The collection consists of the text of speeches that Oregon Governor Tom McCall made during his last year in office and in the two years after leaving office. In addition to official copies of these speeches, the collection includes draft copies with edits and annotations. The collection also contains correspondence, newspaper articles, publications, and other documents relating to some of the occasions at which McCall made these speeches. Many of the speeches, particularly those made after McCall had left office, relate to his activism in environmental and conservation causes. The collection contains three speeches made by people other than McCall: a speech by Oregon State Senator Victor Atiyeh in September 1974; remarks made by McCall's wife, Audrey McCall, in January 1975; and a speech by Oregon Governor Robert Straub in March 1975.