Paul Porter papers
Abstract
Harrison Paul Porter (1921-2012), a nephew of Katherine Anne Porter, was her legal guardian from 1977 to 1980. His papers include correspondence; guardianship records; published materials and notes; audiovisual materials; memorabilia; and photographs documenting Porter's relationship with his aunt and her literary career and reputation. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Robert Penn Warren, Seymour Lawrence, and Joan Daves.
Important Information for Users of the Collection
This collection is open for research.
Paul Porter papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.
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Historical Note
Harrison Paul Porter was born July 29, 1921, in Houston, Texas, the second of the four children of Constance Eve Ingalls Porter and Harry Ray Porter. His father, also known as Harrison Paul Porter, was Katherine Anne Porter's brother. Mr. Porter's siblings were Dorothy Rae, Constance Elita, and Charles Boone.
He graduated from John H. Reagan High School in Houston in 1939, served in the army in Europe in World War II, then attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). There, he majored in general studies and wrote movie and dance reviews and political columns for the university newspaper. He also met Salka Viertel, who wrote some of Greta Garbo's early films. Mr. Porter left UCLA to write movies with Viertel. After this project failed, Mr. Porter returned to Houston and worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad as a claims adjuster. In 1960, he began work in New York City as an executive assistant to David Muss, Chairman of the Board of the Muss-Tankoos Corporation, which builds and manages shopping malls. He retired from Muss-Tankoos in 1986. From 1987 to 1997, he lived in Austin, Texas. He relocated to Houston, Texas, in May 1997. Paul Porter died July 28, 2012, in Houston.
Mr. Porter met Katherine Anne Porter in Houston in 1937, and they became devoted to one another. They shared interests in music, art, and writing, and he often sought her advice on books and music. They began corresponding when Porter returned to Louisiana in 1938 and continued to do so very frequently until Porter was no longer able to correspond. Some of her letters to him were published in Mademoiselle as "Letters to a Nephew: Observations on--Pets, Poets, Sex, Love, Hate, Fame, Treason" in April 1966. She encouraged him to write and critiqued his works; two of his short stories were published in Accent in 1951. He also published book and dance reviews in the Houston Post and the New York Herald Tribune. He eventually decided to pursue a more stable, practical career in business.
Mr. Porter was frequently involved in the practical matters of Katherine Anne's life; he found her new homes and moved her possessions when she was unable to do so. He became Katherine Anne Porter's legal guardian in 1977. Porter had become incapable of managing her own affairs; her behavior was erratic and she had begun to give valuable possessions to strangers. When he wrote her that the court had granted him the guardianship, she became angry and accused him of trying to mistreat her. He spent the years of the guardianship struggling to manage her complex financial, legal, and literary matters while keeping his job at Muss-Tankoos. He moved her to Carriage Hill Nursing Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, in March 1980, where she died that September. Mr. Porter remained legally in charge of Porter's affairs until 1981; the estate was at last settled in 1985.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Paul Porter's collection includes materials dating from 1903 to 2009, with the bulk of the materials from 1977 to 2002. Mr. Porter's correspondence with Miss Porter and the University of Maryland, together with the guardianship records, form the core of the collection. The guardianship files contain financial, legal, and literary records, including court documents, business correspondence, and royalty statements, as well as a collection of personal correspondence. These provide extensive documentation of Katherine Anne Porter's last years. There are clippings of newspaper, magazine, and scholarly articles by or about Porter and a collection of her clipped, typed, and handwritten recipes and menus. The collection includes photographs of Katherine Anne Porter, her homes, her gravemarker, artwork related to Porter, and Mexico. The collection also includes photographs of Paul Porter. There are audio tapes of telephone conversations between Mr. Porter and Porter and of one of her dinner parties, one tape of commercially recorded music, and several video cassettes relating to Porter. Also included are a photograph of Paul Porter with First Lady Laura Bush framed with Mrs. Bush to Mr. Porter and a plaque recognizing Porter as a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
Paul Porter's papers came to the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries in four major groups. The first, consisting of the Paul Porter and Katherine Anne Porter correspondence, some other correspondence, and the clipping and recipe collection, was purchased by the Libraries in 1982. The guardianship records, which include correspondence, financial records, legal documents, photographs, publications, press releases, work papers, and audio tapes, were donated by Mr. Porter in 1989. Mr. Porter gave the third group, consisting of additional correspondence, guardianship records, and photographs, in July 1994. The Libraries also received other small groups of materials from Mr. Porter in 1986, 1987, primarily correspondence, records, books, magazine articles, photographs, and memorabilia. Between 1999 and 2005, Mr. Porter donated additional materials that were integrated into the Papers of Katherine Anne Porter collection or the Papers of Paul Porter collection as appropriate. In October 2010, Mr. Porter donated additional correspondence, manuscripts, notes clippings, publications, audiovisual materials, photographs, and memorabilia. These items and files donated in September 2004 were incorporated into the collection in Spring 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Mary Boccaccio, 1982. Addendum incorporated and guide revised by Jodi L. Bunnell in 1994; Kara M. McClurken, 1999; Michael Yates, 2006; and Laura Travis, 2011.
