Kenneth G. Killinger Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection contains four pieces of ephemera relating to Killinger's mission work near Marion, Virginia: a report of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia, two summer camp meeting programs, and a brochure urging donations. The report from 1925 by Killinger talks about his mountain mission work, as well as the needs for the mountain community in the upcoming year. The programs are from the first two Lutheran Summer Camp meetings "Under the Auspices of the Mountain Mission Association" at "Killinger Farm," held in 1931 and 1932. The brochure, undated, features two dialogues about the pending school year, as well as a call for aid to the mountain school.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1932, n.d.
Creator
- Killinger, Kenneth G., 1895-1980 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Kenneth G. Killing Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
The Rev. Kenneth G. Killinger was a mountain missionary. During the 1920s and 1930s, he worked in the area around Marion, Virginia, and throughout Smyth County, establishing a Lutheran church which doubled as a school. He helped provide health care and education to mountain communities, and improve roads.
For further informations, see:
Tannen, Sherree R., Kenneth Killinger: Mountain Missionary. Lynchburg, VA: Warwick Publishing House, 1995.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains four pieces of ephemera relating to Killinger's mission work near Marion, Virginia: a report of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia, two summer camp meeting programs, and a brochure urging donations.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Kenneth G. Killinger Collection was purchased by Special Collections in 1988.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Kenneth G. Killinger Collection commenced and was completed in 1988. Additional description was completed in May 2009.
Subject
- Killinger, Kenneth G., 1895-1980 (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Kenneth G. Killinger Collection, 1925-132, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu