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These records were created by the Heritage Planning Unit through their function of identifying and preserving historical buildings in Edmonton. The records include reports, publications, walking tours, correspondence, and operational files relating to the preservation of historical properties, including projects such as heritage surveys and inventories.

The series includes a full run of neighbourhood fact sheets documenting communities in Edmonton in the late 1980s and early 1990s (files 55-245). Also included are files containing information and correspondence around buildings of interest (files 296-1438), and buildings which have been demolished or moved from their original location (files 1590-1684).

Files 1685-1975 are designation files, and include information and correspondence related primarily to the conservation of properties which have been formally designated as Municipal Historical Resources.

Many files listed in the file list contain photographs documenting buildings.

This series consists of records documenting Law's involvement with Edmonton's bylaw process. It includes documents regarding Law's involvement in challenges of bylaws of historic significance, including the Lord's Day Act Bylaw allowing businesses to operate on Sundays, Carruthers Caveat restricting development in Glenora, dumping sewage into the North Saskatchewan river, the taxi bylaw and the change to taxis being solely functional via a dispatcher office, and the business license bylaw and how it applies to various types of massage clinics. The remainder of the series involves bylaws regarding the closure of roadways and alleyways for construction projects and parks including Keillor Road, and the funding of construction projects.

This series consists of correspondence, contracts, financial records, production records, paving blueprints, and payroll ledgers, as well as photographs of construction projects undertaken by the Engineer's Department. The series includes the following classes:

Class 1: Financial Records, 1919-1942
This class consists of records listing financial debits and credits.

Class 2: Gravel Records, 1958-1961
This class consists of gravel supply contracts and ledgers illustrating the amount and types of gravel supplied from different pits.

Class 3: Miscellaneous Files, 1922-1963
This class consists of correspondence with the City of Edmonton Engineer's Department, records illustrating employee performance, and labour union contracts.

Class 4: Paving Blueprints, 1929-1967
This class consists primarily of blueprints showing the progressing of road pacing during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The class also includes financial graphs and statistics in addition to correspondence. Files in this class corresponding to Edmonton addresses are organized alphabetically by name, by avenues (lowest to highest) and streets (lowest to highest).

Class 5: Traffic, 1965-1967
This class consists of correspondence with the Engineer's Department relating to concerns over traffic in the city.

Class 6: Winter Works, 1959-1968
The class contains correspondence and payroll statements listing labour costs for winter works projects. Payroll statements are listed by project and claim number rather than alphabetically or chronologically.

The series consists of photographs of members of the Police Department, buildings used by the Police Department, traffic accidents, and streetscape views of Edmonton.

This series contains records relating to the care and operation of municipally owned buildings and property in Edmonton. Included are project files from the office responsible for building maintenance between 1965 and 1969.

This series contains records that were transferred to the Archives from the Telephone Department either individually or in small groups. Because of their lack of context, they were described together as a collection of discrete items.

This series contains reports created by the Edmonton Public Library relating to the Government Information Division, strategic planning, marketing, and the Edmonton Public Library Board. It includes annual reports, financial statements, copies of Edmonton Public Library News Notes, as well as various other planning and operational reports created by EPL.

This series consists of council and committee minutes, voters lists, cemetery records, and bylaws created by the Town of Beverly.

This series contains financial records created by the Town of Beverly, including assessment and tax rolls, debentures, auditor's reports, financial statements, various financial ledgers, and correspondence. It also includes the cash books for the Beverly School District and a financial ledger for the Beverly Cemetery.

The series consists of Hector’s diaries, documenting his daily life of farming, as well as family and community events. Hector wrote in the diaries every day from 1 Jan 1936 to 11 Jul 1967. The records also include some invoices, receipts, and correspondence.
The photograph is of Hector with horses.