The first group of Paul Porter's papers was purchased by the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries in 1982 and was processed by Mary Boccaccio. When Mr. Porter donated the guardianship records in 1989, a preliminary inventory was prepared, and Mr. Porter's arrangement of these records was retained. Mr. Porter visited the university in the spring of 1994 and worked on the papers with the Curator of Literary Manuscripts, weeding out some extraneous materials. The two collections, which had a great deal of similar information and were from the same time period, were combined and completely reprocessed in July-August 1994. A new series-level arrangement was created. Mr. Porter made his third major donation in July 1994; those materials, also of similar form and subject, were integrated into the existing arrangement.
The processing consisted mainly of combining and reconciling the three groups of records, which included interfiling materials from different folders. Some folders were also broken down for more logical access: items in one "Miscellaneous" correspondence folder were filed with appropriate subjects; some of the correspondents merited their own folders.
Four folders of correspondence--that with Cyrilly Abels, Matthew Josephson, Seymour Lawrence, and Current Biography--were moved to the papers of Katherine Anne Porter, as they were her correspondence and did not involve Mr. Porter or the guardianship. The folder of correspondence from John Melville, which would seemingly be part of the same category, was not moved to Porter's papers because Melville bequeathed his letters from Porter to Paul Porter. A letter to Porter from Upton Brady at Atlantic Monthly Press and a letter from Edna Edison to Porter were moved to Porter's papers, at Mr. Porter's suggestion. A 1966 edition of Craig Claiborne's The New York Times Menu Cook Book annotated in Porter's hand and dust jackets for Harcourt, Brace editions of Porter's Pale Horse, Pale Rider and The Days Before were transferred to the Marylandia and Rare Books Department. The folders in the entire collection were retitled, as appropriate, and placed in alphabetical order within their series.
The collection of clippings and recipes was classified by authorship and subject; all materials clipped from magazines and newspapers were copied to acid-free paper, and all available bibliographic information was transferred. All materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes.
In September 1999, Mr. Porter donated a small grouping of guardianship records relating to Roger Brooks. In October 1999, these materials, which Mr. Porter had arranged in chronological order, were housed in an acid-free folder and placed in Series 2, Box 1, of the collection.
In February 2006, additional gifts from Mr. Porter, donated between 1999 and 2005 were incorporated into the collection. As a result of this incorporation, Series 3: Printed Matter and Notes and Series 4: Audiovisual Materials were renamed, Series 6: Photographs was reorganized and renumbered, and Series 5: Books was created from books donated by Mr. Porter. Additionally, Series 7: Memorabilia was created by moving two pieces of memorabilia into the collection from the Katherine Anne Porter Papers.
In Spring 2011, additional materials donated by Mr. Porter in September 2004 and October 2010 were incorporated into the collection. The bulk of the materials consisted of correspondence and other printed matter that were incorporated into the existing Series 1: Correspondence and Series 3: Printed Matter and Notes. Other materials incorporated at this time include a number of audio and video tapes, as well as books, photographs, and memorabilia items.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Michael Yates, February 2006.
