The collection includes original and transcribed records of the Oregon Provisional Government and Oregon Territorial Government. Original documents include a volume of laws; promissory notes for Joseph Gale, William Holmes, Asa Lovejoy, the Oregon Institute, and Francis Pettygrove; a document appointing David Leslie to administrate the estate of Ewing Young; court notices, summons, receipt, and petition; land claim documents; and tax assessments. Most transcribed records were copied by George R. Schreiber and Esther L. Plumer (later Esther Schreiber McGraw) from materials held at the Oregon State Capitol in 1913 and 1916, and they include a significant amount of correspondence and records regarding Ewing Young and his estate. The transcribed records and correspondence also relate to legislation passed by the Provisional and Territorial governments. Individuals represented in these records include George Abernethy, Joseph Lane, and John McLoughlin.