Here are detailed file-by-file descriptions of the contents of specific fonds and/or links to scanned documents.
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| Series 1 | Incorporation documents and minutes. -- 1903-1939 |
| M-7889-29 | Ordinance of incorporation. -- 1903 |
| M-2056-vol.1 | Minute book - Board meetings. -- September 1920-April 1939 |
| M-2056-12 | Board meetings (rough notes). -- 1927, 1938-1939 |
| Series 2 | Early records - Calendars, yearbooks, honour rolls, etc. -- 1906-1928 |
| M-3168 | Brochure announcing opening of school on January 7, 1906 |
| M-7889-30 | Histories of school. -- 1926, 1928 and n.d. |
| M-7889-31 | Western Canada College calendar. -- 1908-1909 |
| M-8567-1 | Western Canada College calendars and programs. -- 1909/1910 - 1924/1925 |
| M-8567-2 | Western Canada College Review [yearbook].-- 1911-1921 |
| M-7889-32 | Western Canada College Review [yearbooks] -- 1914, 1921, 1922 |
| M-2056-11 | Legal papers. -- 1911-1926. -- Consists of probate of wills of Julia Marsh (1918) and John Smythe Hall (1920); land contract between Western Canada College and John R. Lommis (1911); lease between WCC and Sydney O. Tregillus (1925); and notice of caveat (1926). |
| M-3131 | First Annual Ball program. -- 1912 |
| M-7889-33 | Field Day dance program. -- 1915 |
| M-7889-34 | First World War Roll of Honour. -- November 1915 |
| M-6685 | First World War Roll of Honour. -- November 1915. -- Includes a 1916 covering letter about the roll. |
| M-2056-13 | Lists of students. -- Consists of lists of old boys killed in action during the First World War; prize lists; sports day lists; and exam results. |
| M-7889-36 | Stationery. -- n.d. |
| M-7889-37 | Published views of the school. -- n.d. |
| Series 3 | Correspondence. -- 1920-1942 |
| M-2056-1 | General correspondence. -- 1920-1942. -- Consists of correspondence re general school business; recommendations for teachers; winding up of the school's affairs; and establishment of a WCC scholarship. Includes correspondence with Percy Downing, F.G. Gardener, John L. Lawrie, and Archibald Oswald McRae. |
| Series 4 | Shares and shareholders. -- 1905-1938 |
| M-2056-2 | Correspondence re shares and debentures. -- 1919-1938. -- Mainly in connection with winding up the school's business. |
| M-2056-3 | Lists of shareholders and proxies. -- 1905, 1919 |
| M-2056-4 | Share certificates, numbers 2-120. -- 1917-1919 |
| M-2056-5 | Debenture certificates, numbers 2-75 ($100 each). -- 1920. -- Also includes a notebook listing holders. |
| M-2056-6 | Debenture certificates, numbers 76-150. -- 1920-1922. -- Also includes statutory declaration re lost share certificates. |
| Series 5 | Financial records. -- 1917-1943 |
| M-2056-8 | Accounts, statements and cheques. -- 1920-1938 |
| M-2056-9 | Accountants reports. -- 1917-1918, 1926 |
| M-2056-10 | Insurance policies. -- 1919, 1920 |
| M-2056-vol.2 | Accounts ledger. -- 1918-1927 |
| M-2056-vol.3 | Accounts ledger. - 1925-1938 |
| M-8567-3 | Financial statements. -- 1923, 1924 and 1926 |
| M-7889-35 | Financial statement. -- 1938 |
| M-2056-vol.4 | Book of deposits. -- 1926-1929 |
| M-2056-vol.5 | Book of deposits. -- 1939-1943 |
| M-2056-vol.6 | Receipts. -- 1922-1929 |
| M-2056-vol.7 | Receipts. -- 1926-1929 |
| M-2056-vol.8 | Cheque stubs. -- 1925-1931 |
| Series 6 | Western Canada College Old Boys’ Association. -- 1965-1990 |
| M-7889-14 | Constitution and bylaws. -- 1981, 1987 and n.d. -- Includes Societies Act application. |
| M-7889-15 | Dr. MacRae memorial fund. -- 1965. -- Consists of correspondence re contribution for a commemorative plaque. |
| M-8567-4 | Dr. MacRae memorial plaque. -- 1965-1966. -- Consists of correspondence re plaque in his memory. |
| M-7889-16 | Remembrance Day service. -- 1965. -- Consists of program and speeches by Donald R. MacLaren and J.W. Churchill. |
| M-7889-17 | General records. -- 1966-1974. -- Consists of membership lists, reunion and Remembrance Day service arrangements, and correspondence with old boys. |
| M-8567-5 | General correspondence. -- 1966-1990 |
| M-7889-18 | Western Canada College memorial plaque. -- 1975. -- Consists of correspondence and notes re contributions to, ordering of, and dedication of plaque. |
| M-7889-19 | Reunion. -- 1976. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-20 | Western Canada College Old Boys' Scholarship. -- 1977. -- Consists of correspondence re fundraising and implementation. |
| M-7889-21 | Reunion. -- 1977. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-22 | Reunion and scholarship fund. -- 1978. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-23 | Reunion and scholarship fund. -- 1979. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-24 | Reunion and scholarship fund. -- 1980. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-25 | Reunion and scholarship fund. -- 1981. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-26 | Reunion and scholarship fund. -- 1982. -- Consists of correspondence, arrangements and reminiscences. |
| M-7889-27 | Directors' meetings and general. -- 1983-1988. -- Consists of minutes and correspondence. |
| M-7889-28 | Newspaper clippings re old boys. -- 1984-1986 |
| Series 7 | Photographs. -- 1904-1980. -- 49 photographs Some of these photographs have been scanned. |
| PA-3098-1 | Western Canada College students, staff, old boys and reunions. -- 1904-1980. -- 42 photographs. -- PA-3098-1, annotated: "Last day in old building", has been copied as NA-5429-1. |
| PB-806 | Western Canada College rugby team. -- 1917. -- 1 photograph |
| PB-854 | Western Canada College - Group shots of the students and sports teams. -- 1904-1919. -- 5 photographs. PB-854-1 has been copied as NA-2301-1. |
| PC-256-1 | Members of the Calgary Grain Exchange. -- 1909. -- 1 photograph |


![Cadets behind Western Canada College buildings, [ca. 1912-1913]](../../../../images/archpics/wccollege_s.jpg)