The collection consists of papers of or relating to Portland, Oregon, businessman Aaron M. Frank, his son Gerry Frank, and the department store Meier & Frank. Aaron M. Frank's papers in the collection relate to the Jay W. Stevens Disaster Service Unit, a specialized emergency response vehicle that he donated to the City of Portland in 1939. Gerry Frank's papers in the collection include programs, correspondence, and ephemera relating to the Western Governors' Conference for 1965, which he helped organize and which was held in Portland; a program and menu for the 1966 Western Governors' Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada; a postcard from his mother; and an oversize scrapbook of photographs, clippings, and ephemera relating to his being named First Citizen of Salem, Oregon, in 1964. Other family papers include a property deed for Aaron Meier (Aaron M. Frank's grandfather), a diploma for Ruth M. Rosenfeld (Aaron M. Frank's wife and Gerry Frank's mother), and an auto insurance policy for Sigmund Frank (Aaron M. Frank's father). Other papers are a land claim certificate for Louis La Bouté and Margaret La Bouté, whose connection to the Frank family is unknown; and a plat map of the Market Street Addition in Portland.

The collection also contains ledger sheets for the department store Meier & Frank. These sheets list revenue and expenses for various years by department, and include data from the store's Salem branch.