Collection includes correspondence, 1919-1925, regarding Carl Denton's career as conductor for the Portland Symphony Orchestra and resignation in 1925. Also included are miscellaneous correspondence and documents relating to the orchestra, including its constitution and bylaws, circa 1922.

Frederick William Goodrich (1867-1942) was a composer, organist and choir director in Portland, Oregon. Collection consists of original scores and arrangements, primarily of religious music, as performed in Portland-area churches, circa 1895-1930; an unpublished history of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, 1899-1933; and reports regarding the Oregon Music Project, 1935-1942.

Papers of a banker of Portland, Oregon, who headed the local branch of the Bank of California. Includes general and family correspondence; correspondence and other materials on local organizations; speeches; and scrapbooks.

Records of the parent organization of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, later the Oregon Symphony. Records include by-laws and minutes of board meetings, reports, contracts, financial records, and ephemera.