This collection includes a series of twenty-two letters from James Townsend, a WWII conscientious objector interned at the Cascade Locks (Oregon) Civilian Public Service Camp, to Don Baker, a C.O. who had been sentenced to prison at McNeil Island, Washington. The letters written from 1944 to 1945 cover a range of topics including activities at the Cascade Locks camp and philosophical discussions of pacifism.

This collection includes photographs of World War II Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps, including camps 21 (Cascade Locks, OR), 51 (Ft. Steilacoom, WA), and 95 (Buckley, WA). Most photographs were taken by Henry Blocher. The collection also includes Henry Blocher's CPS correspondence from 1942-1946, as well as his collected publications and materiel related to CPS and pacifism.

This collection includes newsletters from various WWII Civilian Public Service Camps.

The Papers of Henry Vail Deale include correspondence, primarily to Jane Louise Niehaus (1942-1944) from various World War II Civilian Public Service camps. The collection also includes correspondence with Deale's parents, his daughter, and Grinnell College. Other materials in the collection include photographs, pamphlets on peace and pacifism, and CPS camp brochures.

Harvey was a pacifist and an actress who lived at Civilian Public Service Camp 56, at Waldport, Oregon during World War II. This collection includes original recordings and a transcript of an oral history interview about Harvey's life and experiences in CPS, as well supporting materials including photographs and an MA thesis written by the interviewer.

This collection includes photographs of all aspects of life at the Waldport, Oregon (Camp Angel, CPS #56) World War II Civilian Public Service camp including forestry work and the fine arts program.

This collection of papers, images, and video, was created by the YWCA of Portland, and spans the history of the first one hundred years of the organization from 1901 to 2000.