Arrangement of Collection
The materials have been divided into seven series.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1941-2009 and undated (2.5 linear feet)
Mr. Porter's involvement and continued interest in the life of Katherine Anne Porter led him to correspond with a variety of people about her. This series contains his correspondence with scholars, family members, friends, and other individuals or institutions interested in Katherine Anne Porter's life and work. The series also contains the extensive correspondence between Paul Porter and members of the University of Maryland community, which covers a period of thirty years, from 1978 to 2008. In addition to individual correspondent files, subject files are included as well. The subject files contain all correspondence relating to a particular subject such as Requests and Permissions or the Katherine Anne Porter House. Also of note is the series of letters and postcards between Miss Porter and Paul Porter. Other major correspondents include, Mr. Porter's friend Blaine Butler and staff members of the Katherine Anne Porter Museum. There is also one folder of correspondence between Miss Porter and John Melville, a close friend of Mr. Porter who died in 1957. The materials are arranged alphabetically by correspondent or subject.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, Beth, 1989 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2002 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Austenfeld, Thomas, 2006 and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Baldwin, Sarah, 1995-1996 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Barrett, Victoria, 2003 and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Bayley, Isabel, 1992 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Bhaskar, 1999 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Butler, Blaine, 1996-2000, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Butler, Blaine, 2001-2002 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Butler, Blaine, 2003-2004 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Butler, Blaine, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Carr, Virginia Spencer, 1991-1993, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Chris, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Coté, Gaynor and Barry Talesnick, 2000-2003, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Davis, Barbara Thompson, 1995-1997, 1999-2002, 2005, 2007, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| DeMouy, Jane Krause, 1990, 1999 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Dobson, Clark, 1995, 2000 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Ethridge, Lila, 2000 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Fabio and Walter, 2000-2003, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Family Correspondence, 1990, 1996, 2001, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Franco, Tony, 2003 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Gaskell, Owen, 1999 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Georgia State University, 1990 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Howard Payne University, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1992, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 24 | |
| James, Ashley, 1999 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 25 | |
| Joanne, 1997-1998, 2000-2004, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 26 | |
| Joyce, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 27 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter House, 1997-2002 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 28 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter Museum, 1994, 1995 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 29 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter Museum, 1995, 1996 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 30 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter Museum, 1996 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 31 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter Museum, 1997, 1998, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 32 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter School, 1999-2001, 2004, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 33 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter Society, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2007 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 34 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter Stamp, 1989-2007 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Lambeth, Maggie, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Leduc, Lesley, 1999, 2000, 2002 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Locher, David, 1989-2002, and undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Margaret, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Maxim, W. J., 2003 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Melville, John, 1953-1957 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Miller, Lynn C., 2000-2002 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Miller, Lynn C. and Laura Furman, 2000, 2002, and undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Miller, Lynn C. and Laura Furman, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Moody, Ché, 2003 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Muench, Simone, 2003 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Muss, Joanie, 1999 and undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| National Rifle Association, 2000 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| National Women's Hall of Fame, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Peckinpah and "Noon Wine", 1966, 2003, and undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Orr, Janie, 1985 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Parsons, George T., 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Pecile, Jordan, 1982, 1989-1990, 1997, and undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1941-1943 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1944-1945 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1946-1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1950-1954 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 23 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1955-1956 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1957-1959 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1960-1963 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne, 1964-1977 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne -- (Postcards), 1946-1959 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne -- (Postcards), 1960-1972 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Prettyman, E. Barrett, Jr., 1996 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Requests and Permissions -- (to quote), 1995, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Requests and Permissions -- (to use photographs), 2000-2004, and undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Sharpe, Patricia, 1996 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Sheridan, Sue, 1995 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Sirkin, Elliott, 1995-1999, 2002, and undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Skeet, 1997 and undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Southwest Texas State University, 1991-1993, 1996-1998, 2000 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Stine, D. D., 1995 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Stout, Janis, 1988, 1991, 1993-1995, 1997 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Texas Literary Hall of Fame Award, 2004 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| Turlington, Henry, 1995 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| University of Maryland, 1978-1980 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| University of Maryland, 1981 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| University of Maryland, 1982-1986 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| University of Maryland, 1987-1989 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| University of Maryland, 1990 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| University of Maryland, 1991 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| University of Maryland, 1992 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| University of Maryland, 1993 (January-March) | series 1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| University of Maryland, 1993 (April-December) | series 1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| University of Maryland, 1994 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| University of Maryland, 1995 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| University of Maryland, 1996 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| University of Maryland, 1997 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| University of Maryland, 1998 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| University of Maryland, 1999 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| University of Maryland, 2000 (January-April) | series 1 | box 4 | folder 16 | |
| University of Maryland, 2000 (May-December) | series 1 | box 4 | folder 17 | |
