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Correspondence sent to SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District #10, based at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg; includes a letter regarding dividing the Saskatchewan battalion, and a hand-written letter concerning recruits, etc.

Correspondence sent to SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District #10, based at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg; includes several letters from R.J. Gwynne, reporting on camps and commenting on criticisms that he is exceeding his duties; and a letter from [Aitkin] regarding military squadrons, etc.

Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District #10, based at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg; includes letters sent from SBS asking for the support of R.L.J. Galbraith for a Senator appointment; correspondence from R.J. Gwynne; and others, re: District staffing, appointment recommendations, and an Armoury site for Saskatchewan. Handwritten; typewritten

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to his mother in Ontario. This letter provides a detailed account of Roger's journey with NWMP troops travelling from Regina to Fort Qu'appelle and on to Prince Albert. While on this journey, Roger froze the toes of his right foot and is under medical supervision as he writes, describing the great pain he is experiencing. He includes a small map showing the route from Regina to Prince Albert.

A composite handwritten letter from Roger Pocock at Prince Albert to his mother in Ontario. Pocock is confined to a sick bed, while he recovers from having five toes of his right foot amputated due to frostbite. His letter is full of details about fellow NWMP force members, and he talks about his hoped-for reorganization of the Force; his observations of their skirmishes, marches, and dress, and asks for reading material to be sent to him while he recovers. Roger describes the march, his bout of frostbitten feet, toe amputations, skirmish at Duck Lake, and his days healing from the surgery.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his father in Ontario. Roger continues to be in sick bay in the "detachment station 1 1/2 miles from Fort Prince Albert" as he recovers from his toe amputation surgery. His letter is long and filled with his observations, comments, and responses to questions his parents have asked him in earlier letters.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his sister Daisy in Ontario. His letter teases Daisy about how out of place he would be back in Ontario, and he describes his crutches, clothing, and general boredom while he waits for his foot and mobility to recover.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his mother in Ontario. He describes the art work he has hanging near his bed, sketches he has completed, books he has read, prairie flowers, etc. and outlines the mail schedule for both sending and receiving letters.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock at Prince Albert to his mother in Ontario. The letter is descriptive of native dress and NWMP horse dress, complete with small illustrations to accompany the written description. Roger is uncertain about whether he will be able to remain with the NWMP, and discusses possible future options, including returning home for a visit. He continues the letter over a period of days, and describes for his mother problems with drunkenness in the Force, and related discipline problems. He also discusses the suicide of a Sioux prisoner in their Fort.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock at Prince Albert to his father in Ontario. In the letter, Roger talks about the study of the bible as a scientific exercise, discusses the Egyptian pyramids, and talks about his lack of desire to settle down. The last part of the letter appears to be missing.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his [mother] in Ontario. He writes about his preparations to leave Prince Albert, and lists the items in his kit, and is making arrangements to send books and papers back to family in Ontario.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his mother in Ontario. He mentions the photographs he recently had taken, the jacket he is tailoring, and describes his daily routine and the people he meets and spends time with. Among other incidents, Pocock describes the situation of some of his colleagues, including two who deserted, and he states that he won't be vaccinated against small pox as there are no cases of the disease for 500 miles of Prince Albert.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his mother in Ontario. Roger writes about his fellow hospital patients and staff; his sewing, and NWMP pay and activities. The last part of letter missing.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocok in [Prince Albert] to his mother in Ontario. Roger writes about new NWMP recruits, and changes of command within the NWMP. The letter is written in two parts, and the second part of the letter is dated 15 September, but may have actually been written 15 October. Roger talks about his inability, for a variety of reasons, to come home to Ontario to be nursed for the winter. He also describes some of the crime in the community and problems with some of the members of the Force.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Prince Albert to his mother in Ontario. Roger describes the winter quarters the NWMP are moving to, including a different building used as their hospital. Roger also discusses clothing he has purchased, his pay, the NWMP Post lay-out, and native customs and clothing. The last part of the letter is missing.

Undated informational booklet produced by the Prince Albert Board of Trade ca. 1894, designed to encourage prospective homesteaders to settle in the Prince Albert District.

