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News compilation: 1) News report on the opening ceremonies of the 1972 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Moose Jaw, 2) News report on the conclusion of the 1972 Saskatchewan Summer Games and the success of Saskatoon athletes.

Collection of student essays from University of Regina classes regarding North-West Territories and Saskatchewan history.

Documentary: This film documents the 1946 automobile tour by the co-operative members from twelve states. Starting in Superior-Duluth, they travel to Manitoba and Saskatchewan where co-op enterprises are examined along the way. The tour arrives in Regina for the National Convention of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and meets such persons as Frank Scott, David Lewis, M.J. Goldwell, Sam Watson and T.C. Douglas. Regina scenes include downtown buildings and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool employees on their tennis courts. Also contains scenes of Moose Jaw, Davidson and Saskatoon.

Documentary: This film documents the 1946 automobile tour by the co-operative members from twelve states. Starting in Superior-Duluth, they travel to Manitoba and Saskatchewan where co-op enterprises are examined along the way. The tour arrives in Regina for the National Convention of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and meets such persons as Frank Scott, David Lewis, M.J. Goldwell, Sam Watson and T.C. Douglas. Regina scenes include downtown buildings and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool employees on their tennis courts. Also contains scenes of Moose Jaw, Davidson and Saskatoon.

Handwritten Petrolia Mailing List, creator unknown, 1955.

List of persons baptized at the Petrolia United Church in Moose Jaw, creator unknown, 1955.

Recollections submitted by Mr. Brown regarding the religious activites in the Petrolia district, [195-?].

Portion of a typed manuscript entitled Memories along Moose Jaw Creek, creator unknown, [195-?]. (36 p.) Includes information on early telephone companies in the Moose Jaw district and biographical notes on district pioneers.

This fonds consists of records created, accumulated and used by members of the Zonta Club of Regina from 1976 through its dissolution in 1987. The records are mainly essay submissions from senior citizens that relate their experiences as pioneers, which were entered into a contest the Zonta Club of Regina sponsored and promoted annually during Canada Week from 1976 through 1981. Most of the entrants were women, and the submissions were subsequently donated to Saskatchewan Archives, providing a valuable contribution to the history of the nation, and to women's history. Two of the entries are recounted by audiotape. The fonds also includes administrative material related to: the delegation of executive sent to the Zonta International Convention in 1986; the dissolution of the Zonta Club of Regina in 1987; and the launch of the X-Z (ex-Zontians) service club in 1987.

R-E94 consists of essays on pioneer days in Saskatchewan written in 1977 by Ernest Gardner, George A. Riches, Mrs. Louise Steif, Mrs. P. Knight, Myrtle G. Moorhouse, Sylvia Mitchell, Harold S. Jones, George Francis, Harold C. Wilson, Mrs. Mary E. Monckton, Nancy W. Powell, Lars Larson, Winnie E. Hutton, and one unidentified author. Includes newsclipping re Winnie Hutton, Leader-Post, September 2, 1977, p. 32.

R-E321 includes 37 pioneer reminiscences and 2 cassettes with 4 interviews and transcripts submitted to Zonta's 1978 essay contest.

R-E514 consists of twenty-nine essays submitted by senior citizens in the Zonta Club of Regina's 1979 Canada Day essay contest.

R-E695 consists of fifteen essays submitted in Zonta's 1980 Canada Week Essay Contest.

Tape R-1715 includes sound recordings of essays written and read by Wilhelmenia Christofel of Regina, Mrs. Thomas Edwards of Regina, and Katherine Ring of Regina, regarding their pioneer days. Transcripts included.

Tape R-1716 is a sound recording of an essay written and read by Ernest Henry Dienst of Regina regarding his pioneering days. Transcript included. 30 minutes.

Travelogues: Items are a series of 16 travelogues on national, provincial and regional parks in Saskatchewan. Included are Echo Valley Provincial Park; Fort Walsh National Historic Park; Prince Albert National Park; Fort Battleford National Historic Park; Meadow Lake Provincial Park; Lac La Ronge Provincial Park; St. Victor's Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park; Cannington Manor Provincial Historic Park; Nickle Lake Regional Park; Fort Carlton Provincial Park; Batoche National Historic Site; Greenwater Lake Provincial Park; Duck Mountain Provincial Park; Candle Lake Provincial Park; Nipawin Provincial Park (as of 1993-02-12, known as Narrow Hills Provincial Park); Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park; Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park. Also includes travelogues on Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, La Ronge, Saskatoon, Waskesiu, and Estevan.

Sound recordings of the reminiscences of Edward Taylor Hargreaves, a railroad employee and homesteader, who talks about his work for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan from 1904 to 1907, and about life in Moose Jaw and the development of the town. He also speaks about his experiences homesteading in the Ernfold district from 1908 to 1915 with detailed anecdotes about the life and people, storms, community spirit and farming practices. A visitation report is included.

Microfilm reel consists of a compilation of short newspaper and serial runs that are held as originals.

R-N 251: Saskatchewan Farmer from December 1912; October 15, 1925; September 1, 1928; and one article without a date, but likely dates from either 1928 or 1929.

R-N 252: Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Co. Ltd. News from April 1916 to August 1917; April and August 1918; December 1918 to February 1920; July 1920; May 1921 to February 1922; April, May and July to November 1922; February 1923, and April 1923; Saskatchewan Co-operative News from May 1923 to July 1926 [volume 8, number 1 to volume 11, number 3].

R-N 253: Saskatchewan Memo from April 11, 1946 [volume 1, number 1].

R-N 254: Saturday Spectator (Regina, Sask.) from October 15, 1910 [volume 1, number 44].

R-N 255: Farm Movement from April 15 and May 15, 1929 [volume 1, numbers 4 and 6].