| University of Maryland, 2001 (March-May) | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| University of Maryland, 2001 (June-November) | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| University of Maryland, 2002 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| University of Maryland, 2003 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| University of Maryland, 2004 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| University of Maryland, 2005 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| University of Maryland, 2006 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| University of Maryland, 2007 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| University of Maryland, 2008 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| University of Maryland, undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Unrue, Darlene Harbour, 1992, 2004-2009, and undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Van Dyke, Barclay and Mark, 2000, 2003, and undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Waller, Jean, 1997 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Wilkins, Bill and Fern, 1977-1980, 1986, 1988, 1990-1994, 1997-1998, 2000, and undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| William Reese Company, 1995 and undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
Series 2: Guardianship Records, 1933-1992 (2.25 linear feet)
This series contains the records documenting Paul Porter's service as guardian for Katherine Anne Porter. There are legal documents, contracts, financial statements, account books, property inventories, bills, tax records, correspondence with financial institutions or accountants, literary contracts, royalty statements, requests for permissions, and personal correspondence. The individuals represented in the file of family correspondence include Harrison Boone Porter, Cora Posey, Gay Porter Holloway, A. Ross Meador, Robert Vincent Yeager, and Sam Bell Steves. The records are arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountings to Court, 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Accounting to Court (Memo of Understanding), 1981-1982 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Apartment (Westchester Park), 1979-1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Arno Press, 1982 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Bayley, Isabel, 1978-1993 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Brooks, Roger, 1971-1992 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| James Brown Associates, 1977-1978 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Casula, Joseph, Atty. (Lombardi, Casula, Powers and Amster), 1978-1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Certificate of guardianship (court order), 1977 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| María Concepcíon (movie), 1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| (Conversations with Katherine Anne Porter), 1976-1982 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Copyrights, 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Daves, Joan, 1974-1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Daves, Joan, 1977-1983 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Death certificate (Katherine Anne Porter), 1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| DeMouy, Jane, 1978-1982 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Downward Path to Wisdom (movie), 1979 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Eugene F. Dunne & Sons (insurance), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Eichner, Sister Maura, 1977-1978 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Family Correspondence, 1892-[1985] | series 2 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Fan Mail, 1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Farren, Donald, 1986-1987 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Financial Ledgers, 1978-1980 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Franklin Library, 1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 24 | |
| Funeral, 1978-1985 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 25 | |
| Givner, Joan, 1976-1978 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Guardianship -- (Appointment, Court Order), 1977 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Guardianship -- (List of Tasks), [1977?] | series 2 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Guardianship -- (Notes and Lists), 1978-1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Guardianship -- (Petition, Court Document), 1977 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Guardianship -- (Rules and Powers), 1977-1978 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Guardianship -- (Termination of), 1981 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976-1977 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979-1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981-1984 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Havener, Sandra, 1985 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| History Book Club, 1978 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Household Inventory, 1949-1973 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Household Inventory, 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Income Tax, 1978 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Income Tax, 1981-1983 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Jewelry, 1962-1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Jilting of Granny Weatherall (television), 1979-1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter: the Eye of Memory (television), 1982-1987 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Lawrence, Seymour, 1976-1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| Letters of Administration, 1980 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| Lindley, Hilde, 1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| Literary Trust, 1983 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 23 | |
| Little, Brown, and Company, 1975-1978 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Little, Brown, and Company, 1979-1983 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Little, Brown, and Company, 1984-1993 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Locher, David, 1976-1980 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Marquis Who's Who, 1977-1978 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Medical, 1980 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Miscellaneous, 1978-1981 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Moody , Vearl and Linda (Magic Lantern Books), 1974-1977 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Moody, Vearl and Linda (Magic Lantern Books), 1978-1980 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| William Morris Agency , 1976-1977 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| William Morris Agency , 1978-1982 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Nursing Homes (Carriage Hill), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Painting -- (Barbara Wescott's appraisal of Vase and Flowers by Morandi), 1978-1979 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Permissions and Requests -- (A-C), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Permissions and Requests -- (D-H), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Permissions and Requests -- (I-P), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Permissions and Requests -- (R-Z), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Porter, Paul -- (Response to Theodore Solotaroff review of Ship of Fools review in Commentary), circa October 1962 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Probate, 1980-1985 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Probate, 1980-1985 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Prettyman, E. Barrett, 1977-1979 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Roseliep, Raymond, 1978-1980 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Seidman & Seidman (accountants), 1977-1979 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Suburban Trust (bank) -- (Account ledgers), 1980-1983 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Suburban Trust (bank) -- (Correspondence), 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Suburban Trust Company -- (Record of checks issued), 1977-1980 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Sympathy Letters, 1980 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Texas A & M University, 1988-1991 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Unrue, Darlene, 1984-1985 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Walsh, Thomas, 1976-1985 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Warren, Robert Penn, 1977-1979 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Wheeler, Monroe, 1978-1979 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Wildman, Ann, 1980 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Winslow, Marcella Comés, 1981 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Wojtasik, Ted, 1979 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
Series 3: Printed Matter and Notes, 1941-2009 (2.0 linear feet)
This series consists of published and unpublished materials collected by Paul or Katherine Anne Porter, including clippings, notes, and publications. There are both articles and reviews written by or about Miss Porter, including fiction and nonfiction clipped from publications, and typewritten or manuscript notes she made that describe favorite menus and recipes. There are also annotated menus from one of Miss Porter's hospital stays.