Contents:
Imperial Bank of Canada [Prince Albert Branch]; The Bank of Ottawa [Directors; Branches; Prince Albert Branch]; "The Prince Albert District - Its Resources and Advantages" [Railways; The Soil; The Climate; Water Supply and Rainfall; Grains and Other Crops; Game; Cattle Raising; Horses; Hogs; Sheep; Poultry; Dairying; Market Gardening; Business Openings; Pork Packing; Fur Trade; Flour Trade; Fuel Supply; Social Advantages; Building Material; Low Taxes; Employment; The Town of Prince Albert]; The Shell River District; Some Prices at Prince Albert.

Illustrations:
"Town Hall, Prince Albert"; "On the Ranch of Geo. [George] Short, Near Prince Albert"; "Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert"; "Twelve Hundred Head of Export Cattle, Shipped by Gordon & Ironside, from Prince Albert"; "Public School, Prince Albert"; "Imperial Bank, Prince Albert"; "Farm Scene Near Prince Albert".

Additionally contains several print advertisements for local businesses.

A brown paper envelope containing the materials relating to Mary H. Jones’ nursing career. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. Mary Holtby Fuller. The original address is located in Edmonton, Alberta but it is crossed out and it is readdressed to a location in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The envelope was stamped in Edmonton on July 17th, 1944. The back of the envelope is also covered in various stamps.

A conference paper on the Church of England and higher education in the Canadian prairie provinces, written by Dr. Lewis Gwynne Thomas and presented at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Canadian Church Historical Society on 6 September 1955 and published in Vol. III, No. 1 of The Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, January 1956.

The paper contains information on various Church of England higher educational institutes and endeavours in the Canadian prairies prior to 1914, specifically "John West's Red River School", "St. John's College, Winnipeg", "Emmanuel College, Prince Albert", "St. John's College, Qu'Appelle Station", "St. Hilda's and Bishop Pinkham Colleges, Calgary", and "St. Aidan's College and Hostel, Edmonton".

Informative promotional booklet produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company containing information intended for prospective settlers regarding the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Contents:
Answers to Some Settlers' Questions; Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; The World's Greatest Field of Opportunity; For Those Who Are Not Farmers; Twenty Years to Pay $2000 Loan for Improvements; Advance of Live Stock on Loan Basis; Assistance of Experts; Western Canada's Climate; Handling the Grain Trade; Flour Milling; Grain Prices; Alberta; Alberta's Progress; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Live Stock in Alberta; Saskatchewan; Grain Growing in Saskatchewan; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Fruit Culture; Live Stock; Manitoba; Grain Growing in Manitoba; Fodders and Roots; Climate of Manitoba; Live Stock in Manitoba; Dairying in Manitoba; Poultry-Raising; Raising Small Fruits; Irrigation in Western Canada; "Ready-Made" Farms; What Is a Ready-Made Farm?; Loans to Home-Makers; General Terms of Sale; Townsites; Terms of Payment for Town Lots; Naturalization; Title; General Information [Public Worship; School System; Agricultural Education; Railway Facilities; Public Roads; Taxation; Voting Regulations; Rural Telephones; Domestic Water Supply; Fuel; System of Land Survey; Implements and Buildings; Investment in Live Stock; Capital Required; Cost of Living]; A Final Word; Cities and Towns [Alberta; Manitoba; Saskatchewan]; Experiences of Some Settlers' in Western Canada; and Information for Settlers [Timely Pointers on Customs, Quarantine and Transportation Regulations Affecting Settlers and Settlers' Effects Entering Canada].

Images:
Some Farm Operations [7 photographs]; Fodder Crops and Dairy Cows [9 photographs]; Western Canada Harvest Scenes [7 photographs]; The Stockman's Paradise [9 photographs]; Glimpses of Some Settlers' Gardens [10 photographs]; Scenes in the Irrigation Districts [10 photographs]; Some Settlers' Homes [11 photographs]; Typical Canadian Churches and Schools [11 photographs]; Good Sport and Good Health [7 photographs]; and "Map showing location of Western Provinces of Canada with chief railway connections".

