The Fonds contains documents pertaining to the business and personal life of the Whitehead family including Joseph Blyth Whitehead, owner and managing editor of the Brandon Sun from 1903 to 1941; Ernest Christie Whitehead, owner and managing editor of the Brandon Sun from 1937-1961, and his son Joseph Alexander Whitehead (1925-1953). The Fonds contains textual records and photographs as well as ephemera. It also contains documents related the Brandon Sun as well as several other newspaper organizations and local clubs and committees. The Fonds are further divided into the following series:

1. Brandon Sun Orders & Correspondence 1910-1952
2. Miscellaneous Newspaper and Print Media Documents
3. Local Organizations
4. Personal - Correspondence
5. Personal - Photographs & Miscellaneous
6. Personal - Photograph Albums

The collection consists of certificates and a photograph pertaining to the activities of Mayor William K. "Bill" Wilton between 1970 and 1975. The certificates awarded to Mayor Wilton include Honorary Citizen of Tucson, Arizona; others originate from Regina Buffalo Days, City of Portage La Prairie Winter Fun Festival, and Knights of Columbus. The photograph shows Mayor Wilton opening the Royal Bank of Canada branch at 8th Street and Rosser Avenue in Brandon, Manitoba.

The material in this collection belonged to the Burchill/Stoll family. The collection includes photographs, paintings, books, written records, genealogical records, letters, and other documents. The majority of the photographs are of the William J. Burchill family of Brandon, Manitoba. There are many pictures of family and friends, especially of Burchill's daughters in childhood and youth; some are casual photographs and others are formal portraits. Photographs are from family events, weddings, social gatherings, school, and during recreational activities. Also included are photographs of Edith Burchill Stoll's family and friends during her adult life after moving to Illinois. Each photograph is described at the individual level. There are three albums of photographs and the rest are separate. Also included in the collection are portraits of members of the Gibson and McEvoy families. Two of these are oil paintings. There are also prints and needle work. There are books in the collection which belonged to different members of the Burchill Family. These include Bibles, prayer books, a hymn book, an atlas, personal notebooks, and collections of poetry. The collection also contains genealogical records, correspondence, and written histories pertaining to the Burchill family history and to the history of the Canadian Prairies. Other documents include, will and funeral records; birth, marriage and death certificates; letters, postcards, obituaries, and newspaper clippings.

The fonds contains documents pertaining to the activities of the Brandon, Manitoba branch of the Women's Canadian Club from 1913 to 1971, predominantly 1916-1950. The fonds is divided into four series:

1. Minutes 1913-1965
2. Scrapbooks and Miscellaneous 1960-1963
3. Membership 1922-1971
4. Finances 1916-1950

This fonds contains documents found in the front of the Yeo family bible. Material includes a death notice for Miss Mary Yeo from 1910, a birth notice for Ryan Goulding Rolsen from 1989, Mary Yeo's membership certificate with the Methodist Church from 1897, and the marriage certificate of Charles Sidney Yeo and Charlotte S. Farley from 1904.