the left is ""The Eskimo, Ororeangnak, an assistant to Nukudluk during the murder of [the newfoundland trader] Janes."" A closer view is available in picture 79-21-33-62 where Ororeangnak is identified.

Photograph shows two unidentifed men, R.C.M.P. officers, posing while sitting on a rock face at Pond Inlet. They are wearing rubber boots, hats.

Photograph shows a woman holding her two children (one on her back) in the midst of a crowd of ethnically diverse people gathered at the mounted police detachment at Pond Inlet during the trial of the Inuit, Nakudluk.

Photograph depicts the masts of the schooner ARCTIC as she lay off the coast opposite the Pond Island Post. Photo taken at night so the masts are merely outlined against the moonlit horizon.

Photograph shows a half-grownn Inuit dog at Pond Inlet.

Photograph shows an Eskimo girl and dog standing beside an Eskimo summer tent at Pangnirtung, near the Hudson's Bay Company Post. Miscellaneous household items surround the tent. British flag is raised in the background.

Photogrpah shows an Eskimo tupik in the background. In the foreground are three puppies playing on the barren ground. Photograph is taken near the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Pangnirtung

Photograph depicts a "bold headland" at Lake Harbour with the "ice foot" at the base where it meets the sea. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts Carrie Soper sitting in a part of the living room of their residence/scientific research station at Lake Harbour. A radio, table, pictures and vases are visible. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts an Inuit sled dog. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a one year federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of an Inuit sled dog; an attached label provides further detail. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts Carrie Soper cross-country skiing in the Lake Harbour region. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts an Arctic white fox caught in an Inuit animal trap near the head of Pleasant Inlet. The Soper family spent a year living in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper established a government research station and had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts an Arctic white fox caught in an Inuit animal trap near the head of Pleasant Inlet. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper established a scientific research station and had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts Carrie Soper holding a bouquet of Arctic fireflowers; only her hands and part of her body are visible. An attached album label explains that these flowers grow in profusion in the Lake Harbour District during the height of summer. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a large iceberg aground off a point in Hudson Strait southeast of Lake Harbour; an attached album label provides further detail. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a group of five men waiting for the arrival of the government's S.S. "Beothic"; the men are in a relaxed pose on rocky terrain. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts three Inuit sled dogs at Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a head and shoulders portrait of Roland Soper. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a portrait of Neve, the wife of Dewey Soper's Inuit assistant, Moosa. Moosa and Neve lived at Lake Harbour where the Soper family spent a year while Dewey Soper worked on a federal government contract to explore the coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts two sled dogs belonging to Moosa, Soper's Inuit assistant. The dogs are standing outside Moosa's home igloo at Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of Dewey, Roland and Carolyn (Carrie) Soper sitting inside their home at the scientific research station in Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of Slave River near Brule Point, looking northwest. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct faunal investigations in Wood Buffalo Park.

Photograph depicts Jack Ford, a Hudson's Bay Company employee posted at Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts Dewey, Carrie and Roland Soper standing out-of-doors at Lake Harbour on Christmas day. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts Carrie Soper standing out-of-doors at Lake Harbour on Christmas day. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment at Lake Harbour in winter. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment in Lake Harbour in winter; out buildings, dogs, and doghouses are visible. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a suvey cairn on a high hill-top representing Station D of the Soper Survey in the Lake Harbour triangulations. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a head and shoulders portrait of Simonee of the Lake Harbour district; he is wearing a fur parka with the hood pulled up over his head. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts Reverend and Mrs. C.L.W. Bailey standing outside their Lake Harbour home. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of rocky country beyond the head of Lake Harbour Inlet in winter; the photograph was printed from a paper negative. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph is a paper negative that provides a view of the western part of the Lake Harbour settlement with the Anglican church in the forefront. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph is a paper negative that depicts a view of the western part of Lake Harbour with the Anglican church in the foreground; an attached album label provides further detail. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts the rugged rocky terrain in the area of Itivirk Bay, a few miles south of MacKeller Bay; an attached album label explains that the area was once severely glaciated. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour, where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a head and shoulders portrait of a young Inuit man from Lake Harbour named Mickey Joe. The Soper family spnet a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph from a paper negative depicts a trail of snowshoe prints going up a hill west of the scientific station at Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the Lake Harbour and Hudson Strait coastal region.

