The collection consists of correspondence, property and financial records, photographs, and ephemera of multiple members of the Corbett family of Portland, Oregon. The family members primarily represented in the collection are Hamilton F. Corbett; his brother Henry L. Corbett and Henry L. Corbett's wife, Gretchen Hoyt Corbett; Henry L. Corbett and Gretchen Hoyt Corbett's sons Alfred H. Corbett and Elliott R. Corbett II; and their son-in-law Howard V. Morgan. Other family members represented include Helen Corbett; Henry L. Corbett, Jr.; and Alfred H. Corbett's wife, Nancy Corbett.

The papers of Hamilton F. Corbett relate to his service during World War I. Elliott R. Corbett II's papers relate to his education, his service during World War II, his death, and conflicting information about whether he had died or not. Alfred H. Corbett's papers primarily relate to his involvement with Adlai Stevenson's 1956 presidential campaign and his service during World War II. Henry L. Corbett and Gretchen Corbett's papers include correspondence with the Neame family of England, whose sons boarded with the Corbetts for part of World War II; and letters from Sherman Miles to Gretchen Corbett about his work as a military attaché in the 1910s and then as a member of the Coolidge Mission after World War I. Howard V. Morgan's papers relate to his political career. Financial and property records in the collection primarily consist of Henry L. Corbett and Gretchen Corbett's ledgers; title abstracts and other records relating to Corbett properties in Portland; and records about water development for a ranch in Metolius, Oregon. The collection also contains additional photographs and ephemera that the family possessed.