An advertisement for a speech delivered by Howard Scott, Director-in-Chief of the social movement Technocracy Inc., at the Orpheum theatre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on Wednesday, October 18 (no year given). On the back of the poster is a hand-drawn graph with three paths labelled "Physical Production (curve no 1)," "Man-Hours per Unit Production (curve no 2)," and "Industrial Employment Total Manhours (no 3)." The X axis shows years from 1830 to 1950.

18 captioned B&W photographs showing landscapes, buildings, lakes, beaches, and candid images of people taken in and around Prince Albert National Park and Waskesiu Lake in Saskatchewan.

Contents:
Crean Lake, Prince Albert Nat. Park; Lakeview Inn, Waskesui [sic], Sask.; Waskesiu Lake, from Narrows Road; Waskesiu Lodge + Lake View Inn, Waskesiu; Administration Building, Waskesiu; The Beach, at Waskesiu Lake; Approaching 9th Green, Waskesiu; Portage at Spruce Lake; The Narrows, Waskesiu Lake, Sask.; Kingsmere Lake; Sunset, Waskesiu Lake; Beach Scene, Waskesiu Lake; Sunset, Ajawaan Lake; Pleasant Inn, Waskesiu, Sask.; Sunset at Sunset Bay; R.C.M.P. Barracks, Waskesiu, Sask.; Entrance to playground, Waskesui [sic], Sask.; Grounds at Club House, Waskesiu, Sask.

"Sclerotinia stem rot, also known as white mould, is one of the most devastating diseases in canola production. Sclerotinia is usually most severe in the higher moisture areas of the Prairies. But with the right combinations of adequate moisture and susceptible host, heavy infections can develop almost anywhere."

An informational poster published by The Western Producer in 2014 using information from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, containing a map showing the areas in Saskatchewan where sclerotinia risk to canola crops is the highest, represented by a colour-coded scale going from Low to High; an infographic showing the "Sclerotinia Life Cycle"; and an explanation titled "Sclerotinia" regarding how to best reduce the risk of losses caused by sclerotinia infection.

Verso additionally includes "Sclerotinia: A Threat to Canola Yields" and "Revolutionizing Sclerotinia Control From the Ground Up", which provide information on sclerotinia control and a sclerotinia-resistant variety of canola developed by DuPont and Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited.

A handwritten letter addressed to "My dear Tiffany" [probably Edward H. Tiffany, barrister], from North West Mounted Police sergeant C. H. Connon, written after the 1885 North-West Resistance. The letter makes clear Connon's displeasure with public and media perception of the N.W.M.P. and its role in the Resistance, especially in comparison to General [Frederick Dobson] Middleton and his volunteers, of whom he writes that "the sickening drivel and slobbery mass of fulsome adulation bestowed on the volunteers coupled with the utterly unjust criticism of the Police and studied and insulting silence as to what they really did during the late troubles make one much in love with one's grateful country and impartial public press".

The letter also makes the claim that Connon and Commander A. G. [Acheson Gosford] Irvine's unit, stationed at Prince Albert and Fort Carlton, "were out for a month in search of Big Bear and we [underlined for emphasis] got him", refuting what he called General Middleton's "calm assurance to claim credit for his capture". Connon further explains that "we travelled three or four hundreds of miles after him over country which Gen Middleton pronounced to be impassable and an outpost of our own men at last grabbed the redoubtable Big Bear when Middleton and his "heroic" volunteers were over a hundred miles away".

Also of note, the letter dates the fire that destroyed Fort Carlton as having happened on 28 March 1885, stating that they evacuated the post at that time.

A printed copy of a legal document between the Imperial Bank of Canada and the City of Prince Albert regarding the consolidation of school and city debts, dated March 17, 1919.

The Lumbering and Industrial edition of the Prince Albert Times, Saskatchewan newspaper dated 1907. The front page is illustrated and many photographs appear throughout, as well as advertisements and articles on the history, amenities, and features of the town. On the verso is a large logo of the Prince Albert Lumber Co.

A small book containing statistics and photographs of the town of Prince Albert, "Saskatchewan's coming Manufacturing centre." To be used as an advertisement to draw people to the area, by steamship and estate agents Wilkinson & Sibbald.