Also included are several folders of material written by Paul Porter. There are two newspaper articles Mr. Porter wrote when he was in college, letters to the editors of various publications, and copies of speeches Mr. Porter has given at events relating to Katherine Anne Porter. Materials collected by Paul Porter, which do not relate to his aunt, include writings about photographer George Platt Lynes and artist Paul Cadmus. The materials have been organized into four groupings: About Katherine Anne Porter, By Katherine Anne Porter, By Paul Porter, and Other Subjects. The groupings are arranged alphabetically; within groupings, files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Advertisements), undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Articles) -- [Photocopies], undated [1916-1979] | series 3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Articles) -- [Photocopies], undated [1980-1985 and undated] | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Articles) -- [Originals and Photocopies], 1988, 1991 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Articles) -- [Originals and Photocopies], 2000, 2005-2006, 2009 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Articles) -- [Originals and Photocopies], undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Brushes with the Literary, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (The Coffin) -- [Printed matter concerning Katherine Anne Porter's coffin], 1974, 1998, and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Guide) -- [Guide to the Katherine Anne Porter Papers], 1998, 1999, and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Guide) -- [Partial guide to the Katherine Anne Porter Papers], undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Hillviews) -- [Contains article about the Katherine Anne Porter House], 1998 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Hillviews) -- [Contains article about the Katherine Anne Porter House], 2002 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Illumination) -- [Publication about University of Maryland Libraries], 2006 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter at One Hundred: New Perspectives) -- [Exhibition catalog], 1991 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter House) -- [Printed matter concerning the Katherine Anne Porter House], 1995-1999, and undated | series 3 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter House) -- [Printed matter concerning the Katherine Anne Porter House], 1998, 2001, 2002, and undated | series 3 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter memorial mass), 1974, 1980, 2001 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter Society newsletters), 1997, 1999, 2000 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter Society newsletters), 2002, 2003, 2004 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter Stamp) -- [Printed matter concerning the Katherine Anne Porter postage stamp}, 2004 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Katherine Anne Porter Stamp) -- [Printed matter concerning the Katherine Anne Porter postage stamp}, 2006, 2007 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Library Issues), 1995, 1997, 2002 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (The New Criterion) -- [Contains article about Katherine Anne Porter], 1990 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- Obituaries -- [Photocopies], undated [1980-1981] | series 3 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Proceedings [American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters] no. 31) -- [Contains tribute to Porter by Robert Penn Warren], 1980 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Reviews of Katherine Anne Porter: A Life) -- [Photocopies], undated [1982-1984] | series 3 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Reviews of Katherine Anne Porter: A Sense of the Times), 1995, 1997, and undated | series 3 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Reviews of Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist), 2006 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Reviews of The Never-Ending Wrong) -- [Photocopies], undated [1977-1978] | series 3 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Reviews of Ship of Fools) -- [Photocopies], undated [1962-1974] | series 3 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Reviews of miscellaneous works) -- [Photocopies], undated [1944-1970] | series 3 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Texas Houston Chronicle Magazine) -- [Contains article about Katherine Anne Porter], 1997 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| About Katherine Anne Porter -- (Wills), 1968, 1972, 1973, 1981, and undated | series 3 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Book Reviews) -- [Photocopies], undated [1925-1952] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Fiction) -- [Photocopies], undated [1971-1976] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Fiction) -- [Copy of "The Darling Buds of May"] -- See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series II, box 4, folder 21.], 2 October 1975 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Non-Fiction) -- [Photocopies], undated [1924-1975] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Non-Fiction) -- ["Recollection of Rome"], 1974 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Poetry) -- [Photocopies], undated [circa 1957] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Sketch) -- [Photocopies], undated [1927] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| By Katherine Anne Porter -- (Speech) -- [Contains notations in Katherine Anne Porter's hand], 1972 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| By Paul Porter -- (Articles) -- [Photocopies], undated [1949] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| By Paul Porter -- (Letters to the editor), 1988-2002, and undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| By Paul Porter -- ("My Aunt Katherine"), 1981 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| By Paul Porter -- (Notes), undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| By Paul Porter -- (Reviews), 1949, 1951, 1967 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| By Paul Porter -- (Speeches), 1988, 1991, and undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Appraisals of Katherine Anne Porter property), 1954, 1956, 1967, 1992, 2000, and undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Articles) -- [Photocopies], undated [1944-1980, 1995] | series 3 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Cartoon), 4 April 2002 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Clippings about Armand Thibault de Navarre) -- [Photocopies], circa 1987 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Desprez, Frank --"Lasca") -- [With Paul Porter notes], 2002 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Directions to cemeteries), undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 20 | |
| Other Subjects -- (George Platt Lynes photos) -- [Pages from book], undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 21 | |