Photograph depicts flowers blooming near Cape Dorset. Soper spent a spring and summer conducting zoological and geographical investigations in the Foxe Peninsula region for the Victoria Memorial (later National) Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts white heather flowers blooming near Cape Dorset. Soper spent a spring and summer conducting zoological and geographical investigations in the Foxe Peninsula region for the Victoria Memorial (later National) Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a juvenile Greenland Eider duck at Cape Dorset. Soper spent a spring and summer conducting zoological and geographical investigations in the Foxe Peninsula region for the Victoria Memorial (later National) Museum of Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a Nascopie Indian camp beside the Koksoak River; a tepee is in the forefront of the photograph. After spending a spring and summer exploring in the Foxe Peninsula region of Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island, Soper returned to Amadjuak Bay where he boarded a ship on August 11th to begin his return trip to Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a view of the buildings of the Hudons's Bay Company Post and Canadian Mounted Police situated at the end of a narrow bay at Port Burwell. After spending a spring and summer exploring in the Foxe Peninsula region of Baffin Island, Soper returned to Amadjuak Bay where he boarded a steamer to begin his return journey to Ottawa. Port Burwell was the second stop on the steamer (S.S. Nascopie) itinerary.

Photograph depicts a view of a steamship (possibly the S.S. Nascopie) in harbour. After spending a spring and summer exploring in the Foxe Peninsula region of Baffin Island, Soper returned to Amadjuak Bay where he boarded the S.S. Nascopie to begin his return journey to Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a nest of the long-billed Marsh wren in a slough near Edmonton. Soper moved from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, in 1912, and he began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a woodchuck foraging in open grassland near woodlands. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a nest and eggs of the common loon. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a Chipping Sparrow feeding its young. Soper spent time investigating and cataloguing birds and wildlife in Ontario (Wellington and Waterloo Counties).

Photograph depicts a nest and single egg of the Black Tern at McKernon's Lake near Strathcona. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a Cottontail rabbit on the farm near Preston, Ontario. Soper spent time investigating and cataloguing birds and wildlife in Ontario (Wellington and Waterloo Counties).

Photograph depicts Dewey Soper paddling a skiff on McKernan's Lake near Strathcona. Soper moved from Ontario in 1912 to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a Snowshoe Hare in a wooded area near Edmonton. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began invetigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a small balsam poplar tree felled by beavers along a stream southwest of Edmonton. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife in Central Alberta.

Photograph depicts a head and shoulders view of Carolyn (Carrie) Soper dressed in her nurse's uniform at Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a newly constructed warehouse built for the Soper scientific station, Department of the Interior at Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of Glasgow Inlet located about 8.5 miles south/south-east of Lake Harbour. The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.

Photograph depicts a view of rapides and log-jam in upper Buffalo River in Wood Buffalo Park. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct faunal investigations in the Park.

Photograph depicts a view of a log cache and cabin belonging to Indians living on upper Buffalo River; an attached album label provides further detail. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct geographical and biological investigations in Wood Buffalo Park.

Photograph depicts a view of Copp Creek about four miles from its mouth at Buffalo Lake. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct biological and geological investigations in Wood Buffalo Park.

Photograph depicts a view of Boundary Creek, the north boundary of Wood Buffalo Park, looking northwest upstream near its mouth at Buffalo River. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct biological and geographical investigations in the Park.

Photograph depicts a scene on Buffalo River at the "Big Loop". Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct biological and geographical investigations in Wood Buffalo Park.

Photograph depicts a meadow on the east side of Nyarling River about two miles upstream from the mouth at Little Buffalo River. Dewey Soper had a two year position to conduct biological and geographical investigations in Wood Buffalo Park.

Photograph depicts a scene looking eastward from the limestone escarpment on the west side of Little Buffalo River; trees and shrubs are visible. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct biological and geographical investigations in Wood Buffalo Park.

Photograph depicts a view of the Slave River a few miles north of Fort Smith. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct biological and geographical investigations in the Wood Buffalo Park region.

Photograph depicts a tepee and houses at Salt River settlement, near the mouth of Salt River in the vicinity of Lower Slave River; a man standing on the bank of the river is loading or unloading supplies in a canoe in the forefront of the photograph. Dewey Soper had a two year position (1932-1934) to conduct biological and geographical investigations in the Wood Buffalo Park region.