Robert Nash was active in various liberal and radical groups in Portland dealing with housing, crime prevention, and socialism. Collection includes programs, ephemera, minutes, and other papers relating to Alcoholics Anonymous, the Central Area Crime Prevention Committee, the Democratic Party, the Downtown Community Association, the Portland Tenants Union, the Rainbow Coalition, I.W.W., and the Socialist Party.

Oral history interview with Jamie G. Partridge conducted by Stephanie Vallance from February 7, 2020, to April 23, 2021, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Partridge discusses his involvement with Jobs with Justice, the National Letter Carriers Association, and the Rainbow Coalition.