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Typewritten letter extract form a friend who once lived in Dawson.

A typewritten letter sent to Marie Steele from Frank Oliver in Ottawa, and forwarded to SBS, re: Police Pension Bill.

Small pocket notebook containing notes, financial deposits, an itemized list for move to England, etc.

Bound address book

Letter register and address book: A-Z Brief description about contents of letters received; some recorded addresses

Note attached from Harwood Steele states: "record in Gen. Steele's own hand of letters he wrote ... (some military and important)"

Printed calling cards: "Major Gen. S.B. Steele/Inspector General Western Canada"

Bound book with hand-written entries

Letter to SBS from [F.N Ayhne] at Wolf Creek. Handwritten.

Letter to Sam Steele from [?], re: real estate in Alberta and other general matters. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – From H.B. Runnalls, Skagway, Alaska and wedding congratulatory telegram. Handwritten.

Letter to SBS from F.A.W. McVittie, Standard Life Insurance agent – wedding congratulations. Handwritten.

Letter to SBS from L.S. Ainsworth, Victoria Park Road. Handwritten.

Letter to SBS from [R.L. D. Galbraithe], Fort Steele, B.C. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Discussion of Commissionership for SBS. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – To Cowdry from SBS, re: loan. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Includes a letter of apology from L.W. Herchmer, re: remarks about SBS and Mrs. Steele. Handwritten.

General Correspondence. Envelope.

Letter to SBS from Cousin Essie Miller, Orillia, Ontario. Handwritten.

Letter to SBS from Grandmother Harwood, re: birth of Harwood Steele, son of Sam and Marie. Handwritten.

Telegrams re: illness and death or Robert Harwood, SBS’s father-in-law. Handwritten.

Letter to SBS from Mary I. Macleod, wife of Colonel James F. Macleod. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – From friends and family including H.B. Runnall, H. Oliver, cousin Esther Miller, J. [Acten], etc. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – A private letter from Clifford Sifton; miscellaneous letters; and a wedding invitation (Paris, France). Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, various; includes letters from Alice Harwood Farish, and A.R. Macdonell. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Telegrams and letters, as above; queries about Steele’s possible service in South Africa. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Letters from family: cousin J.B. Clarke; niece Julia Steele; and cousin Esther Miller. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes letters from men who served with Steele in South Africa. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a family letter with attached photographs. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – One letter from the Pretoria Base Ball and Athletic Union. Typewritten.

General Correspondence – A letter from “The Veterans Locating and Colonization Association” (Canada). Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letter from T.B. Strange. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Colonel Steele’s largely outgoing general typewritten correspondence, written on a variety of matters, including his application for the Command of the new military district to be formed in the North West Territories, with headquarters in Calgary; includes incoming personal letters and a handwritten listing of the “Personal Correspondence of Col. S.B. Steele” (1904). Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Colonel Steele’s outgoing general typewritten correspondence, written on a variety of matters, and incoming personal letters; includes a letter from J. Lyons Biggar. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from F.W. Borden discussing Steele’s possible future militia service in Canada. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes several letters from A.M. Jarvis; and letters from widows of former Steele colleagues Alex Macdonell and D.W. Davis; information about a book on ‘corpulence’ ; also includes Steele’s corrected copy of his record of service sent to the Editor, Who’s Who [interesting to note that Steele did not correct his birth date which is listed as 5th Jan 1855, making him seven years younger than he actually was]. Handwritten; Typewritten

