Papers of an emigrant to Oregon, and later historian, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon in 1847, correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, records of Oregon Farmers' Union conventions, and notes and drafts for his book, "Political History of Oregon" (1892).

Correspondence of Asahel Bush (1824-1913), primarily typescript or microfilm copies of letters sent to him. Bush was an early emigrant to Oregon, editor of the Oregon Statesman from 1851 to 1863, and a significant figure in 1850s Oregon Democratic Party politics.

Correspondence, 1896-1907, regarding politics of the 1898 primary election in Oregon and the Oregon Girls' Drill Company at the Jamestown Exhibition.

John Buel Dimick (1840-1903) was a member of the Company B Volunteer Cavalry and later the Oregon Infantry during the Civil War, and a state senator from Marion County from 1887 to 1890. Collection includes correspondence with his wife, Almira Dimick, during his time in the military; business correspondence; political correspondence and speeches; and correspondence with various family members.

Typescript compilation of letters to the editor of the Gold Beach Gazette written by J. F. Kronenberg, Bandon, Oregon, under the pen name "EKOMS," circa 1898, on such varied subjects as dog ownership; Bandon, Oregon; women's suffrage; and local politics.

Letters sent to Harvey Gordon (1828-1862), primarily concerning Oregon and U.S. politics. Gordon designed the state seal of Oregon, and was elected Oregon state printer in 1862 but died before taking office.

Uriah S. Hayden was a politician in Jacksonville, Oregon. Collection consists of manuscript correspondence, 1878-1879, regarding Oregon and national politics and mining in Southern Oregon. Also included is Hayden's will, circa 1878.

Collection consists of scrapbooks, 1865-1885, with recipes, notes, personal records, clippings and ephemera regarding business, political and social events, and Frank A. Hill, merchant of Dayton, Oregon, and other Pacific Northwest locations.

Sheet with handwritten tallies of results for a June 1848 election in Oregon, showing results for Oregon City and parts of Tuality County (written as "Tualatin Co."), which was later divided between Washington County and Multnomah County. The results include various offices and a measure about whether to prohibit or regulate intoxicating liquors. The election, held in June 1848, was the last general election held under the auspices of the Oregon Provisional Government.

Collection of printed material from Oregon's territorial period and early statehood, including legislation, advertisements, notices, proclamations, and ephemera. George N. Belknap (1905-1996) listed most of the items in this collection in his 1968 work, "Oregon Imprints, 1845-1870," or in addendums to that work.