Brief oral history interviews conducted by Jim Strassmaier from February 2 to March 8, 1984, with members of a personal study group at Calaroga Terrace in Portland, Oregon. Interviewees were Louise McKinney, Edris E. Becker, Catherine S. Walyer, and Ruth E. Murphy. Strassmaier conducted the interviews while developing methodology for the Oregon Historical Society oral history program.

Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 19, 1977. Rockey discusses the life and career of her father, Charles H. Carey, and her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.