The fonds consists of administrative, business, financial, and historical records of St. Joseph Seminary which document the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the seminary. The Fonds includes minutes of meetings of various councils and committees, correspondences, reports, memos, policies and procedures, reports and surveys, budgets, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, and other miscellaneous records related to admission, evaluation, and ordination of seminarians, the education of seminarians, the financial administration of the seminary, the seminary buildings and facilities, hiring of staff and faculty, student life.

The fonds also consists of records which document the relationship between St. Joseph Seminary and Newman Theological College, the Archdiocese of Edmonton, other Canadian Seminaries, and other Canadian Dioceses.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:

1. Seminarians’ Community Business Meetings Records (1973-2008)
2. St. Joseph Seminary board of regents administrative records (1985-2007)
3. Canadian Catholic Seminary Rector’s Committee Records (1983-2002)
4. St. Joseph Seminary Council Records (1928-2006)
5. NTC and SJS Joint Strategic Planning Committee Records (1990-1997)
6. St. Joseph Seminary Planning Day Committee Records (1996-2002)
7. Edmonton Association of Spiritual Director’s Administrative Records (1982-2002)
8. St. Joseph Seminary Ad Hoc Committee Records (1967-2001)
9. Admission, evaluation, and ordination records (1937-2008)
10. Correspondence (1935-2010)
11. Event Records (ca.1930-2009)
12. Financial Records (1966-2007)
13. Policy and Procedures (1942-2006)
14. Facility Records (1966-2007)
15. Rectors and teaching staff papers and information files (1943-2001)
16. Pamphlets and Newspaper Clippings (ca.1940-2010)
17. Publications (1937-2008)
18. Photographs and albums (ca.1930-2007)