Tourist brochure advertising Waskesiu, Saskatchewan. Brochure lists Entertainment (Fishing, Boating, Swimming, Golfing, Tennis, Roller Skating, Riding, Lawn Bowling, Horseshoes, Theatres, Dancing, Self-Guided Nature Trails, Museum) and other facilities in Waskesiu (Cabins, Hotels, Motels, Groceries, Meats, Drugs, Garages, Restaurants, Souvenir Shops, Laundromat, Bank).

Remaining sections include: Boating; Golfing; Annual Lobstick [Golf] Tournament; Waskesiu Lake; Swimming; Conventions; Fishing; Scenic Attractions; The Park.

"For Full Information on Accommodation and Reservations, Contact Waskesiu Chamber of Commerce"

Includes 4 B&W reproductions of photographs:
"Eighteenth Green on Waskesiu Golf Course"
"Waskesiu Dock with the Main Beach in the background"
"One of the many picnic spots provided along the shores of Lake Waskesiu"
Uncaptioned - man holding two large fish.

Promotional booklet containing statistics and illustrations showing the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

"How Prince Albert Grows - Steady Growth Means Solid Prosperity" provides a table demonstrating figures of Population, Assessment, Customs Returns, and Building Permits and their growth between 1906 and 1911.

"What we have" and "What we are doing" provide information regarding amenities and public services currently, and upcoming amenities and developments, in Prince Albert.

Images on recto [unfolded accordion fold, left to right]:
Temporary Quarters of the Bank of Nova Scotia; The Royal Bank of Canada; The Canadian Bank of Commerce; The Northern Crown Bank; Bank of Ottawa; Imperial Bank; Post Office; Masonic Temple; One of Our Seven Churches; High School; Two Popular Hotels; A Busy Morning at the Depot; A Business Block; Sunday on River St. Boulevard.

Images on verso [unfolded accordion fold, right to left]:
City Hall; Traffic and Railway Bridge; In the Back Waters; Prince Albert Lumber Co.; Ten Million Feet of Logs; What Makes Prince Albert Prosperous; A Prosperous Farm Home; Birdseye View, Prince Albert [2 panel panoramic photograph].

Informative promotional booklet produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company containing information intended for prospective settlers regarding the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Contents:
Answers to Some Settlers' Questions; Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; The World's Greatest Field of Opportunity; For Those Who Are Not Farmers; Twenty Years to Pay $2000 Loan for Improvements; Advance of Live Stock on Loan Basis; Assistance of Experts; Western Canada's Climate; Handling the Grain Trade; Flour Milling; Grain Prices; Alberta; Alberta's Progress; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Live Stock in Alberta; Saskatchewan; Grain Growing in Saskatchewan; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Fruit Culture; Live Stock; Manitoba; Grain Growing in Manitoba; Fodders and Roots; Climate of Manitoba; Live Stock in Manitoba; Dairying in Manitoba; Poultry-Raising; Raising Small Fruits; Irrigation in Western Canada; "Ready-Made" Farms; What Is a Ready-Made Farm?; Loans to Home-Makers; General Terms of Sale; Townsites; Terms of Payment for Town Lots; Naturalization; Title; General Information [Public Worship; School System; Agricultural Education; Railway Facilities; Public Roads; Taxation; Voting Regulations; Rural Telephones; Domestic Water Supply; Fuel; System of Land Survey; Implements and Buildings; Investment in Live Stock; Capital Required; Cost of Living]; A Final Word; Cities and Towns [Alberta; Manitoba; Saskatchewan]; Experiences of Some Settlers' in Western Canada; and Information for Settlers [Timely Pointers on Customs, Quarantine and Transportation Regulations Affecting Settlers and Settlers' Effects Entering Canada].

Images:
Some Farm Operations [7 photographs]; Fodder Crops and Dairy Cows [9 photographs]; Western Canada Harvest Scenes [7 photographs]; The Stockman's Paradise [9 photographs]; Glimpses of Some Settlers' Gardens [10 photographs]; Scenes in the Irrigation Districts [10 photographs]; Some Settlers' Homes [11 photographs]; Typical Canadian Churches and Schools [11 photographs]; Good Sport and Good Health [7 photographs]; and "Map showing location of Western Provinces of Canada with chief railway connections".