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The Photo Albums series (3 volumes) contains albums of photographs (with annotations) . taken by Ocha Potter on his trips to Alaska (1905, 1906, and 1908), Africa and Europe (1930), and . the Western continental United States (1923, 1934, and 1936). The three albums were created by Potter in 1950 to accompany his autobiography, "60-Years-Plus 12."

The Biographical Materials series (0.3 linear feet, 1939-2008) includes family correspondence regarding Potter's intentions for the manuscript of his autobiography, the manuscript . itself, and a timeline of events in Potter's life drafted by his granddaughter (and donor of this collection), . Julia Fairchild. It also includes newspaper clippings about Ocha Potter's life, career and civic engagement, as well as . ephemera related to Potter's involvement with the Copper Country Vacationist League.