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The recordings are of the proceedings of the first Alberta Northwest Mining Industry Forum, which was held in Yellowknife. Included in the topics for discussion were: participation of indigenous people in resource development, the relationship between governments and the mining industry, exploration problems and the need for all weather roads. Speakers include Dr. C.M. Trigg, Ross Milne, Mike Keevan, Dave J. Emery, Peter Ernerk, R.W. Hornal, Dr. George W. Mannard, and Ron J. Hawkes.

The textual records consist of a typewritten handbook entitled 'Material for Minister's Handbook' dated December 1965. The handbook appears to have belonged to Alexander Stevenson and contains information about the organization of the Northern Administration Branch. The handbook provides an overview about the activities of the Finance and Management Advisory Division, Education Division, Engineering Division, Industrial Division, Territorial Division and Welfare Division and includes budgetary information for each division. In addition, there is a copy of the NWT Council Tour, Vol. II (February 29 to March 8, 1968) marked "Alex Stevenson." The material lists all members of the Territorial Council, as well as biographical information about each member. In addition, there are two maps that were originally located in the NWT Council Tour book. One map shows the Territorial Evolution of Canada. It was produced by the Geographical Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. The other map was produced by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Resource Management Division, and shows Mineral Exploration and Mining sites in the Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory. All other Stevenson Accessions transferred to Nunavut.

Two of the photographs are mounted on calendars from 1952. The single image (:0001) shows Con camp in July 1936. It shows three aircraft and several tents. One of the two calendars was distributed by Ted Cinnamon, Yellowknife agent for Imperial Oil Ltd and features a photograph (:0003) showing oil trucks, a tractor train, and oil tanks along the shore of Great Slave Lake - Latham Island. The second calendar features a picture (:0002) of a boat, possibly the Radium Yellowknife and was distributed by the Lakeview Coffee Shop.

The videocassette consists of "The City of Yellowknife", part of the series "Sketches of Our Town." The video, hosted and narrated by Harvey Kirck, was filmed in the fall of 1991. It depicts Yellowknife past and present, and includes archival material, and interviews with residents Michael Borden, Dave Lovell, Barb Cameron, Walt Humphries and pilot Jim McAvoy.
You can watch a version of this film on https://youtu.be/dqD_lZn5iZM , as hosted by BeaverCreekProductions.

The original film [Trucking - Beyond the Fringe, was taken by John Denison and] William Kruining in 1961 [1964] during a trip with the Byers transport convoy on the winter road from Yellowknife going through Discovery Mine to Tundra Mine. Footage includes the making of the winter road, the Byers Tankard Curling Bonspiel, mine truck and airplane transportation, and [Cooper- Dessemer power generator] equipment delivery. Also includes views of Salmita Mine. The documentary is in colour with sound. <15 minutes.

The photographs were originally housed in an album. Most of the prints have no accompanying information such as dates or identifications. The album contains images of mines and mining camps, fishing, hunting, fur trading, dog sledding, the Largent family and the city of Yellowknife. Most of the photographs were likely taken in the 1940's.

The cover page of the album reads: "This album was put together by Bill Largent. Bill spent from 1920 to 1951 in the Yellowknife and Hay River area. His parents were fur traders or supplied trading posts in these areas. Bill passed away in Nanaimo in 1981, July 25th."

The images depict daily life, mine employees, the camp and mining operations at Port Radium. In addition, there are several images of Northern Transportation Company Limited tugboats, barges and paddle steamers, as well as locations such as Hay River, Norman Wells and Inuvik.

Records include images of Yellowknife, Pine Point, Con Mine, prospectors, tractor trains, and barges.

Records include photographs of the community of Tungsten. Most of the images depict the Cantung mining and milling operations; there are also images of the townsite.

The photographer of these images is unknown. They were produced by Bush Edit House and may have been taken by the firm's owner, Burt Bush, who was a film producer in North Vancouver and was often contracted by resource companies for their corporate presentations.

Records include photographs of the Viking Yellowknife Gold Mines Limited property at Morris Lake. The photographs were taken in the summer of 1947 and depict a Fox Moth airplane (CF-BNI) moored on the mine property, where Byrne was working as a consultant mining engineer. There are also photographs of Norman W. Byrne, his wife Rose, and his son Donald.

This accession consists of one map entitled "Plan of Cameron Bay Settlement" compiled from surveys conducted by M. Meikle D.L.S. on August 25, 1933 and produced by the Department of the Interior. The map is scale: 100 feet to an inch. Cameron Bay was the name of the town that sprang up after Gilbert Labine's discovery of silver and radium. The settlement was officially named Port Radium in 1937 and then renamed Echo Bay in 1965. The locations and identifications of Royal Canadian Mounted Police buildings appear to have been annotated on the original map.

Records include photographs from the files of the "Canadian Mining Journal". The images show mining operations in the NWT with a particularly strong focus on the mines in and around Yellowknife. The photographs document buildings and operations of Giant Mine, Salmita Mine, Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (Con Mine), Negus Mine and Tundra Gold Mines. There are also photographs of the Burwash Camp and the Yellowknife Bakery.

Records include a booklet titled The Story of Discovery, Northwest Territories, produced by the Discovery Women's Institute, which offers photographs and a history of the townsite and its residents. This accession also contains a program titled Commemorating the Dawson Patrol February 16-March 14, 1970 and a promotional pamphlet for the town of Yellowknife produced by the Yellowknife Board of Trade.

This accession consists of 110 photographs documenting the construction of Yellowknife buildings and services in the late 1940s, and a visit from Governor General Viscount Alexander in 1946, attributed to Frank J.G. Cunningham. Also within this accession is a poster, dinner menu and a letter written by miner Daniel L. Davis.

Photographs mainly depict the Bear Exploration and Radium, Ltd. (BEAR) mine site at Contact Lake.

The textual records include correspondence, a radio licence issued by the federal Dept. of Marine, and one letter from BEAR Assistant Superintendent, George K. Foster. Photographs depict BEAR radio equipment, personnel, camp buildings, and the surrounding area. Two images also depict Back's chimneys at Old Fort Reliance.

This accession consists of photographs of Yellowknife in 1947. Images include old town, Con Mine, and the oil depot on Jolliffe Island.

The photographs show mining activity at Gordon Lake in 1937. The photographs also depict life at Yellowknife in 1937 and 1938, including photographs of the Pacific Western Airlines float base, the airplanes and pilots there. One photograph of the Yellowknife PWA operation was taken in 1958.

The negatives were made from photographic prints taken by the donor's father Frederick B. "Ted" Watt. The images date from 1929-1933 and include first air mail flight to Aklavik, images of floatplanes and pilots, prospecting and staking activities and the establishment of the Cameron Bay settlement and mine.