Memorabilia of Bill Bradbury (1949-2023), including materials relating to his childhood; materials relating to his career in television during the 1970s; photographs of him as an Oregon legislator; and posters, newsletters, leaflets, and itineraries relating to his political campaigns. Bradbury was an Oregon state representative and state senator from 1981 to 1995, and Oregon secretary of state from 1999 to 2009. He was known for his activism on environmental issues.

Oral history interview with Nancie P. Fadeley conducted by Linda S. Dodds on April 2, 1981. Fadeley discusses serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, and talks about her husband, Ed Fadeley, and his career as a lawyer and a state legislator.

Papers of Irving H. "Irv" Fletcher, an Oregon labor union leader who served as president of the Oregon AFL-CIO for 18 years. Included are Fletcher's personal and political correspondence, AFL-CIO convention materials and booklets, information about affiliated political and labor union leaders, materials for Fletcher's own campaign, and both personal- and AFL-CIO-related photographs.

Scrapbook of materials relating to Thomas E. Dewey's 1948 presidential primary campaign in Oregon compiled by the Joseph R. Gerber Company. The Gerber Company was an advertising agency in Portland, Oregon, that handled advertising for Dewey's campaign. Dewey won the Oregon primary and eventually became the Republican nominee, but lost the general election.

Materials related to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign that were created or collected by Mark Kronquist. Collection includes nine photographs by Kronquist of John Kerry campaigning in Portland, Oregon; a press schedule, August 12-16, 2004, for Kerry'svisit to Oregon; and a compilation of news clippings and media reports of Kerry's "Believe in America" tour.

Oral history interview with Samuel H. Martin conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 9, 1976. Martin discusses the life and career of his father, Charles H. Martin, who served as an officer in the U.S. Army, as an Oregon congressman, and as Oregon governor.

Collection of photographs, clippings, ephemera, and related materials documenting the career of Gail Shibley, who worked in local, state, and federal government, and was the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in the Oregon State Legislature.