Image of Joseph Proctor of Dundurn, Saskatchewan, seated on horseback outside a rural dwelling.

Bio/Historical Note: Joseph Proctor (1851-1918) bequeathed 560 acres of property southwest of Dundurn to the University of Saskatchewan.

Walter C. Murray is seen standing with two young girls in front of the "Pioneers Hall" for the photo. Others folks are seen in the background looking on.

In this article are three pictures from Saskatoon dating from 1896, 1903 to 1908.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Group/Family photograph of Stony Beach pioneer Joseph W. Cafferata and his family in 1907; family members not identified.

Three photos of Rosthern show various views of Rosthern and area. The news clipping gives a brief history of Rosthern and its development.

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".

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.

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

A man, identified as Fred Cowper, leaning on one of two oxen hitched to a wooden wagon.

This fonds contains several series of historical documents of the Metcalf family, including a portion of a family tree, various legal documents of the said family, letters of reference and court records of South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