This fonds contains materials relating to the career of Christopher Kent, professor and head of the history department at the University of Saskatchewan. This fonds documents his time as a professor teaching various history classes, his work in supervising masters and phd students in their thesis writing, his work with the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals and the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada, as well as his time as head of the history department including his work with the Canadian Journal of History. Also included are some materials from his undergrad studies at the University of Toronto – mainly syllabus and other handouts, with some notes and essays when they related to his later research areas. As per his faculty bio his “research areas are “Bohemia” in Britain 1815-1914 – that is the social history of the artistic and literary professions and their relationship to the idea of Bohemia as a social and cultural, as well as actual physical space (particularly in London). Other continuing and related research interests are Victorian journalism and journalists, and Victorian novels and novelists.”

This fonds contains several files relating to early town planning in Western Canada, including Calgary, Camrose, Lacombe, Magrath, and Wainright, Alberta; Churchill, Manitoba; and Kindersley, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. It also includes a miscellaneous file of speeches and addresses, correspondence regarding Mackenzie's military career, and a file on the Canadian Institute of International Affairs.

This fonds contains Rife’s diary for 1910, the year he decided to lease his homestead and pursue a degree at the University of Saskatchewan. A book owned by his father, George Rife, documents the area of Pennsylvania where Rife family were before they emigrated to Canada. Notes by Rife’s daughter provide context and additional information.

Although these records contain files created by the first five Deans of the College of Agriculture, the majority of the records are from A.M. Shaw, L.E. Kirk, and V.E. Graham. The records include correspondence, minutes, and memoranda regarding both College and, to a lesser extent, University administration; departmental reports, extension activities, addresses, and material relating to national and international agricultural organizations.

This fonds contains material relating to the research work, students, faculty and administration of the College of Arts and Sciences, and its departments. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; they may also contain material relating to associated national or international organizations, research articles, and addresses.

This fonds contains material relating to the research work, students, faculty and administration of the College of Commerce. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; they also contain material relating to associated national or international organizations.

This fonds contains material relating to the research work, students, faculty and administration of the College of Education and its departments. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda. Included is material relating to the Colleges' native education programs, such as SUNTEP, ITEP, and NORTEP, as well as records documenting the Colleges' role in the provincial education system.

This fonds contains material relating to the research work, students, faculty and administration of the College of Engineering and its departments. Included is material relating to professional engineering societies; the Engineering Institute of Canada; the Association of Professional Engineers of Canada; the American Society fro Testing Materials; records relating to government commissions; and material relating to the expansion of the engineering building.

This fonds contains material relating primarily to research work at the University.

This fonds contains material relating to the research work, extension activities, publications and administration of the College of Home Economics. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda, and include as well material relating to various provincial and national professional organizations.

This fonds contains material relating to the students, faculty and administration of the College of Law. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; as well as considerable material relating to national and provincial professional associations.

This fonds contains material relating to the students, faculty and administration of the College of Medicine. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; as well as considerable material relating to national and provincial professional associations, health organizations, and research work.

This fonds contains material relating to the students, faculty and administration of the College of Nursing. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; as well as considerable material relating to national and provincial professional associations, health organizations, studies, publications, and research work.

This fonds contains material relating to the students, faculty and administration of the College of Pharmacy. These records, which consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda and clippings, include material relating to national and provincial professional associations, pharmaceutical organizations, publications and research.

This fonds contains material relating to the students, faculty and administration of the College of Physical Education. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; as well as considerable material relating to national, provincial, inter-collegiate and intra-mural sporting events.