Collection includes 4 drawings on 4 sheets of the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem, Oregon, by architect Francis Keally.

Collection consists of a ledger containing census information for a school district in the area of Salem, Oregon. The ledger lists the names of households; the number and sex of children under age 4; the number and sex of children between ages 4 and 20; and the number of voters in the household. Some pages are labeled with specific geographic areas, including South Salem, Country, North Salem, and Salem City.

Black and white reproduction photographs of buildings and events in the Salem, Oregon, area, including the State Capitol, hospitals, churches, and the armory.

Photograph album and several loose photographs depicting building demolition by the Shipyard Wood Company, owned by Fred G. Leary and W. C. Leary. The photographs primarily depict demolition of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem after it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Also depicted is wrecking of various buildings in Portland. In addition to photographs, the album contains newspaper clippings about the company's projects.

The Capitol Reconstruction Commission was established in 1935 for the purpose of planning the construction of a new Capitol building in Salem, Oregon, to replace the one that burned in 1935. Collection includes records of the commission, including minutes, lists of architects, programs, and other documents.

Color illustrations of buildings and proposed buildings designed by the architectural firms Tourtellotte & Hummel and Tourtellotte & Phillips. Tourtellotte & Hummel was an early 20th century architectural firm headed by John E. Tourtellotte (1869-1939) and Charles F. Hummel (1857-1939). Tourtellotte later paired with Truman E. Phillips (1902-1989).

Five albums of black and white photographs depicting scenes from Salem and the Willamette Valley, including livestock, apples, cherries, fruit orchards, farming practices, migrant farm workers, and hop yards. Also included are images of the Salem mounted police, parades, the state Capitol and members of the Salem Trade Board.