This oral history interview with Betty Roberts was conducted by Katherine Huff O’Neil at Roberts’ home in Portland, Oregon, from October 24 to November 16, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. In addition to the audio recording of the interview, the collection includes a transcript; 50 digital photographs depicting Roberts' childhood, family, and later judicial career and activities; and one photographic print of Roberts. The collection also includes an index to the digital photographs. The interview was conducted in five sessions. The audio for session five was not donated, but its content is available in the transcript.

In this interview, Roberts discusses her family background and early life in Texas, and her education at Portland State University and the Northwestern College of Law. She speaks about her service in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968, in the Oregon Senate from 1969 to 1977, and as a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 1977 to 1982. She particularly focuses on her work on legislation regarding women's rights.