Collection consists of pages excised from the December 10, 1870, and May 20, 1876, issues of the periodical Appletons' Journal, both featuring articles and engravings related to salmon fishing on the Columbia River.

Topical collection of twenty black and white photographs, primarily newspaper production prints, depicting scenes of beavers in Oregon, including beavers swimming, eating, building dams, and being trapped.

Unprocessed collection of miscellaneous records of the Bonneville Power Administration, including progress reports of the fish-passage research program, correspondence, and statistical data on the capacity of the Bonneville fishways.

Black and white photographic postcard of a herd of caribou near Nome, Alaska.

Oral history interview with Chuck T. Collins conducted by Michael O'Rourke on October 19, 1999, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Collins was a member of the council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 1986.

Ralph Penniwell Cowgill (born 1880) served as an engineer for the Oregon State Game Commission, president of the Oregon Game Protective Association, and in the Oregon Legislature. Collection includes correspondence and reports, 1922-1935, regarding his work with those organizations, as well as the Oregon Reserve Corps and National Guard, with emphasis on fish husbandry and river pollution.

Oral history interview with Angus Duncan conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 15 to September 24, 1999, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Duncan discusses his career in public service, particularly his service as a member of the Northwest Power Planning Council from 1990 to 1995.

Oral history interview with Daniel J. Evans conducted by Michael O'Rourke from February 29 to March 1, 2000, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Evans served as the first chair of the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 1983.

William L. Finley (1876-1953) was a naturalist and photographer. He was instrumental in the conservation movement and establishment of the Tule Lake-Lower Klamath and Malheur Bird Refuges. Collection consists of a scrapbook and letters regarding personal matters, the Izaak Walton League, and conservation.

Approximately 350 black and white photographs, most in 3 albums, of a trip to Alaska, especially of the commercial salmon fishing and canning industry.