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This fonds consists of one series titled: "Reconnaissance of the East Kootenay Valley". The paper is a survey of the topography, climate and soil conditions, tree species, land settlement, and land accessibility of the East Kootenay valley.

The fonds consists of research notes and manuscripts pertaining to the history of the Kootenay region.

This collection mostly documents areas outside the Kootenays. Such areas photographed include: Walhachin, Caribou (Caribou Hydraulic Mining Company), Vancouver, and Barkerville. Photographs relating to the Kootenays include: Main Street (Fort Steele), Coal Creek, and Rossland. Specific subjects include: mines, lumber yards, Chinese labourers, Galbraith's ferry marker, the Garneau Tunnel, Father Coccola, de Smet's cross, and Simon Gun-a-noot's grave and portrait.

The fonds consists of customs declarations detailing the contents of various steamers on the Kootenay River.

The collection consists of photographs documenting the East Kootenays. Cranbrook is well documented in this collection by photographs predominantly dating from 1905 to 1920. Subject matter includes: domestic and commercial interiors and exteriors, school buildings and classrooms, streets, the lumber mill, the post office, the St. Eugene hospital, the print shop, St. Mary's Church, a Methodist Bible Class, a nurses' home and the Women's Institute. Several of the photographs depict Cranbrook residents-only some of which are identified. The first plane to land in Cranbrook in 1919 is photographed as well as the opening of the Cranbrook airport in 1966. Images of war- time activities include the 54th Battalion send-off and victory parades. The lumber industry is documented with photographs of the Lumberton flume, Crestbrook Forest Industries, Staples' Lumber Company, King Lumber Mills (Yahk), Taylor Lumber Company (Kimberley), Adolph Lumber Company (Baynes Lake), the CrowsNest Pass Lumber Company, the Ross-Saskatoon Lumber Company and other mills in Waldo, and logging in Windermere. Several of the photographs include portraits of loggers. The mining industry is documented with photographs of the Perry Creek gold mine, Coal Creek mining, Sullivan mining, and a St. Eugene mine marker. The construction of the Baillie-Grohman Canal in Canal Flats is documented. There is one photograph of Baillie-Grohman himself. There are several photographs of Fort Steele, including both the buildings and the people. The opening of Fort Steele in 1967 is also documented. Photographs of Wildhorse Creek include buildings, people, the Fort Steele Mercantile Company, Thomas Walker's grave, the Wildhorse trail marker, roads, landscapes, and a Chinese cemetery. Photographs documenting the Ktunaxa Nation include various portraits, the St. Eugene Mission, and petroglyphs. There are also two pictures of Father Coccola. Photographs of steamboats include a steamboat at Pigeon's Landing, a steamboat at Arrow Lakes, the "S.W. Kootenay", and the "Annerly" and "North Star" steamboats at Fort Steele. There are generally no photographs in which trains and railroads are the main focus. Many of the photographs in this collection document railways as an activity in the background. Other photographs documenting Kootenay towns include: Waldo (the flood of 1916, domestic exteriors, the lumber industry, and steamboats), Goat River (the CrowsNest Railway crossing and the Goat River Hospital, Wardner (automobiles and commercial enterprises), Marysville (town pioneers and road construction), Kimberley (North Star Hotel, Taylor Lumber Company, and Sullivan Mining activities), Moyie (newspaper office and St. Eugene Church), Radium Hot Springs, Sinclair Hot Springs, Roosville (Michael Phillips' grave), Hosmer (aerial views), Wasa (Wasa Hotel and Estella Mine), Fernie, Baynes Lake, Wyndel (bridge), Nakusp (St. Leon Hotel), Windermere and Wycliffe (remains of the Wycliffe Mill Engine House, demolition of Wycliffe bridge, and Staples' Lumber Company). There are two photographs of the local filming of "Hearts Aflame" in 1923. There is one photograph of the famous "lost elephant" escapade. There are a few miscellaneous photographs of places outside the Kootenays, including Banff National Park.

The collection consists of manuscripts, reference material and photocopies of items relating to the history of the Kootenay region, including reminiscences, reports, biographies, diary accounts, and correspondence. Many of the manuscripts and much of the reference material relates to the early settlement of Fort Steele. Collection incorporates material created and accumulated by local historians including Don Macdonald, Dave Kay, Ian Turner, R.T. Richardson, Patricia Meyer and Albert Richardson.

