Administrative Information
Provenance
The Porter Family Papers were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1949. The deposit was converted to a gift by the foundation in 1998.
Processing History
The Porter Family Papers were arranged and described in 1974. The finding aid was revised in 2005.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Porter Family Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.