Collection Summary
| Title | Horace Porter papers, 1853-1922 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1853-1922 |
| ID No. | MSS36608 |
| Creator | Porter, Horace, 1837-1921 |
| Extent | 1,500 items |
| Extent | 5 containers |
| Extent | 2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010238 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79036608 |
| Summary | Army officer, railroad official, and diplomat. Correspondence, diary, family papers, photographs, and speeches relating to Porter’s Civil War service, Ulysses S. Grant, Porter’s activities with the Pullman Company and the New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad, the Union League, his interest in Republican Party politics, his role in the inaugural of William McKinley, and his service as United States ambassador to France. |