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes several letters from family members, acquaintances, and a book order list. Also includes a letter from George Heaney regarding the Legion of Frontiersmen in South Africa. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including many discussing Steele’s upcoming departure from South Africa. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, many from family re: various matters; includes correspondence around Sam Steele’s disappointment with an article written about him and published in the periodical: “Canada.” Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including business and financial matters and related correspondence from C.A. Harwood. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, incoming and outgoing, re: various matters; includes several letters from former South African colleagues, as well as from various family members including a distant relative who outlines Steele family connections in his letter; letters requesting references and help securing employment; a letter from a female “Edmonton Bulletin” reporter requesting information from Sam Steele; a letter from Tom Wilson, a former NWMP officer and then Rocky Mountain guide; three color postcards from Capetown, South Africa, etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters from family members and acquaintances, re: various matters; includes a letter and proposed book outline from E.G. (Teddy) Rundle, who was Steele’s instructor at the Military School in Toronto (ca. 1868, and letters asking for advice or testimonials from Steele. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from Sam’s mother-in-law; two letters from Z.I. Wood, Assistant Commissioner of the NWMP; and letters from former colleagues, including E. Dudley. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes several letters from C.A. Harwood concerning business and financial matters,; includes a letter from Mrs. Strickland thanking SBS for his letter of sympathy on the death of her husband,etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes letters from former South African colleagues: [D. Roil]and Helen [Ilys]; and a letter from A.C. Macdonell on Militia and Defence Canada stationary. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes several letters from former colleagues and from family members; and two letters from R. Baden-Powell regarding establishing a Boy Scouts’ committee in Winnipeg. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes letters from colleagues and friends such as: [H.?] Irving; A.L. Haydon; R.J. Gwynne; E.B. Edwards; Hugh Davidson; E.G. (Teddy)Rundle; and others. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Two letters; one from [H. Argyll], and from J.A. Robertson. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – A letter from R. Baden-Powell; from Arthur [Lawley]; and a Havergal College report for Flora Steele, sent to Sam. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters from South African military men: J. Byng and Forbes Macbean. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from A.W. Strange. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – A letter from Constance Taylor acknowledging the sympathy letter received from Steele on the death of her husband. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including from: A. Manseau; [? W]Benson; A.W. Strange; [A.E. Christie]; G.A. French; and F.W. Jarvis. Handwritten; Typewritten.

A two page typed letter sent to SBS in Winnipeg from Henry Joseph Woodside in Ottawa, discussing various matters including writing books and publishing; he attaches a copy of a one paged typed letter he wrote to Robert Baden-Powell.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes letters from J.H. McIllree and from the son of Lord Gordon-Gordon seeking information about his father’s death in Fort Garry years earlier. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from Robert Baden-Powell written on Boy Scouts Headquarters letter head. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including letters from Louis J. [Lipsett], [? Main]; Fred White; George Cowan, etc. and a Havergal report card for Flora Steele. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters of thanks for various reasons. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, incoming and outgoing, re: various matters; includes letters from Steele’s brother Jim; from R.J. Gwynne; [? Johnston], re: his extinguisher invention; and other letters from former militia colleagues; includes a letter of reference for R.L.T. Galbraith written by SBS. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; Christmas greetings; an invitation; a letter G. Wainwright, Mrs. J.B. Mitchell, etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from a South African colleague, now with the Department of Militia and Defence, E.A.C. Hosmer. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Telegram from H.S. Holt, a memorandum from Walton & Co.; and letter from [Lord Dundonald]. Handwritten; Typewritten.

Typewritten letter from Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. to SBS, dated May 16th, 1913; 3 pp.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: includes a letter from Hugh Macdonald; correspondence related to the “Forty Years” manuscript; and a letter from Bishop-elect Arthur Beliveau, etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes letters from M.G. Niblett; T. Bland Strange; and others; and a picture postcard sent from England. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including correspondence related to the “Forty Years” manuscript; and letters from former NWMP (including Z.T.Wood) and South African colleagues; also includes a letter regarding the artist Charles Russell. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including correspondence related to the “Forty Years” manuscript; a letter from G. Black and other former colleagues; includes a letter from a relative reporting on the state of the Steele family graves. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, incoming and outgoing, re: various matters; including Christmas greetings from friends; a letter from Steele to “Jack” [Kerr], etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – A letter from M.G. Niblett, related to Steele’s Memoir. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; many concern the sending of troop overseas for the War, and the possibility of Steele being named Commander; includes letters from H.J. Woodside who wrote to authorities to tell them that Steele was two years younger than his official age, hoping this might help in having Sam appointed; includes letters from family and friends. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: primarily related to the securing of personnel for military units and the question of Steele commanding a 2nd Canadian battalion; * includes a letter (dated 18 Nov 1914) from R.B.B. Bennett that H.S. marked ‘for use only if necessary.’ Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Congratulatory telegrams, re: Steele’s promotion to Major-General and appointment to Inspector-General for Western Canada; includes a list of names to whom Steele has replied. Folder 5 of 5. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, incoming and outgoing, re: various matters; including further correspondence related to the “Forty Years” publication; letters of congratulations to Steele for his book, as well as being named Commander of the 2nd Canadian Division, etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.