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The fonds consists of photographs that reflect the involvement of John Chorley and Thomas Brown in the Canadian military and cover WWI and WWII time periods.
The photographs pertaining to John Chorley are training and parade photos of the 51st Battalion, CEF, based out of Edmonton (1915) (EA-296-1 to EA-296-4).
The photographs pertaining to Thomas G. Brown include group portraits of officers, sergeants and platoons of the 51st Battalion and Edmonton Fusiliers (EA-296-5 to EA-296-8, EB-42).

The collection consists of records transferred from the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives, as better fitting the mandate of the City of Edmonton Archives.

File list:

1. Sheet music - The Boys of the Great Western Plains, words and music by Pte. W. Watson, 138th Batt., CEF, Edmonton; dedicated to the 49th Canadian CEF Edmonton Alberta Batt'n (Loyal Edmonton Regiment), [ca. 1918].

2. Postcard - (of Field, BC and Mt. Stephen), addressed to Mrs. Mohr;
   Souvenir Programme - Souvenir to Commemorate the Fortieth Year of the Ministry of Rev. D.G. McQueen, 1927 - annotated with Mrs. Mohr, Vernon.

3. Souvenir Programme - The Visit of Their Most Gracious Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the Province of Alberta, Edmonton, 1939.

The fonds consists of two scrapbooks created by Ethel MacKenzie between 1900 and 1930, consisting of newspaper clippings, marriage announcements, wedding invitations, dance cards, postcards, theatre programs, and souvenirs.
File list:
Box 1, File 1: ephemera removed from scrapbook 1
Box 1: Scrapbook 1
Box 2, File 2: scrapbook 2
Box 2, File 3: plan of table at civic luncheon in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
Box 2, File 4: page from scrapbook 1, includes Summer School for Teachers 1917, bulletin no. 24 and Western Universities Battalion 196th, October 21, 1916
Box 2, File 5: Summer school for teachers, 1917, bulletins 1 thru 23

The fonds consists of photographs of Charles "Charlie" Hodson's time in the 51st Battalion during the First World War.

The fonds consists of military photographs including the Officers of the 66th Overseas Battalion in 1915 and the 49th Battalion’s return to Edmonton in 1919.

The fonds consists of a panorama photograph of the 202 Overseas Battalion taken at Sarcee Camp on 14 Oct 1916.

The fonds consists of records of James Taylor’s military career:

• a notice of parade for the Winnipeg Rifles, 90th Regiment, “A” Company, 1900;
• a Certificate of Discharge from the Winnipeg 90th Rifles, March 2, 1901;
• a one-page hand written personal account of James W. Taylor's time in South Africa, 1901-1902 (includes place, date and notes).
• 7 pages of typewritten accounts from James W. Taylor's diary in South Africa from February 24, 1902 to June 1, 1902; Certificate of Discharge from the South African Constabulary, February 21, 1903;
• a pass from the South African Constabulary, 1903;
  The photographs are also from James Taylor’s military carrier and include Canadian troops in South Africa.

The fonds consists of scrapbooks, photographs and other records pertaining to the construction of the Alaska Highway and the Canol Project and the air facilities related to them and dating from 1942 to 1945.
File list:
File 1: Reports on the Canol project, poetry, menus, bulletin
File 2: Welcome American, The Alaska Highway revised edition, money. Includes 10 coins
File 3: The Story of the tour on the Skagway, Alaska Street Car
File 4: Menus, newspaper clippings, letters, maps, train time table, work feasibility chart
File 5: Scrapbook on the military. 49 photographs : b&w
File 6: Scrapbook on newspaper articles on Alaska Highway and Canol Project. – 1943-1944. Scrapbook extremely fragile, access copy in box.
File 8: Whitepass Railroad. 11 photographs : b&w
File 9: U.S. Army H.Q. Site – Jesuit College. 5 photographs : b&w & sepia
File 10: 3 photographs : sepia & b&w. Alaska Highway, Lt. Col. E.E. Kirkpatrick portrait, unidentified military group portrait.
Library: 665.54 FIN o/s Canol: the sub-Arctic Pipeline and Refinery Project constructed by Bechtel-Price-Callahan for the Corps of Engineers United States Army 1942-1944.

The fonds consists of material created or collected by Norman Arnold of Edmonton from 1918-1952 and relating primarily to his military career in the First World War. The fonds consists of a quartermaster's ledger, minute book and correspondence as well as copies of "The 49er", the regimental magazine.