Collection includes manuscripts of short stories, novels, essays, and plays; correspondence; and ephemera. Maryland Allen was a Portland, Oregon, author.

Oral history interview with Sally H. Cohn conducted by Jade Davis and Erin Babcock Musick on February 8, 2011, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Cohn was a gay rights activist, author, and handwhistler in Portland, Oregon.

Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907-1980) was an author of children's books, many of which had historical background and Northwest settings. Collection includes research notes; manuscripts and drafts of various books; speeches and lectures; correspondence; galley proofs; family papers; memorabilia; and several volumes of foreign language editions of her books.