The Edmonton District Planning Commission was established in 1950 to manage urban growth in the Edmonton area. It was one of several district planning commissions established in the province that year. Composed of representatives from multiple municipalities around Edmonton, the Commission proposed plans to local and provincial governments and conducted studies and reports. The name was changed in August 1963 to the Edmonton Regional Planning Commission. In 1982, they became the Edmonton Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission and focused on a smaller, more centralized area. In 1994, the Commission was dissolved and the newly established Capital Region Forum assumed responsibility for planning in the Edmonton district.

The records in this series were kept for reference by the City of Edmonton, however the City was not the office of primary responsibility.

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.

The fonds consists of records pertaining to the operations and functions of the Edmonton Society for Urban and Architecture Studies (ESUAS). The fonds includes correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, project documentation, grant applications, event programs, and posters. Also included in the fonds are sound recordings of Brian Allsopp's lecture and another architect's lecture given during the ESUAS' Architecture Lecture Series in 1995.

This fonds consists of the records of the Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association. The records consist of the Association's History Record Book scrapbook, newsletters, carving guides, administration documents, meeting minutes, photographs of carving show entries, and cartoons designed for the Association's newsletter. The electronic records have been transferred from their original carriers. For access, please consult the Reference Archivist.

The series consists of guest books signed by visitors to the Edmonton Art Gallery and their various exhibits and events.

This fonds consists of scripts, research files, journals, photographs, audiovisual records, press clippings, and a t-shirt created by the Hecate's Players.

This file contains a copy of a performance of Hecate's Players. The cast members, in order of speaking roles, consist of Lisa Walters, Amanda LaRougetel, and Kathryn Ivany.