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The fonds consists of five letters written by Dr. Thomas H. Whitelaw and sent to periodicals based in eastern Canada. The narratives describe Whitelaw’s journey across Canada by rail and his perspective of the town during the closing days of the Klondike. Whitelaw also sets himself a vocal proponent of Edmonton by encouraging people to move west and take advantage of the growing community.

Also included in the records is a prescription written on Dr. Whitelaw’s prescription pad dated April 26th, 1899.

The photographs consist of an image of Main Street Edmonton (looking west in August 1898), an image of one of Edmonton’s mines, an image of mine workers, and a composite image of the Edmonton Y.M.C.A Maple Leaf Club membership from 1914 - 1915.

The fonds consists of records pertaining to the Edmonton Public Welfare Board from 1914 to 1925. The records include minutes, reports, finances, correspondence, and by-law. Also included in the fonds are minutes, reports, and cases dealt with by the Visiting Committee, later known as the Advisory Committee, and minutes from the Committee on Unemployment.

The fonds consists of documents relating to the incorporation of the Edmonton Crèche Society, changes in name, and final disposition of funds, minute books, annual, committee and matron's reports, financial statements. Also included are scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, the gavel of the society, and the corporate seal of the society.

This fonds includes records of two predecessor fonds, though they are not easily separable in the records. -- minutes and other documents of the Edmonton Public Hospital/City Hospital/Royal Alexandra Hospital and minutes and other documents of the Strathcona General Hospital. There are minutes and other documents of the Edmonton Hospital Board from its inception in 1913 to 1960, including minutes of three organizations created to support the board - the Royal Alexandra Hospital Association (1913-1926), Strathcona Hospital Committee (1913-1915) and Isolation Hospital Committee (1913-1914). There are also materials placed in the cornerstone of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in 1910.

The fonds consists of records pertaining to the Edmonton Women's Health Collective from 1984 to 1989 and reflect some of the health care concerns facing women in the Edmonton area. Records include correspondence, administrative records, reports, minutes, newsletters, invoices, contact information and business cards from affiliated women's groups and organizations, brochures, and pamphlets. Also included in the fonds are clippings, a copy of the report Confronting the Problems of Homelessness in Edmonton, and issues of the Edmonton women's newsletter Movement.

The fonds consists of Board of Directors meeting minutes, Board motions, annual general meeting minutes, and monthly statistics of the Edmonton Women’s Shelter. Also included is a cookbook published by the Edmonton Women’s Shelter as a fundraising initiative and a clipping file of newspaper articles written about the Shelter.

The collection consists of original material removed from the City of Edmonton Archives Clippings collection as well as records found within the collections that either lack clear provenance or exist as discreet items.