Jessie May Short (1873-1947) was an assistant professor of mathematics at Reed College from 1920 to 1939. She also taught at Vanport College, served on the Portland School Board, and during the war years, worked with the Kaiser shipyards as an engineer. Collection includes correspondence, reports, articles, and miscellaneous documents regarding housing issues, primarily in Portland, Oregon, circa 1920-1942.

Strong and MacNaughton Trust Company was an investment and property management firm in Portland, Oregon, owned by Ernest Boyd MacNaughton and Robert H. Strong. Collection includes printed information-advertising bulletins and newsletters, 1920-1921 and 1923-1925, regarding Portland business conditions, real estate developments, property values, zoning practices, housing patterns, public improvements, city growth, and traffic problems.