| Other Subjects -- (George Platt Lynes Returns to Yale. Yale University: New Haven, 24 September-30 October 1998.) -- [Catalog contains short essays by Gary Haller, Laura Wexler, and Patricia Willis], 1998 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 22 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Guides) -- [Papers of Ann Heintze and Papers of Paul Porter], 1982, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 23 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Hospital Menus), undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 24 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Invitations), 1962(?)-1972 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 25 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Itinerary), undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 26 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Johnson, Patricia C. "A Body of work: Paul Cadmus show his regard for the human form." Houston Chronicle, 31 January 2004.), 31 January 2004 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 27 | |
| Other Subjects -- (The New Yorker), 1997 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 28 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Obituaries) -- [Albert Russel Erskine Jr. and William Goyen], 1983 and undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 29 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Paul Porter's notes concerning sale of Katherine Anne Porter items), undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 30 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Postcards), undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 31 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Programs), 1972-1974 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 32 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Recipes and notes), undated | series 3 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Recipes and notes), undated | series 3 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Recipes and notes), undated | series 3 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Recipes clipped from other sources), undated | series 3 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Treatment report for Katherine Anne Porter's canapé, 2005 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Two Hundred Portraits by George Platt Lynes. Pierre Matisse Gallery: New York, 5-15 November 1941) -- [Catalog contains short essay by Glenway Wescott], 1941 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Visitor's guide for George Platt Lynes Returns to Yale by Gary Haller), 1998 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Other Subjects -- (Windham, Donald. "Which urges and reasonably so the attraction of some for others." Yale Review, vol. 86 no. 4, October 1998.), 1998 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
Series 4: Audiovisual Materials, 1966-2003 (2.0 linear feet)
This series contains both audio and video recordings. Audio recordings of Miss Porter were made by Paul Porter and David Locher. The bulk of these document phone conversations between Miss Porter and her nephew. The subjects of other audio recordings include readings of the work of Katherine Anne Porter and Eudora Welty, the initial meeting of the Katherine Anne Porter Foundation in 1966, a 2003 program on Katherine Anne Porter at the University of Maryland Libraries, and music (John Renbourn's Ship of Fools). The video recordings include dramatizations of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," "Noon Wine," and "The Fig Tree." There are also recordings of programs presented at from the Katherine Anne Porter at One Hundred conference held at the University of Maryland in 1991. The series also includes copies of a PBS documentary about the 1918 influenza epidemic, which includes discussion of Katherine Anne Porter. The recordings are arranged into two groupings: audio and video. Within each, the recordings are arranged chronologically.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Renbourn's Ship of Fools -- (Audio cassette. Approximately 41 minutes. Chicago: Flying Fish Records), 1988 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On Recto: "KAP - 9/16/72 - Dinner." On verso: "KAP - 9/17/72 - Dinner."), 16-17 September 1972 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "This one!/KAP Maryland/ 9/17/72 /Lunch" On verso: "Blank." Case includes note:"Typical gabble over lunch, nothing of any real interest for a scholar, probably, but…welll…typical. Once she goes to the kitchen you might as well turn it off. At least, I couldn't understand, but I do have some nerve deafness, so you may understand it") better"), 12 September 1972 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "KAP Tel 3/1/73" On verso: "End 3/1/73"), 1 March 1973 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "My comments on previous call, and on talk w/Ann of argument w/KAP" On verso: "Nothing else on this tape/End of telephone/KAP - 7/23/73"), 23 July 1973 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "5/13/74 Cousin Ann/ KAP 5/14/74" On verso: "PP talking to himself"), 14 May 1974 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "KAP - Telephone 10/21/74", "Telephone 11/16/74." On verso: "KAP- Telephone 11/16/74 Concluded." Case includes note: "Long gap between two conversations 10/21/74 & 11/16/74"), 21 October and 16 November 1974 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "A - KAP - Narrative of events at age 24 in Louisiana - recorded at College Park apartment 3/27/75." On verso: "Blank."), 27 March 1975 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto [handwritten]: "Very good! KAP 5/27/75," "Both sides." On recto [typed]: "KAP - Telephone 5/27/75 Good!" On verso: "5/27/75 concludes." On cassette case insert: "KAP Telephone 4/27/75 Sides A &B/KAP - Telephone 4/27/75 Sides A & B VERY GOOD!"), 27 April 1975 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "April 6, 1976 # 1 + 2/ about Capote, etc"), 6 April 1976 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings -- (Audio cassette. On recto: "4/25/76 about/ Skidmore, Capote, Guatemala/etc (both sides)"), 25 April 1976 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Recording of meeting held to announce the establishment of the Katherine Anne Porter Foundation -- (Compact disc. Approximately 50 minutes. On recto of case: "KAP & Meeting to Announce/Establishment of KAP Foundation".), 13 November 1966 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "Eudora Welty: Readings/ 1. Why I Live at/ the P.O./ 2. A Well Worn/ Path (Beginning)/ 1. Well Worn Path/ (Conclusion)/ 2. A Memory" On recto and verso: "Welty: Readings"), undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "Noon Wine, etc. NBC University Theater" On recto: "NBC University Theater/ Noon Wine/ by Katherine Anne Porter"), 1983 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "KAP Reception 4/13/03/ Alvarez/ Unrue/ Stout/ et al" On recto: "A Salute to Katherine Anne Porter/ The University of Maryland Libraries - Hornbake Showcase/ Sunday, April 13, 2003"), 13 April 2003 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| David Locher Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "KAP Reading 'Flowering Judas'"), 5 November 1990 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| David Locher Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "KAP - Audio From TV Interview"), 4 November 1990 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On recto: " KAP - Tel - 7/23/73 / Beginning" On verso: "KAP Tel Sunday/ July 8, 1973/ End, 8 July 1973 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On recto: " KAP - Tel 3/31/75" On verso: "KAP - -Tel 3/14/75"), 14 March 1975, 31 March 1975 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "(Noise reduced copy)/ Katherine Anne Porter narrating events/ occurring in her life at age 24"), 27 March 1975 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "KAP - Horse, Old Woman, Young Man/ Also telephone 11/16/74"), 16 November 1974, 27 March, 1975 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: "KAP - Telephone 5/27/75 A & B/ GOOD!"), 27 May 1975 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Paul Porter Recordings (In tape case) -- (Audio cassette. On cassette case insert: " A - KAP - 9/16/72 - Dinner/ B - KAP - 9/17/72 - Dinner"), 16 September 1972, 17 September 1972 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| The Jilting of Granny Weatherall -- (Video cassette. Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Video), 1980 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Noon Wine/ Harry S. Truman -- (Video cassette. New York, NY : PDR Productions, Inc.), 1985 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| The Fig Tree -- (Video cassette. New York: Lumiere Productions), 1987 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter & Flowering Judas -- (Video cassette. College Park, MD: Flagship Productions), 1992 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter: Fact and Fantasy: Art and Life -- (Video cassette. College Park, MD: Flagship Productions), 1992 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter: Literary Relations -- (Video cassette. College Park, MD: Flagship Productions), 1992 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter: Porter, the South, and Mexico -- (Video cassette. College Park, MD: Flagship Productions), 1992 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter: The Woman Question -- (Video cassette. College Park, MD: Flagship Productions), 1992 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Influenza1918: the Worst Epidemic in American History -- (Video cassette. Boston: WGBH), 1998 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Influenza 1918: the Worst Epidemic in American History -- (Video cassette. Boston: WGBH), 1998 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
Series 5: Books, 1932-2004 (19 items)
This series contains books, originally owned by Paul Porter, many of which were given to him by Katherine Anne Porter. Subjects include poetry, Maxim Gorky's Reminiscences, and an illustrated history of musical instruments. Twelve of them contain inscriptions by Miss Porter.
Books are arranged alphabetically by author or title.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auden, W.H. and Norman Holmes Pearson. Poets of the English Language: 1. Langland to Spencer -- (New York: Viking Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For Paul on his birthday with love/Aunt Katherine Anne/July 29 1951."), 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Auden, W.H. and Norman Holmes Pearson. Poets of the English Language: 2. Marlowe to Marvell -- (New York: Viking Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "July 29 1951."), 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Auden, W.H. and Norman Holmes Pearson. Poets of the English Language: 3. Milton to Goldsmith -- (New York: Viking Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "July 29 1951."), 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Auden, W.H. and Norman Holmes Pearson. Poets of the English Language: 4. Blake to Poe -- (New York: Viking Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "July 29 1951."), 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Auden, W.H. and Norman Holmes Pearson. Poets of the English Language: 5. Tennyson to Yeats -- (New York: Viking Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "July 29 1951."), 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Buchner, Alexander. Musical Instruments Through the Ages -- (London: Spring Books. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For Paul, from Aunt Katherine Anne/with love- 7 May 1960/Georgetown."), circa 1960 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Freund, Giséle. The World in My Camera -- (New York: Dial Press. Includes color photograph of Katherine Anne Porter), 1974 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| George Platt Lynes : Portrait, 1927-1955 -- (Santa Fe: Twin Palms), 1994 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Gorky, Maxim. Reminiscences -- (New York: Pursuit Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For Paul with love from Aunt Katherine Anne/16 August 1946/Santa Monica." Enclosed within book is clipping of portrait of Maxim Gorky), 1946 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Leddick, David. Intimate Companions: a Triography of George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus, Lincoln Kirstein, and Their Circle -- (New York: St. Martin's Press), 2000 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Le Livre du Coeur d'Amour Épris du Roi René -- (France: Verve. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For Paul on his birthday/with her same old love/Aunt Katherine Anne/29 July 1949."), 1949 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| O'Faolain, Sean. The Finest Stories of Sean O'Faolain -- (Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For Paul with love/Aunt Katherine Anne/29 July 1957."), 1957 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne. Collection of Stories (In Russian) -- (Moscow: TEKCT. Inscribed by Paul Porter: "4|2|04/Sent to me by/Barbara Davis." Contains Davis' handwritten note to Paul), 2004 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Porter, Katherine Anne. Un Pais Familiar -- (Mexico: Mirada Viajera), 1998 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps -- (New York: Harper Collins), 2006 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Smart, Christopher. Selected Poems by Christopher Smart -- (London: Grey Walls Press. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For Paul from Aunt Katherine Anne/with love/11 June 1949 Stanford."), 1947 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Tchekov, Anton. The Stories of Anton Tchekov -- (New York: Modern Library. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "K. A. P./30 January 1948/Hollywood."), 1932 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| The 2006 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook -- (New York: Harper Collins), 2006 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Yeats, William Butler. The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats. New York: Macmillan, 1951. -- (New York: Macmillan. Inscribed by Katherine Anne Porter: "For my dear Paul/wishing him long happiness in this book/Aunt Katherine Anne/29 June 1951." Enclosed within book is a piece of paper with "A good writer should be so simple that he has no fault, only sins" typed and "Yeats" handwritten on it. Torn pieces of newsprint were used as bookmarks at pages 130, 184, 232, 256, 266, 280, and 316.), 1951 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
Series 6: Photographs, 1903-2002 and undated (176 items)
This series consists of photographs collected and taken by Mr. Porter. The photographs are grouped under six subject headings: People, Artwork, Places, Sea World Dedication, Mexico, and Negatives and Contact Sheets.
