Guide to the Killie Family Papers
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Son of Henry and Mary Ann Mark Killie, Charles Killie was born in Marshall, Illinois in 1857. After completing high school Killie obtained work first at a newspaper, then as railroad clerk and finally in the insurance business. In 1879 he married Louise Scott. In 1886, at the age of 29, Killie entered Princeton Seminary. Following his graduation in 1889 Killie and his wife applied and were accepted as itinerating missionaries for the PCUSA's Board of Foreign Missions.
Killie's first appointment was to the Shantung Mission at Ichou-fu. In 1899 he and his wife were transferred to the Peking Mission. Killie's work in Peking corresponded with the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and he used that opportunity to report and photograph the events. As a result of his services during the siege of Peking, Killie was voted the bronze and gold medal of the Military Order of the Dragon by the U.S. Army and Navy officers. Killie left Peking in 1902 and was then transferred to Paoting-fu where he served until 1912. In 1912 he withdrew from the field in ill-health, and returned to the U.S. with his wife and spent the remainder of his years lecturing for the Board of Foreign Missions.
The papers consist of correspondence and station reports of both Charles and Louise Killie. The correspondence is primarily written to their supporters at home or personal letters that were published. There are also some excellent photographs that depict the Boxer rebellion, which Killie later published. In addition there are also photos of students and members of the various mission stations, Shantung Presbytery and views of Korea and Japan.
SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, CIRCA 1889-1904
SERIES II: STATION REPORTS, CIRCA 1902-1908
SERIES III: NEWSPAPERS, 1900, UNDATED
SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, CIRCA 1890-1905
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| Box | Folder | Description | Alternative Formats |
| 1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 226 | |
| SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, CIRCA 1889-1904 | |||
| 1 | 2 | Charles A. Killie, circa 1889-1904 | |
| 1 | 2a | Louise Scott Killie, 1890-1891 | |
| SERIES II: STATION REPORTS, CIRCA 1902-1908 | |||
| 1 | 3 | Station reports, 1902-1908 | |
| SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, CIRCA 1890-1905 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Photos, 1893, undated | |
| 2 | 2 | Photo album of China, pages 1-3 | |
| 2 | 3 | pages 4-6 | |
| 2 | 4 | pages 7-9 | |
| 2 | 5 | pages 10-13 | |
| 2 | 6 | pages 14-17 | |
| 2 | 7 | pages 18-21 | |
| 2 | 8 | pages 22-24 | |
| 2 | 9 | pages 25-27 | |
| 2 | 10 | pages 28-29 | |
| 2 | 11 | (Shantung Presb.) page 30 | |
| 3 | 1 | 50 Views of Peking, 1900 | Digital |
| 3 | 2 | Photo album of Peking, circa 1898 | Digital |
| 4 | 1 | Photo album number 2 | Digital |