Unprocessed collection consisting of miscellaneous records of the Burnside Community Council, which provided services to unhoused and low-income people in Portland, Oregon, and operated a shelter called Baloney Joe's. The collection also includes photographs related to the organization's services and activities, and issues of publications including Hobo News, Pipeline, and These Homeless Times.

Papers of Genevieve "Genny" Nelson (1952-2020), including records relating to Sisters of the Road Café. Nelson was a co-founder of Sisters of the Road Café, and an advocate for people experiencing homelessness.

Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2, 1994-February 23, 1995. Ryles discusses his work to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon, during the 1980s, and about the political career of his wife, Nancy Ryles.