This collection is organized into six series as follows:
Series I. Photographs, 1860s-1980 (bulk 1880s-1940s)
Series II: Correspondence, 1866-1950
Subseries II.A: Benjamin Knight, Jr., Family correspondence, 1866-1903
Subseries II.B: Benjamin Knight, Jr., Business correspondence, 1874-1905
Subseries II.C: Family correspondence, 1868-1950
Series III: Family Documents, 1550-1971
Subseries III.A: Family Genealogies (1550-1971), 187[?]-1971
Subseries III.B: Legal Documents, 1866-1928
Subseries III.C: Benjamin Knight, Jr., personal papers, 1855-1905
Subseries III.D: Benjamin Knight, Jr., medical books, 1862-1911
Subseries III.E: Benjamin K. Knight and family, personal papers, 1876- 1984
Subseries III.F: Knight’s Opera House, 1886- n.d.
Subseries III.G: California Restaurant, 1911-1928
Series IV. Newspaper Clippings, 1876-1959
Subseries IV.A: Benjamin Knight, Jr.: Newspapers, 1876-1879
Subseries IV.B: Benjamin K. Knight Articles, 1898-1940
Subseries IV.C: Benjamin B. Knight Articles, 1934-1954
Subseries IV.D: Death Notices, 1903-1959
Series V. Journals of Benjamin Knight, Sr., 1854-1881
Subseries V.A: Journals, 1854-1881
Subseries V.B: Journal Contents, 1856-1881
Series VI. Artifacts, 18xx-xxxx
