Katherine Dunn (1945-2016) was an award-winning writer and journalist, who is best known for her novel Geek Love, first published in 1989. The Katherine Dunn collection includes material created and collected by Dunn during her lifetime, including original manuscripts and draft publications, research notes, and correspondence.

This collection of ephemera documents the nineteenth century business community in Portland, Oregon, particularly businesses with connections to Henry Corbett and Henry Failing.

This collection of unattributed photographs includes images of the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition (World's Fair), and general images of Portland streets and the waterfront taken between 1890 and 1925.