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File consists of the official guide and digest guide for the Commonwealth Games. Also included is the information manual given to volunteers at the Games. Also included is one photograph of a hot air balloon with the Commonwealth Games logo on it.

File consists of photographs of the Queen's official departure ceremony at the Canadian Forces Base, Namao, Alberta. The Queen and royal party is greeted by Premier and Mrs. Lougheed.

File consists of the cover of High Lift magazine, Volume 2, No. 6. The magazine cover uses one of Victor Post's photographs of the Queen's arrival to Alberta. The magazine credits the Government of Alberta.

File consists of photographs of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's tour by train to Bruderheim, St. Paul, and Vegreville, Alberta.
In Bruderheim, the Queen is greeted by Mayor Jim O'Hara and other village councilors. The Queen signs the guest book and is presented with flowers and a teddy bear.
In St. Paul, The Queen can be seen with the St. Paul Elementary School in the background.
In Vegreville, The Queen attends the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate Her visit to the town. She is welcomed by a Ukrainian dance performance. Also seen in the photographs is Vegreville's pysanka, the largest Ukrainian Easter egg in the world.

File consists of photographs of the Opening Ceremony of the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Included are photographs of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh getting out of a car inside Commonwealth Stadium. There are also some photographs of some of the events at the ceremony and one country marching into the stadium.