Newspaper collection dating back to the mid 1800s. Included are articles discussing the Winnipeg general strike and Sitting Bull's death.

The materials contained in the Margaret Pugh series consist of biographical material, her records relating to the Home Economics and Agriculture Department at the University of Manitoba, her subsequent career as a dietitian and employment as such at various hospitals including Deer Lodge Veterans Hospital. A large collection of cookbooks, recipes and research related to nutrition and health are included in the series. Margaret's hobbies and interests in collecting postcards and traveling are reflected in the materials.

Photographs of friends and family members in relation to the Pugh family. These photographs were included in typed and handwritten letters and cards sent to various members of the family, though predominantly Margaret.

Photographs of members of the Pugh family and Brodrick family. Also included are early hologram photograph devices from Felsenthal & Sons, Chicago. Large photographs of the Horticulture and Foresty Association of Winnipeg and the E.A. and R.A. Executives photograph.

Included are notebooks, calenders, diaries and daily planners from members of the Pugh family.

Miscellaneous bound materials about salt, nazism, biographies and many more.

Materials include newspaper clippings, programmes and invitations to social events in Winnipeg as well as typed papers on horticulture.

Pamphlets from various organizations and corporations on foods and diets.

Programmes and booklets from churches, schools, associations and telephone directories. Included are handwritten notes by Margaret.

Collection consists of two ledger-sized scrapbooks of theatre-related clippings from Winnipeg newspapers from 1914 to 1927 and one smaller scrapbook listing, alphabetically, the people profiled in J. B. McGeachy’s “I First Saw” column in the Winnipeg Free Press from 1921-1929.