J. Mitchell owned a general mercantile store on French Prairie in the Willamette Valley. The site later became part of the town of Gervais. The collection consists of two items: a journal of accounts for the years 1863-64, and a ledger summarizing accounts from 1860-1879, with a page showing box rentals at the Gervais Post Office for 1881.

Oral history interview with Sarah E. Will conducted by Linda S. Dodds on January 29, 1981. Will discusses the life of her grandparents in 19th-century Gervais, Oregon, and talks about the history and culture of Aurora, Oregon.