The fonds reflects B.C. Tanners' business interests and professional work in the oil industry. The fonds pertains to his position as President of Lassiter Kuma Oils Ltd. and his position as an accountant with B.C. Tanner and Co. and consists of the records of Lassiter Kuma Oils Ltd. as well as the preceding bodies of Lassiter Kuma Oils Ltd. including financial statements, minutes, certificates of incorporation, agreements, and reports of Lassiter Petroleum Ltd., Lassiter Oil Syndicate, Kuma Oils Ltd., Lobitos Oil Fiels Canada Ltd, Horn River Resources Ltd, Round Valley Oil Co as well as maps, and reports related to artic petroleum industry. The fonds also includes materials reflecting his agricultural activities and includes notices, certificates, and a cattle inventory relating to the raising of Charolais Cattle; and an account of life growing up in Magrath, Alberta.

The fonds consists of correspondence, certificates, transcript of interview, articles, addresses, and reports, pertaining to his naval and oil engineer careers. Includes study of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Drumheller area including coal mines (primarily the Rosedale mine), personalities, Toshach store, other Drumheller buildings, and local organizations. Includes Myrtle's papers about the history of the area and posters.

The fonds consists of photograph albums containing over 300 photographs from Bert and Alex Woodcock's time spent on the traplines, and includes images from Edson, Mountain Park, Brule, Little Smoky, Buck Lake, Berland River, and Tony River, of mountain views, rivers, log cabins, fish, furs and pelts, snowshoes and snowshoeing, horses, dogs and dog sleds, and animals (live and furs) such as deer, moose, bears, caribou, lynx, weasels, wolf, coyotes, and skunks. One album also includes images of family and friends from after their time spent on the traplines. The fonds also includes a hand drawn map of the area around Little Smoky River where Bert and Alex trapped.

The fonds includes correspondence, planning documents, position papers, grant applications, objectives, proposals, environmental assessment, policy statements, financial reports, membership lists, miscellaneous business and environmental information, newsletters and newspaper clippings, and articles pertaining to Society activities, including bird counts, Octoberfest, and construction of the viewing habitat. Includes correspondence with other environmental societies, Environment Minister Jean Charest, Edmonton Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission, Alberta Environment Fish and Wildlife Services, the City of St. Albert, and Northwestern Utilities regarding a station site.

Fonds consists of notes on Bankhead, Alberta, Canada made in conversation with Bill Craig; notes transcribed by Bill Craig re Banff High School students and teachers, 1913 to 1944; Anne Craig time sheet, 1945; photographic views of the town of Bankhead taken by John Craig; views of Banff and area; one photograph of Craig with Jim Boyce and W. LaCasse, 1940s?

The fonds consists of notes regarding the history of Chevron; minutes of the Archaeological Society of Alberta (1961); Banff School of Advanced Management course material (1954); Alberta Oilmen's Bonspiel participants (1991); various newsclippings regarding the oil industry; and extensive photographs of exploration work (1937-1940s).

The fonds consists of business papers regarding Okalta Oils and Herron Construction.

The fonds consists of photographs of Dome Petroleum operations and events in Calgary.

The fonds consists of his corporate reports regarding the financial operations of Pacific Petroleums and Bow Valley Industries.