Bill of sale of company to the Oregonian Navigation Co., Ltd., May 7, 1880, executed by Portland attorney Ellis G. Hughes.

Master's License for Francis Bedford Jones, 1883-1889, allowing him to pilot steam vessels in the Willamette District on the Columbia River between Portland and Astoria; Special Engineer's License for Francis Bedford Jones for steamer Clatsop Chief, September 9, 1886.

Diaries, notebooks, and other papers of Joseph Paquet (1841-1924), an Oregon shipbuilder and construction contractor. Includes notes and specifications on steamboats active on the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Collection consists of a steamboat pilot's license for George Anson Pease, July 3, 1862, allowing him to pilot steam vessels in the First District on the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Vancouver to Eugene to St. Helens; manuscript reminiscences of Pease, 18 pages, circa 1861-1870, about his experiences steamboating on the lower Willamette from 1850-1861.

Bound manuscript ledger of the Yamhill Steam Boat Company, 1859-1860, containing passage accounts, expenses, freight and bills.