Oral history interview with Ellen L. MacVeagh conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 20, 1976. MacVeagh discusses the careers of her father, Abbot Low Mills, and of her uncle Cicero Hunt Lewis (also known as Cicero Horatius Lewis). She also speaks about her youth in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon, and about Captain John Heard Couch and other early Portland residents.

Materials related to several old Portland families, primarily, Robertson, Burns, Couch, Failing, Corbett, and Wood. Also included are Adams, Lewis, Reed, Warren, and Wilson. Photographs document individuals, family groups, and activities. Numerous photographic albums are also included. The documents are primarily made up of correspondence between individuals, as well as ephemera and diaries.