Letter, biographical information, certificates, and receipts relating to John C. Bell (1814-1906). Bell emigrated to Oregon in 1850, brought his family to Oregon in 1854, operated a general merchandise store in Salem, Oregon, and was appointed postmaster of Astoria, Oregon, in 1886.

Flyers, booklets, ephemera, posters, and photographs of graffiti and signs relating to Black Lives Matter demonstrations and the police defunding movement in Portland, Oregon. Portland was one of many cities in the United States where residents demonstrated in protest against police brutality and systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in May 2020.

Records of and materials compiled by Cascade AIDS Project, an organization that provides services and advocacy for people with AIDS in Oregon and Southwest Washington and educates the public about AIDS and AIDS prevention. The collection also includes materials relating to other AIDS activism and gay rights activism, most notably records of the Portland Chapter of AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP).

Diaries of Katherine Lucy and Emily Bancroft Trevett, materials relating to the 1941 Oregon Trail Pageant, and calendars and exhibit ephemera.

Lease agreement, report card, and a newspaper clipping relating to the Cude family's time living in Portland and the aftermath of the 1948 Vanport Flood. The Cudes moved to Vanport, Oregon, in 1946, and remained in the Portland, Oregon, area following the flood.

Papers, photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Gisele Currier, professional soccer and particularly the soccer team Portland Timbers, and the fan organization Timbers Army. Currier (1955-2011) was an avid fan of the Portland Timbers, and played a major role in the growth of the Timbers Army.

Photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Father Bill Curtin's time as priest for Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in the Albina neighborhood of Portland, Oregon during the late 20th century.

Memorabilia of Berta Delman (1933-2006), including newsletters, brochures, programs, clippings, and ephemera. Much of the material concerns North and Northeast Portland, Oregon, including the advocacy work of Black residents. The collection also contains stationery and photographs of the Knight Shoe Company, which Delman's father owned. Delman was a public administrator and civic planner.

Papers of and relating to Mary V. Dodge (1876-1954), a violin teacher who lived in Portland, Oregon, and Burns, Oregon. In the 1910s, she founded the Sagebrush Symphony in Burns; she later led the Irvington School Orchestra in Portland, which became the Portland Junior Symphony (later the Portland Youth Philharmonic).