Kenneth W. Porter papers 1912-1984

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Kenneth W. Porter papers 1912-1984

http://archives.nypl.org/scm/20684

A professor of history, Kenneth W. Porter conducted research on African-American frontiersmen and cowboys, Black Seminoles, and American folklore and folk history. This collection consists primarily of his manuscripts and research materials pertaining to African-American and Native American studies. Porter's interests in socialism, poetry and literature, folklore, and general American and European history are also documented. Aspects of his personal life are represented in the papers as well.

49.4 lin. ft.; 67 boxes

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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Porter, Kenneth Wiggins, 1905-1981

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Kenneth Wiggins Porter was a professor of history at several colleges and conducted research on African-American frontiersmen and cowboys, Black Seminoles, and American folklore and folk history. He also wrote poetry and was a Socialist, maintaining an active correspondence with both groups of people. Born in Kansas, Porter graduated from Sterling College in Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926, and obtained his Master of Arts degree the following year from the ...