Papers of C. Paul Keyser (1878-1976), including materials relating to the establishment of Forest Park in Portland, Oregon, and histories of the Portland park system. Keyser served as superintendent of Portland Parks from 1917 to 1949, and during his tenure drastically increased the amount of park land in Portland, including the establishment of Forest Park.

Materials include correspondence and papers of Arthur Kitchel Roberts, 1942-1961, regarding the Oregon Stamp Society and Save the Myrtle Woods, Inc.; correspondence of William J. Roberts, 1935-1939, with mathematician Carl Theodore Heisel; and miscellaneous papers of Nellie Roberts, 1895.

Collection includes corporate records and minutes, 1946-1964; minutes and records of annual meetings; treasurer's reports; correspondence from Thornton T. Munger and various logging companies; ephemera.