Biographical Note
David B. King was a faculty member in the Oregon State University
History Department from 1962 until his retirement in 1998. He specialized
in modern European history. King earned his BA from Hamilton College
(1951), MA from Rutgers Universitity (1955), and his PhD from Cornell
Univeristy (1962).
Content Description
The David B. King Papers consist of materials created and assembled by
King pertaining to his research, writing, and teaching. The bulk of the
materials pertain to his book
The Crisis of Our Time: Reflections on the Course
of Western Civilization, Past, Present, and Future (1988) and
include an annotated typed manuscript of the book, a few notes, and
several book reviews.
The Papers also include correspondence, course outlines, essays, a
research proposal, and sketches. The sketches include cartoons and
caricatures based on OSU faculty and well-known Oregon personalities and
issues that he distributed within the History Department. Topics addressed
in the sketches include the spotted owl as a threatened or endangered
species, OSU faculty, and higher education funding in Oregon.