Papers of Richard Ward Montague of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating to Richard Ward Montague's wife, Ellen Barton Montague, and to other members of the Montague and Barton families. Materials include correspondence; articles, essays, and speeches; documents and certificates; and scrapbook items. The correspondence in the collection includes letters from Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to Richard Ward Montague.

Collection consists of letters to Parker from pioneers in Josephine County, 1908-1909, regarding the naming of the county.

Materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to printing and publishing in Oregon. Most of the collection is composed of short articles, essays, and ephemera.

Collection includes drafts of Alexander Phimister Proctor's autobiography; contracts; correspondence; sketches of animals, Native people, and various sculpting projects; magazine articles by Proctor; and scrapbooks.

Collection includes articles of incorporation for the George W. Riddle Wood & Lumber Company, Riddle, Oregon, 1899; correspondence, 1948-1949, regarding the formation of Josephine County Historical Society, county historical markers and pioneers; and notes and articles on Oregon pioneer life, Josephine County history, Grants Pass and Indians.

Photocopy newspaper articles, 35 pages, 1948, by Venita Daley, originally published in the Medford Mail Tribune, regarding the early history of Rogue River Valley. With subject index by Marian Place of the Jackson County Library System.

Collection consists of typescript reports, articles, and correspondence by Clarke Beach, Gordon G. Macnab, etc., 1942-1946, regarding the liquidation of the United States Spruce Production Corporation after the end of World War I.

Typescript working copy of an article regarding the history and social conditions of African-American pioneers in Oregon.