Porter, Noah, 1781-1866

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Noah Porter: Congregational clergyman, educator, president of Yale College; B.A., Yale, 1831; studied at the Yale Divinity School with Nathaniel W. Taylor; ordained in 1836; from 1843-1846 pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Springfield, Massachusetts; president of Yale from 1871-1886.

From the guide to the Noah Porter papers, 1781-1889, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Porter, Noah, 1811-1892. Noah Porter papers, 1781-1889 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Noah Porter papers, 1781-1889 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Day family. Day family papers, 1767-1929 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879,. Petition signed by 83 American authors to the Committee on Ways and Means, January 17th, 1866. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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associatedWith Day family. family
correspondedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 person
associatedWith Porter, Mary Taylor, 1813-1888 person
associatedWith Porter, Noah, 1811-1892. person
associatedWith Yale University. Buildings. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. Dept. of Philosophy. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. History. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. Officials and employees. corporateBody
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Birth 1781

Death 1866

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