Oral history interview with Robert L. Beebe conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 30, 1976. Beebe discusses the history of the Beebe and Livingstone families in Oregon.

Unprocessed materials that include correspondence, financial and property records, and genealogical information and family history.

Papers of the Cornell family and related families, including family correspondence; letters from Bertrand Cornell (died 1852) describing his journey to Oregon; and letters and newspaper articles by Wilbur F. Cornell (1841-1911) describing Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Methodist minister William Cornell (1812-1891) and his cousin Bertrand Cornell emigrated to Oregon in 1852; Bertrand died soon after the journey. William Cornell brought his family to Oregon in 1854.

Oral history interview with Selma J. Denecke conducted by Elizabeth Meyer from March 17 to June 23, 1999, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. In the interview, Denecke discusses her interest in art and music, her family life, and the career of her husband, Arno H. Denecke, who served as chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.

Oral history interview with Adam C. Heim and Clara C. Heim conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 26 to September 13, 1989. The Heims discuss their lives in Portland and in Huntington, Oregon.

Genealogical information, biographical information, and memorabilia of the Jones, Jenkins, and related families of Oregon and Washington. Memorabilia includes photographs, correspondence and other personal papers, clippings, and ephemera.

Memorabilia, genealogical materials, and photographs of the Kelly family and related families. The brothers Clinton Kelly (1808-1875), Thomas Kelly (1829-1903), Albert Kelly (1814-1873), and Gilmer Kelly (1820-1890) were early emigrants to Oregon, and all took land donation claims on or near land that would become part of Portland, Oregon.

Book of handwritten and clipped recipes kept by Sarah Maria Kelty (1847-1901), her daughter, Emily Q. Platts (1880-1950), and her granddaughter, Mary Riesland King (1913-2017), and photographs of all three. Sarah Maria Kelty was the sister of Harvey Scott and Abigail Scott Duniway, and lived in Lafayette, Oregon, and Portland, Oregon.

Papers and photographs of the Kyrk family and related families. William Wallace Kyrk and Margaret Tennant Kyrk emigrated from Nebraska to Portland, Oregon, in 1889. Members of the Kyrk family lived in Portland, Oregon; Clackamas County, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; and Pendleton, Oregon.

Papers of the family of Phil Metschan, Oregon state treasurer and owner of the Imperial Hotel in Portland. Materials include diaries, notebooks, correspondence, ephemera, certificates, 1930 election materials, and a scrapbook. Family members represented include Phil Metschan, Phil Metschan, Jr., Marie C. Metschan, Anna Metschan Cattanach, and Lillian and Jesse Evans Flanders.