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The textual material comprises an incomplete copy of L.T. Burwash's report entitled, "The Eskimo, Their Country and Its Resources: Economic Survey of the East Coasts of Hudson Bay and James Bay from Richmond Gulf to Rupert House, Including the Belcher and Other Adjacent Islands," Ottawa, Dept. of the Interior, 1927. (Typewritten.) The report contains a diary of the trip taken by Burwash, descriptions of Inuit life, food supplies, clothing, health, the influence of trading posts, housing conditions, and mineral and animal resources in the region. Much of the report focuses on the Inuit in the regions around Little Whale River and the Belcher Islands. Included in this report were photographs of communities along the eastern coast of Hudson Bay and James Bay and eight maps. The mounting of the photographs in this report suggests that this copy was a draft produced before its final publication.

The records are made up of three files of correspondence and two blue print maps of leased areas documenting applications and maintenance of surveying permits for petroleum and natural gas exploration in the south Great Slave Lake region including, Pine Point and Presquille Point areas.

This accession consists of records relating to the outreach activities conducted by the Northwest Territories Geosciences Office, including prospector training in Yellowknife and community mapping programs in Deline and Fort McPherson. Prospector training materials include a sign-up sheet, registration forms, quizzes, course evaluations, certificates, correspondence, course outline and handout package, and Northwest Territories Prospectors Grubstake Program Application form and Guidelines. Community mapping program materials include correspondence, proposals, job postings, waiver, agreement, safety orientation documentation, reports, poster text and drafts, presentation slides, news articles, and reference material and maps.

This accession consists of the renewal surface lease #27, issued on 9 January 1940 to Alexander Ernest Sutherland, concerning a claim at Port Radium Lot 13, Block 15.

This accession consists of documents relating to oil exploration and development in conjunction with the Canol Project. The records relate to the Canol Project and include blank weekly time reports for Imperial Oil Limited, operating instructions for flares, and material cost records.

Records consist of one explosives permit issued to A.V. "Fred" Giauque in August 1964, and a souvenir leaflet/folder from the Ingraham Hotel in Yellowknife. The explosives permit contains a photograph of Mr. Giauque who, along with two of his sons, moved to Yellowknife in 1938. He worked as a contractor for the U.S. Army on the Canol Project, and then began a career as a prospector. From the many claims he staked and then sold, both the Discovery Mine and the Rayrock Mine were eventually opened. Vic Ingraham moved to Yellowknife in 1937 and opened his first hotel, the Ingraham Hotel in 1941. The Ingraham Hotel featured in the pamphlet was the second hotel of that name built by Vic Ingraham in Yellowknife, and it was opened in 1947.

This accession consists of materials collected by John Parker and includes: one photograph taken in 1964 by Reimann Studios with the caption "A group of Edmonton's Quarter Century Club at a testimonial dinner held at the Elks Hall, Yellowknife, NWT"; one time book and three daily journals from Bear Exploration and Radium Ltd. Operations at Contact Lake for the years 1936-1938. The journals contain information on the weather and activites at the mine. The journals for the years 1936 and 1937 contain daily activity reports on individual workers at the mine. The time book documents the hours logged by the workers and the pay rates for the years 1936-1939.

The report, titled "Reconnaissance of Yellowknife River and Adjacent Lakes, Great Slave Lake, N.W.T., July 1 - Sept. 7, 1928", carries the name Henry L. Smyth, Jnr. on the cover. The map is of "Yellowknife River and adjacent lakes from Yellowknife Village north to the third portage," is also dated July 1-September 7, 1928, and was drawn by Mr. Smyth. Scale 1" to 4,000 feet. The present day site of Detah is indicated on the map as being Yellowknife Village. Mineral deposits in the area have been annotated onto the map.

This accession contains: two photocopies of statements signed by miners that appointed C. J. Baker as "Emergency Recorder" of mining claims, originals dated August 5, 1935 and September 19, 1936; one photocopy of the certificate naming Cyril John Baker as a Commissioner for taking affidavits in and for the Northwest Territories, original dated December 22, 1936; and one copy negative of a photograph taken in 1935 of Baker at the location of the "Giant" group of claims.

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 a report on prospecting and mining operations in the Great Slave Lake area, which includes a number of adhered photographs. Also included are two shorter reports on prospecting and mining in the Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake regions, related correspondence, and seven plans noting mineral claims around the Great Slave Lake area.

Records are comprised of one field book attributed to Robert Lees. The book includes a prospectors supply list including food list, some prospecting notations and a few poems.

Records are comprised of a handwritten account of two prospecting trips taken in the 1940s by Lorne Bishop. It also includes a hand drawn map of the area from Great Slave Lake to Great Bear Lake.