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Thora Wiggens and her husband, Obert, farmed north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan until 1967, when they moved to Prince Albert. Wiggens was involved in many community organizations and was active at all levels of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and New Democratic Party (NDP). She was campaign manager for W.J. Berezowsky and was a candidate herself in federal and provincial elections from 1958 to 1974. Her records pertain to her many interests and activities in community and political affairs. Includes photographs of Wiggens talking to unidentified people, including in a grocery store and gas station, and working on a farm. Photographs are located in Box 1.

Correspondence, minutes, reports, publications and printed materials, clippings, song sheets, audio recordings, videotapes, photographs, posters and financial records pertaining to the many interests, jobs and activities in which Thora Wiggens (1916-1995) was involved, primarily in Prince Albert. Her interests included: social work; New Democratic Party; cooperatives; health care, especially the Prince Albert Cooperative Health Centre; women's' issues; seniors' issues and gerontology; Prince Albert Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Prince Albert Housing Authority; human rights; social development; peace movement; free trade opposition; Hudson Bay Route; and Medicare.

Papers, notices and discussions relating to the Palliser Expedition taken from the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volumes 1 to 5, 1855-1861. Records were copied in April 1957.

Document entitled Early Explorations and Colonisation of Western Canada, by Sir James Hector, taken from Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1900. Volume 33, 1901, pgs. 552-554.

Issue of The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario dated February 28, 1900.

November 15, 1907 issue of Wheat Belt Review, Edmonton, Alberta, featuring Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Partial scrapbook of clippings from French and English newspapers compiled by Henriette Forget and her husband between 1895 and 1923. The scrapbook includes several articles written by Henriette Forget, including "Navigation of the Saskatchewan in Early Days". The scrapbook pages from September 12, 1895 to July 21, 1905 have been microfilmed.

Document entitled Crop Insurance in Manitoba: A Report on the Feasibility and Practicability of Crop Insurance in Manitoba, submitted by the Manitoba Crop Insurance Committee and issued by the Economic Survey Board, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1940.

Records created, accumulated and used by members of the Brooks family of Indian Head, Saskatchewan including newspaper clippings regarding the North-West Rebellion in 1885; a plan of Indian Head dated November 16, 1882; two volumes of a family history document compiled by Murray G. Brooks entitled A Saskatchewan Family, 1882-1902, being the personal reminiscences of life on the homestead and in the town; and letters from Edwin Jackson Brooks to his wife regarding his trip west from Lennoxville, Quebec and his settlement in Indian Head, 1882-1884.

Diaries kept by various individuals as follows:

Diary of Reginald and Mary Beatty, pioneer settlers of the Melfort, North-West Territories (Saskatchewan) district, 1885-1886 and 1896-1898.

Diary of John Alexander Victor Preston (1863-1950), being a personal narrative of the North-West Rebellion in 1885. Diary was loaned for copying by Mrs. J.F. Preston, Victoria, British Columbia.

Diary of J.W. Moody of Sintaluta, North-West Territories (Saskatchewan) relating to his trip from Liverpool, England to Indian Head, North-West Territories in 1886. Diary was loaned for copying by Mrs. Frank Ellis of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Diary of Gavin Middleton relating to his trip from eastern Canada and his early days as a homesteader in the Carnduff district, April 4, 1882 to July 3, 1884. The original diary was in the possession of C.S. Preston of Carnduff.

Diary of the Reverend Arthur Whiteside (1850-1926) which describes his journey from Edmonton in 1880 down the Saskatchewan River to Prince Albert, the founding of the first Methodist church and three years of missionary work in that settlement, 1880-1882.

"Notes historiques...", by Sister Thérèse du Sacré-Coeur; notes on Sisters Alice Gervais and St. Ovide and other sisters; historical notes on Duck Lake, Saskatchewan; various histories of the order; "L'oeuvre des Soeurs de la Présentation de Marie dans l'Ouest Canadien", thesis by Sister Elisa de Marie, 1951.

Around the World with Rivier, abridged and revised by the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, Duck Lake Student Residence. A brief history of the Sisters of the Presentation in Canada, including their arrival at the Indian Residential School in Duck Lake in 1903. Also, a yearbook and an article from the Prince Albert Daily Herald from 1975, the 50th year of the Presentation of Mary in Prince Albert; a postcard showing the Order's Academy in Prince Albert; a booklet entitled "A Jubilee Story: 1903-1978," produced for the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters in Western Canada; and a pamphlet celebrating the 70th year of the Sisters at Stobart School and St. Michael's School in Duck Lake.

Financial statements and audit reports of government departments, boards, commissions, agencies and crown corporations.

Includes account of direct relief given to the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402, in the Wakaw, Saskatchewan district, from 1937 to 1939. Includes records relating to Babies' Shelter in Regina, Regina Jail, Moosomin Jail, Prince Albert Jail and Saskatchewan Training School in Weyburn.

Includes records of the Director relating to the administration of North Park Centre and its predecessor, the Saskatchewan Training School (Prince Albert). Includes undated photographs of Camp Thunderbird, a summer camp at Candle Lake operated by the Saskatchewan Department of Social Services. Photographs include exterior view of a building, possibly residential; automobiles parked outside unidentified buildings; and a building with a large tank high on scaffolding.

Records of the Prince Albert Jail/Correctional Centre, 1898-1966. Includes letter books, 1898-1908; record books regarding movement of prisoners, 1898-1937; jail registers, 1898-1954, 1957-1962; gaol surgeon's treatment log, 1898-1911; record of offences and punishments of prisoners while in jail (warden's records), 1899-1945; staff training manuals; financial day books, 1898-1899, 1906-1916; and expense ledgers, 1898-1927.

Includes information and correspondence relating to library grants, the establishment of libraries and mechanics institutes, the purchase and borrowing of books and periodicals, and lists of libraries and institutes operating in the province. Includes petition from Doukhobor settlers, Arran, for establishment of a library of Russian books (1917) and correspondence relating thereto.

File no. 3 dates from 1908 to 1928 and includes lists of books and periodicals purchased by the Estevan Public Library and correspondence regarding library expeditures and grants from the Department of Education. File no. 12 includes lists of books and periodicals purchased by the Oxbow Public Library, information about library expenditures and correspondence regarding grants from the Department of Education, 1908-1927. File no. 13 includes lists of books and periodicals purchased by the Prince Albert Public Library, information regarding expenditures, report of secretary-treasurer for 1899 and 1902, lists of members of original mechanics and literary institute (1899 and 1907) and correspondence regarding grants from the Department of Education.

Includes records relating to the Regina Public Library including lists of books and periodicals purchased by the Regina Public Library; information regarding library expenditures and correspondence regarding grants from the Department of Education, 1908-1928. File 19 includes lists of books and periodicals bought by the Weyburn Public Library, correspondence regarding the formation of mechanics and literary institute and establishment as public library (1920), list of subscribers to mechanics institute (1907) and information regarding library expenditures and correspondence regarding grants from Department, 1906-1928.

File 11 relates to the library in North Battleford including correspondence regarding the resignation of librarian, H.F. Boyce, due to salary, working conditions, etc., 1919-1920.