Collection consists of photographs of various subjects including: municipal buildings, equipment and employees; views of various Saanich locations and structures; and early Saanich residents. Textual material includes photocopied documents relating to schools, ledgers, and certificates. Collection includes a commemorative plaque from the former Gyro Park pavilion, a watercolor painting of the Gorge, 1880 and of the Colquitz General Store, ca. 1988, and a prayer book containing loose ephemera, photographs, and news clippings from the WWI years and relating to the Ireland and Riley families.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook (1923-1947 predominant) compiled by R.R.F. Sewell. Scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, magazine pages, Saanich facts, notices, ephemera, plans and photographs. Topics include poetry, cartoons, and satire; WWII; Saanich Municipality; elections; Union of BC Municipalities; Saanich War Memorial Health Centre and public health nursing; septic tanks, water works and water supply; Cadboro Bay; Mount Douglas; Craigflower School, McKenzie School, and McKenzie family; and taxation. Fonds includes published material including Union of BC Municipalities minutes and resolutions; Clovelly subdivision on Shoal Harbour real estate guide; reference material relating to municipal administration; provincial and federal board reports; and statistics. Fonds also includes R.R.F. Sewell's papers (1911-1941), with topics including Mattias Rowland property; administrative, financial and legislative documents; personnel lists; reference material; road paving records; correspondence with provincial and federal governments; and news clippings.

Fonds consists of personal items relating to Canadian WWI veteran Richard Grenville Rice and includes photographs, certificates, pay book, books, letter, service medals, cigarette case, and a complete Canadian WWI uniform.

Fonds consists of material relating to Helen Elliott’s work for the District of Saanich and includes photographs, correspondence, ephemera, news clippings, 2 certificates, and 2 ledgers.

Fonds consists primarily of photographs relating to the Underwood family, 1920-1970. In addition to images documenting family activities and homes, fonds includes photographs taken both locally and overseas relating to the WWII service of brothers Leslie, Ernest, and Ghazi Underwood; letters written by Ernest Underwood from a POW camp; ephemera dating from the end of the war and relating to returning soldiers; and WWII news clippings. Fonds includes school year books, 1955-1985, from Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak Middle School, Claremont High School, and Mount Newton Junior High. Fonds includes scrapbook of items collected by Emily Underwood during WW2 while her husband Leslie, Sr. was overseas, newspapers and periodical issues.

Fonds consists of records originating from the CCF Hall on Douglas Street and relating to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (local, provincial, and federal groups) and to its successive form, the New Democratic Party (NDP). The fonds includes club constitution and by-laws, minutes, legal documents, financial records, correspondence, maps of polling areas, local charter certificates, event posters, news clippings and a scrapbook, organizational publications, photographs and sound & video recordings. The fonds is arranged into 12 series: Constitution & By-laws, Minutes, Legal Documents, Financial Records, Correspondence, Polling Areas, Certificates, Ephemera, News Clippings, Publications, Photographs, and Sound & Video Recordings.

Fonds consists of personal records relating to Fred Webb and Eleanor Baran Webb, as well as general collected material, and includes bank books, invoices and other financial records; education certificates; report cards, brochures, programmes and other ephemera; a journal; newspaper clippings; assorted books; and a photograph.

Fonds consists of records relating to Bruce Hutchison and includes certificates, awards, ephemera, news clippings, photographs and a typewriter. The fonds is arranged into 5 series: Certificates & Awards, Ephemera, News Clippings, Photographs, and Artifacts.

The fonds consists of records primarily relating to Rick and Frances (nee Gibson) Blake's school years and Rick Blake's involvement in school sports teams. Schools include Mount View, Mount Newton, Colquitz, James Island, Mount Douglas, Doncaster, and Cedar Hill. The fonds includes records relating to James Island, where Frances Blake's father Frank worked for 25 years, and a 1937 Mount View High School graduation diploma for her mother, Minnie Youell.

Fonds consists of records collected by Ken Middleton during his employment with the District of Saanich and includes correspondence, reports, booklets, bylaws, photographs, 1 tax ledger, 1 bound copy of the Municipal Act, and a BC Centennial flag.