The collection consists of the papers and family photographs of Lucia S. Fear of Portland, Oregon. Documents in the collection include: A handwritten account of Fear participating in the Mazamas Mt. Hood climb in July 1894, and a typescript copy of that account; a biographical sketch of Washington Irving by Fear; a daily journal covering the period from August 28, 1882, to November 19, 1882, when Fear worked as a lawyer; two copies of an essay by Fear, titled "A Glance at American Women," about the history of women's accomplishments in the United States; and a partial handwritten draft and typed copy of a speech that Fear delivered at an Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs conference in Corvallis, Oregon. The collection also includes several newspaper clippings about the 1894 Mt. Hood climb, as well as landscape plans by George Otten for Fear's residence at 629 Terrace Road (later 2541 S.W. Vista Avenue) in Portland, Oregon, with a related letter from Otten and cost list for plantings. Photographs in the collection include Fear with family members; unidentified Oregon locations; a cable car in Portland, Oregon; a house, most likely belonging to Fear; and a group portrait of schoolchildren, including Fear's son, Lyle.