This fonds contains several series of historical documents of the Metcalf family, including a portion of a family tree, various legal documents of the said family, letters of reference and court records of South Dakota.

Portrait of James Peers Dill and his wife, early pioneers of the Wolseley district.

Mr. James and Mrs. Ann Rose.

Clippings from the Saskatoon Phoenix describe experiences of early settlers as they arrived in Saskatoon, beginning in the 1880s. The time period covers from 1 April 1911 to 19 April 1921. Also included is an article taken from a book on the settlement of the West by F. Maclure Sclanders, Commissioner of the Saskatoon Board of Trade. Also included is a program of the "Dinner for the '83 Boys", the men who homesteaded the Saskatoon area. Held 3 October 1912; names of participants are written on the inside of the program.

Six men, one woman and two children posing for a group photograph; one of the men is holding a dog and the children are holding puppies.

Sod building with a small wooden building on the right side with several people standing infront of the open door. Writing on the front of the picture "Uncle Joe Paquette first store and post office Rosetown, 1906".

Pioneer building, either shop or house, likely in Moose Jaw, with four unidentified men standing in front

Group photo of pioneer men and women standing and sitting on chairs in front of a [house]. Man at centre holds a young girl

Lady in long coat standing in the doorway of a sod shack.

Pioneer sod shack with two ladies (Mrs. Peter Ritchie and Miss Jean Ritchie) standing in front.

On back: "Taken at an Old Timers' picnic on John Mawson's ranch, 1913. Standing (l to r): John Blackley, Robert McCordick, W.H. Holmes a'Court, Thomas Richardson, Archie Wilson, W.S. Fisher, Russel Wilson, E.J. Woolridge, J. Hunsicker. Sitting (l to r): John Mawson, Hon. W.A. Holmes a'Court, Harry Hunsicker, Andrew Blackley, Joseph Proctor, Arthur Prime".

Winter scene showing ox-drawn sledge; two small children at right. Grain elevator in background.

A teacher stands with her students by a tethered horse outside a stone rural school (small wooden stable in background)

Coulter family stands in front of a large teepee made of branches and a sod house. L-R: Ambrose Bee, Mrs. Coulter, Bessie Coulter (Mrs. J. Graham), Fred Hill, A. Fletcher, Hector Coulter, Jim Coulter, unknown, Jake Coulter.

Eight or nine wagons and teams of horses; one buggy and team. The wagons are mostly loaded with possessions or goods and are halted on a hillside slanted downward.