Killin family papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss1586

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes manuscript correspondence between Benton Killin and family, the Oregon State Horticultural Society, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Thomas M. Gatch, C. E. Dentler of Oregon State University, and John H. Mitchell, 1894-1910, regarding Benton Killin's work in agriculture in Oregon and Alaska. Also included are speeches, circa 1900-1901; manuscript notes on Kodiak, Alaska, partially in Russian; medical diary of Dr. Frank B. Kistner, 1 volume, 1902; marriage and other certificates, 1873-1906; and miscellaneous ephemera.

Dates

Creation: 1873-1910

Creator

Killin family (Family)

Language of Materials

Notes on Kodiak, Alaska, written in Russian.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

John Killin (of Pennsylvania, born 1793) and Frances Ulan (of Ohio, born 1815) married in 1834. They came to Oregon in 1845 with a son, Benton (1842-1905). Benton served in the United States Army from 1862 to 1865. Later, he was a lawyer in the Logan and Shattuck Firm. He was a trustee of Pacific University in Forest Grove and the president of the Oregon Pioneers.

Extent

0.17 Cubic Feet (2 folders in shared box)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection includes manuscript correspondence between Benton Killin and family, the Oregon State Horticultural Society, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Thomas M. Gatch, C. E. Dentler of Oregon State University, and John H. Mitchell, 1894-1910, regarding Benton Killin's work in agriculture in Oregon and Alaska. Also included are speeches, circa 1900-1901; manuscript notes on Kodiak, Alaska, partially in Russian; medical diary of Dr. Frank B. Kistner, 1902; and marriage and other certificates, 1873-1906.