Fonds consists of records relating to the numerous culture and language projects that Powell and Jensen worked on since 1976. The communities with which they worked include:
• The Quileute of La Push
• The Kwakwaka’wakw of Alert Bay
• The Gitxsan of Kispiox, Gitanyow, and surrounding villages
• The Nuu-chah-nulth of Vancouver Island
• The Musqueam of Vancouver
• The Seton Lake St'at'imc (Lillooet) of Shalalth
• The Shuswap of Alkali Lake, Soda Creek, Dog Creek, Canim Lake, and Sugar Cane
• The Haisla of Kitamaat
• The Nisga’a of Gingolx (Kincolith) and New Aiyansh

Most of the projects had an end goal to produce a book, language education materials, or teacher training materials. Often the education materials incorporated cultural lessons throughout. The records created in the production of the books are varied and reflect the intrinsic connection between language, culture, and daily activities in the communities. Powell and Jensen were co-editors for nearly all of the language books and materials produced. Although some of the projects reflected in the records were done primarily by Powell or primarily by Jensen, the vast majority of the work involves collaboration between the two in some aspect. As Jensen and Powell immersed themselves in the communities they worked for, often their personal photographs and records are interspersed with those relating to their work. This community involvement enhanced their relationships with the people with whom they were working and allowed them to experience and participate in cultural activities as part of those communities. This close relationship is reflected in and is integral to their work. Jensen and Powell have two sons: Nels, born in 1978, and Luke, born in 1981. Their sons travelled with them to the communities in which they worked and lived, and on their work trips and sabbaticals. Nels and Luke are also present in many of the photographic records.

The records contain a mixture of research, field notes, administrative records, and publications at various stages, in addition to audio and visual records. Field notes, for the most part handwritten, and archival research into language and culture groups was undertaken by Powell, whilst the majority of the photography, found in a variety of formats, was done by Jensen. Manuscripts and final publications were a combined effort and are included at various stages. Administrative records, including grant proposals, are found throughout.

Fonds consists of 13 series of records. Series are arranged according to community and/or project.

File consists of slides including: exhibits at Museum of Natural History, exhibits at Museum of History and Technology, July 1970, trip to Hazelton, Rupert, and other locations. Images include Kitwancool, Skeena and Kitwanga poles and Kispiox totems.

File consists of slides including: beach views, dances at Kitsilano showboat dances, Aiyansh, Kispiox, Kitwancool, Kitwanga, Ksan, Kits canoe races.

Item is a copied map that shows territorial boundaries of the Kitwancool, territories of the Wolf and Frog clans, villages, and numbered sites. Inset: Location map. No legend provided for numbered sites. Based on "Territories of the Kitwancool" map included in Histories, Territories, and Laws of the Kitwancool, found in Duff's textual records, box 2, file 8. Mended with document repair tape in 1984. Encapsulated.

Item consists of a recording of the Kitwancool version of Gitksan for kids: book 2.

Item consists of a recording of Learning Gitksan: books 2 & 4, read by various Gitxsan speakers from Kitwancool and Kitsegukla.

Item consists of a recording of Learning Gitksan: book 4, read by various Gitxsan speakers from Kitwancool and Kitsegukla.

Item consists of a CD-ROM copy of a recording of Learning Gitksan: books 3 & 4, read by various Gitxsan speakers from Kitwancool and Kitsegukla.

Includes copy of the publication Learning Gitksan, by Vickie Jensen and J.V. Powell.
Kitwancool, Kitsegukla, and Kitwanga Indian Bands, 1980
Learning Gitksan : book 3, Western dialect