Porter-Harvey family papers, 1815-1989 (bulk 1917-1969).

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Porter-Harvey family papers, 1815-1989 (bulk 1917-1969).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56511743

The Porter-Harvey Family Papers consists of four series, including Harvey Family Papers, Porter Family Papers, Porter-Harvey Genealogy, and Miscellaneous. The largest series in the collection is the Harvey Family Papers, which contain letters written by Julian C. Harvey to his parents (largely to his mother, Mary Harvey), detailing his experiences in World War II. The letters give a personal look into the life of a family during the pre-War, War, and post-War period. Sections of some letters have been censored by the War Department. A portion of this series consists of field notes, a scrapbook, and papers of Augustus Ford Harvey (father of Julian C. Harvey), surveyor of Nebraska/Kansas territory. Also contained in this series are letters from Captain John Studley to his wife and from William Goddard to Studley's wife. Studley died at sea, and some of the letters pertain to the disposition of Studley's property for the benefit of his widow. The Porter Family Papers contain information from the World War I period, mostly in the form of letters between Clyde H. Porter and his wife Mae Reed Porter during the traumatic period of WWI. Another significant component of the Porter Family Papers is a holographic journal, "Taos Notes," written by Mae Reed Porter and containing personal notes from her visits with prominent Taos personalities and contemporaries including Dorothy Brett, Mabel Dodge Luhan, the Lawrences, Leon Gaspard, etc. Another portion of this series deals with Joseph Franklin Porter and his leadership of the Kansas City Power and Light Company. The Porter-Harvey Genealogy series, consists of family journals and family histories which give genealogical background to both families. This series contains information on the social life and customs of the Porter and Harvey families. The Miscellaneous series, contains ephemera and memorabilia, and information on the Alfred Jacob Miller art collection.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Porter, Clyde, 1889-1958

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Clyde H. Porter and his wife Mae Reed Porter studied and wrote about the early exploration, development, and fur trade of the Far West, particularly the Rocky Mountain area. From the description of Papers of Clyde H. Porter and Mae Reed Porter, 1928-1956. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122545571 ...

Harvey family

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Porter family

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Porter, Mae Reed, 1889-1969

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Historical researcher and author, of Kansas City, Mo. From the description of Mae Reed Porter speech, 1953 Aug. 3. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70924271 Clyde Porter and Mae Reed met as classmates at Iowa State College and married in 1910. Clyde was an executive with Kansas City Power & Light and benefactor of the Kansas City Museum. Mae Reed Porter was an historian of the American West and an art collector. She purchased a collection of sket...

Harvey, Julian C.

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