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Records include photographs taken in the arctic between 1960 and 1962. Mr. Hlady was not the photographer in all cases. The images show people and places in the arctic and particularly focus on the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line sites in the western Arctic.

This accession consists of 6 photographs of the construction of the Bluefish River Hydro Dam for Con Mine.

The photograph depicts members of the Albert LeBeau murder trial (judge, lawyers, RCMP) standing in front of the Roman Catholic mission at Fort Providence dating from June 29 or June 30, 1921. Standing, left to right, are Sergeant Hubert Thorne; Mr. Wallace; C.C. McCaul, KC, Crown Prosecutor; Judge Julien Dubuc; John G. Cory, representing the Department of Indian Affairs; Inspector Fletcher, RCMP; and Major Jennings, RCMP. Sitting are Constable Wild, stenographer; young Lessard; and Mr. Horn [William Norn?], Interpreter. LeBeau was found guilty of murder and was the first person hanged in the NWT.

This accession consists of several prints (plate illustrations) of explorers, colour illustration of "arctic fauna" (German titling), colour illustration of "Eskimoes of Hudson's Bay", letter from Sir Clement Markham (3 Feb. 1898) , copy of a "Notice to Mariners frequenting Davis Strait.

Records include a copy of the 1901 census.

This accession consists of one colour photograph of Punch Dickins and his wife Connie in front of the Bush Pilots Monument in Yellowknife. The picture is credited to Murray Smith. The picture is autographed by both Connie and Punch Dickins.

This accession consists of 4 photographs (3 black and white postcards, one print) of Yellowknife in the 1930s.

Records include a photograph of the members of the first Teacher Education Program class. Original print was stamped McDermid Studios Ltd. Edmonton. Included in the class were Robert 'Bobby' Overvold and Cindy Kenny Gilday.

This accession consists of one VHS videocassette entitled Lord of the Nahanni - Memorial to Poole Field. Field Poole (1880-1948) was a former Royal Northwest Mounted Police officer who lived for many years in the Ross River and Nahanni River area and worked as a trader and prospector. The video was produced by the Albert Faille Wilderness League and was written and directed by Dr. Norman Kagan of Minnesota.

Records are comprised of three separate and unrelated items. 1) A sample of a permit to shoot muskrats for food purposes during open season with a .410 gauge shotgun (issued by the North West Territories and Yukon Branch (date: 1920s or1930s ); 2) Dinner menu for a dinner given by Jean Chretien for the Queen at the YK Inn on July 8, 1970; 3) A Programme for the official opening of the Bristol Memorial Park and the Unveiling of the Bristol Plaque in Yellowknife - August 28, 1970.

This consists of an interview conducted by George Simeon in 1982-1984 with George Washington Porter. Porter was born on December 26, 1895. His mother was from Kotzebue Sound, Alaska and his father came overseas from Dundee, Scotland. The sound recordings are comprised of four files of the interview that was originally recorded on cassette tapes. The textual records are comprised of a transcript of the interview. The transcript was produced in 1984 when the Commissioner's office borrowed the tapes from the NWT Archives.

Both formats feature an interview with John Larson, a former employee at Con Mine, recorded by Tony Mayo in 1975. The interview was originally recorded on the audio cassette tape and later copied to audio reel for preservation purposes.

This accession consists of 17 cellulose nitrate negatives featuring various views in and around Yellowknife, including the old liquor store and Con Mine.

Records include two films, "They Fish the Great Slave" and "Dene Family". "They Fish the Great Slave" was produced in 1980 by Arctic Films; produced and directed by John Goldi and narrated by Mick Mallon. The subject of the film is commercial fishing on the Great Slave Lake, and features Clifford Bird, Johnny Nault, and Jane "Total" Mayo. "Dene Family" is a Goldi Productions Film from the Northern Lifestyle Series and was produced with the support of the NWT Department of Education and Canada Council Exploration in 1981. The film is narrated by Elizabeth Marlowe and depicts the lifestyle of the Marlowe family of Łutselk’e (Snowdrift).

This accession consists of three field books kept by G.E. Midgley. The books contain incomplete diary entries and hand drawn maps of his prospecting activities.

Records consist of J.D. Ferguson's report entitled "The Human Ecology and Social and Ecomonic Change in the Community of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.". The report was submitted to the Dept. of Indian and Northern Affairs in Oct. 1961 and is 80 pages long.

"The Arctic Review" appears to be a newsletter written by Canadian military personnel in the western arctic, possibly Cambridge Bay. The newsletter is marked as having limited circulation and may have been written as a comedic piece of literature. The newsletter contains jokes, stories poking fun at high level military officials and witticisms

Records include photographs taken by participants in the Discover Yellowknife contest. The photographs show people and places in Yellowknife.

The textual records consist of six issues of newsletters published by the students who lived in Akaitcho Hall. There are two issues of "The Akaitcho Youth and Unity", dated November 1964 and December 1964. Also included is one issue of "Student Voice" issued on May 6, 1967. The accession also contains three issues of "Akaitcho Hi-Lites" dated September 1967[?], October 1967[?] and February 1968[?] These newsletters contain stories and articles written by the students living at Akaitcho Hall, lists of names of the students in residence, a gossip column, and reports from various school groups.

The map appears to be one half of a larger map. It depicts northern Alberta, northern British Columbia and a portion of the western section of the Northwest Territories extending to the Arctic ocean (53 - 70 north and 103 - 128 west). Features included on the map are Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake a portion of the Mackenzie River and the Coronation gulf. A number of rivers, lakes, mountains, various other geographical features and communities including older communities such as Old Fort Providence, Old Fort Confidence, Old Fort Franklin, Old Fort Enterprise, Old Fort Reliance and Fort Anderson are identified on the map. Certain routes and trails such as winter portages and the routes of Hearne and Franklin are also depicted.

Photographs depict various scenes on the Mackenzie River. Included are images of barges, HBC boats, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Fort McPherson and Aklavik.

The photographs depict Yellowknife and Giant Mine in the 1940s.

This accession consists of one copy of a 1960-61 yearbook from Sir Alexander Mackenzie School in Inuvik. The yearbook has a cover made of cloth with an applique of the letters SAM.