Collection consists of manuscript and typescript copy extracts from Oregon newspapers, 1862-1896, regarding early exploration of the Crater Lake, Oregon area; manuscript and typescript copies of letters to the editor, 1874-1933, giving first-hand accounts of explorations of Crater Lake, Oregon, by William K. Kuykendall, E. W. Hammond, Orson A. Stearns, etc.

Collection consists of a manuscript monograph, "Fort Klamath and the 'Bread Riot.' A Near Tragedy of Early Days," and manuscript letters to George H. Himes regarding Fort Klamath and James Brown (also known as "One-armed Brown" or "O. A. Brown").