Papers and photographs relating to the life and career of Mercedes Deiz (1917-2005), who became the first woman of color to be a judge in Oregon when she was appointed to a seat on the district court, and was also the first Black circuit court judge in the state. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to members of Deiz's family.

Collection consists of 27 original photographs and copy prints relating to the Flowers family of Portland, Oregon, dating from approximately 1860 to 1955. The Flowers family were early Black community leaders and entrepreneurs in Portland.

Small collection consisting of photographs and captions relating to the Portland Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The photographs were used on a display board about the fraternity that was part of a 1988 exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon. The collection also includes a photograph of the original display board.

Small collection of black and white photographs relating to the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP. Identified individuals include Mayfield Webb, Juretta Webb, Otto Rutherford, Charlotte Rutherford, Marie Smith, Lorna Marple, Sylvia Thompson, Mary Kay Rowland, Bill McClendon, Ulysses Plummer, and Arie Randall.

Photographs and ephemera of Huston Relf and Melvin Thompson, Black residents of a house at 25 NE Prescott Street, in the Albina neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon. Photographs include: family in Alabama and Oregon; outings and recreation; street scenes; and the Lac a Wonica Cleaners at 3632 N. Williams Avenue, run by Melvin and Katie Thompson. The materials were found in the house at 25 NE Prescott after it was sold by the estate of Huston Relf in 2000.