Collection consists of four black and white photographs of scenes at parks in California, primarily of redwood forests. Places depicted are Prairie Creek State Park, the Mill Creek-Smith River project in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Bull Creek Flat in Humboldt State Park, and Del Norte Coast State Park. The photos appear to have been removed from album pages or an unidentified exhibit or display, and photocopies of captions for each image are included in the collection.

Papers of C. Paul Keyser (1878-1976), including materials relating to the establishment of Forest Park in Portland, Oregon, and histories of the Portland park system. Keyser served as superintendent of Portland Parks from 1917 to 1949, and during his tenure drastically increased the amount of park land in Portland, including the establishment of Forest Park.

Oral history interview with Dorothea M. Lensch conducted by Roberta Watts from December 5-16, 1977. Lensch, retired director of recreation for the Portland, Oregon Bureau of Parks, discusses recreation programs and cultural life in Portland.

Oral history interview with Dorothea M. Lensch conducted by Mischa Creditor and Carol Spellman from October 20, 1977, to March 10, 1978, for the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Lensch served as director of recreation for the Portland Parks Bureau, now Portland Parks and Recreation, from 1936 to 1972.

Papers of Portland, Oregon gardener William ("Robbie") Robinson, including materials relating to the Neal family, the Japanese Garden of Portland, the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, and nursery catalogs.

Oral history interview with Nancy E. Stevens conducted by Dale Archibald, Susan Horton, and Robert Keeler at Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview, Oregon, on January 29, 1981. Stevens' family once lived on land that later became Blue Lake Park.