The collection consists of sound recordings of interviews with pioneers and long-time residents of the East Kootenay area, of readings from early newspaper and magazine accounts of events in the Kootenays, of talks relating to aspects of the history of the Kootenays and of the restoration of the Dewdney Trail, and of events held at the Fort Steele Heritage Town site.

The collection consists of maps, plans, and architectural drawings of the East Kootenay including mineral claim surveys and maps, preemption maps, townsite plans, topographical and geological maps, game warden maps, and land survey maps.

These records document in detail the continued exploration and development of the mining industry in East Kootenay from just after the 1864 gold rush on Wild Horse Creek to circa 1975. There is minute detail on the various European and Chinese companies on Wild Horse Creek, as well as the later gold rush to Perry Creek. Base information on the later Elk Valley coal rushes and the Kimberley excitement over lead and zinc is also contained in this collection. The textual records clearly show the sources of capital and interest, whether it be from Britain, eastern Canada, or the United States. The collection also contains much of interest to the social historian on topics ranging from Chinese occupation/exclusion to mining disasters. The records contain extensive Department of Mines documentation of both placer and mineral mining (ie. Affidavits for Claims and Leases, Affidavits for Development of Work, Certificates of Work, Bills of Sale, crown grant documents, transfer documents, abandonment documents, Notice to Group documents, and indexes); correspondence; mineral claim tax sale registers; Mining Inspectors letter books and accident reports; mine rescue documents; St. John Ambulance first aid records; water grant records; annual Minister of Mines reports; and some miscellaneous government agency records. This collection contains the following series: Placer mining documents, Mineral mining documents, Crown grant documents, Combined placer/mineral mining documents, Phosphate mining documents, Mineral claim tax sale registers, Department of Mines/ administration documents, Index to Minister of Mines reports, Record book of water grants, Inspector of Mines documents, Mine Rescue documents, and St. John Ambulance Association documents.

The fonds consists of the minute book (including annual accounts statements) of the Fort Steele School Board.

The collection consists of photographs pertaining to all aspects of East Kootenay history including mining, logging, agriculture, the built and physical environment, social and cultural events, people, community groups and transportation. The primary focus is on communities and areas from Golden to Creston.

This fonds contains two ledgers a ledger of registered articles addressed to Fort Steele and a ledger of registered C.O.D. articles addressed to Fort Steele.

The fonds consists of business records, field books, and survey maps and plans of the East and West Kootenay pertaining to the activities of a succession of provincial land surveyors and their companies. Fonds includes a field book of Green Brothers.

The collection consists of correspondence, government vouchers and expense summaries relating to early activities in the Fort Steele area.

The fonds consists of Richardson's correspondence and unpublished manuscripts detailing family and work life in the East Kootenay in the 1920s and 1930s.

This fonds contains correspondence and a report to Mr. Pilcher from John M. Turnbull, Mining Engineer, regarding deposits that he was prospecting on Boulder Creek (above Wild Horse Creek).

This fonds contains a copy of a shooting script for "Dead Mans Gun".

This collection consists of three series: Documents for display (copies of documents that would have been seen in the office area of the NWMP Officers' Quarters), Hudson's Bay Co. - Calgary (Correspondence and Inventory of Stores), and Hudson's Bay Co. - Victoria : (Correspondence, Miscellaneous ledgers, Hudson's Bay Co. land leases and sales (A), and Hudson's Bay Co. land leases and sales (B).)

The fonds consists of tax notices, invoices and correspondence primarily relating to the federal Department of Mines Geological Survey.

This collection contains correspondence, a short Burgess family history, and transcriptions of correspondence and diary entries of Essie Burgess by Jim Burgess.

The fonds consists of a diary (1876-1880) and correspondence from C. Osborne to John Staples.

The fonds consists of correspondence of the McQueen family relating to everyday life in the interior of B.C. and, in particular, of early years in the Kootenays.

The fonds consists of original manuscripts pertaining to the history and culture of the Kootenay nation based on Michel's research and recollections.

This collection consists of copies of research material that Naomi Miller collected; copies of her own historical writing; and correspondence with Derryll White, curator of Fort Steele Heritage Town, and other history-minded people. This collection consists of the following series: East Kootenay research documents (relating to families, institutions, and miscellaneous research, including copies of Naomi Miller's published historic writing and correspondence), West Kootenay research documents (consisting of files relating to E. C. Wragge, Kaslo, and New Denver), General B.C. and Alberta research documents, and Maps.

The fonds consists of correspondence home on aspects of Kootenay life written by Frederick Norbury to his family, other correspondence, and the marriage notice of Frederick Norbury.