Subseries 6.1: People, 1903-2002 and undated (85 items)
This subseries consists of photographs of Katherine Anne Porter, her friends and family. Subjects include Katherine Anne Porter, her neice Ann Heintze, her nephew Paul Porter, her sister Gay Porter Holloway, and her father Harrison Boone Porter. Photographers include Arthur Long and George Platt Lynes. Photographs are arranged in rough chronological order.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Anne Porter's older sister Gay -- (Black and white. 3 x 4) -- [Appears to have been taken at or near the time that photograph 1154 in Series XII of the Katherine Anne Porter Papers was taken], circa 1903 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| KAP's older sister Gay with her daughter Anna Gay -- (Black and white. 2.5 x 4.5. On verso: "Dear Dad: a glaring sun makes the baby -sun grinny-" Also stamped: "Picture finished by Jameson's Photo Shop El Dorado, ARK"), circa 1924 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter on the roof of Mixcoac house, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. On verso: "1931/Mexico.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 1033], Summer 1931 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in automobile during trip to see family in Mission, Texas -- (Black and white. 2.5 x 3.5. On verso: "KAP—1939") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 1279 and 2697], circa April 1936 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter and Harrison Boone Porter [her father] by river, San Marcos, Texas -- (Black and white. 5 x 7. On verso: "Harrison Boone Porter/Katherine Anne Porter/taken at San Marcos on the river July 8 or 9 1937/early morning.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 1139], 28 June 1937 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Portion of portrait of Katherine Anne Porter -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. Photograph by George Platt Lynes) -- [See also Series V, 5.1 below for negative and Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2531 for full portrait], December 1940 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Portrait of Katherine Anne Porter -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. Photograph by George Platt Lynes) -- [See also Series V, 5.1 below for negative and Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2531 for full portrait], December 1940 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Portrait of Ann Heintze -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. Stamped: "Roulande" on the verso), circa 1940 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Ann Heintze in flamenco costume -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. On recto: "Love--/Anna Gay."), circa 1940 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Ann Heintze in ballet tutu on point -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. Stamped: "Kindly credit/Boris Bakchy/photographer/1650 B' Way, N.Y.C. CI. 5-9622." on verso), circa 1940 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in profile -- (Color. 2 x 3. On verso: "Washington at time of affair with Charles Shannon.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2158 and 2698], July 1944 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in her Buick in Los Angeles -- (Black and white. 2.5 x 3.5. On verso: "KAP in 'Old Honey'/California/1940s.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2045], circa 1945 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Paul Porter lying on ground with book -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2325], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Paul Porter sitting backwards on chair, looking away from camera -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2326], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Paul Porter sitting backwards on chair, looking at camera -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2326], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Paul Porter sitting backwards on chair, hand to face, looking at camera -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Paul Porter sitting cross-legged on ground with book -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Paul Porter sitting on ground, arm in lap, looking at camera -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2328], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Paul Porter sitting on ground, cigarette in hand, looking at camera-- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2328], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Paul Porter sitting on ground, arm in lap, looking away from camera-- (Black and white. 6 x 5.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Paul Porter with arms crossed, looking down -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Paul Porter with arms crossed, looking away from camera-- (Black and white. 7.5 x 8. Photograph by George Platt Lynes. On verso: "Paul/taken by/GP Lynes/around 1947) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2162], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Paul Porter with arms crossed, looking away from camera-- (Black and white. 8 x 10. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2162], circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in white sitting on steps of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9. Photograph by George Platt Lynes. On verso: "1946.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2032], 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 24 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in white sitting on steps of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2032], 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 25 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in white looking sideways on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2036], 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 26 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in white on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9. Photograph by George Platt Lynes. On verso: "Hollywood 1947.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2039], 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 27 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in white on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2039], 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 28 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter, smiling, in white on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.), 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 29 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter, smiling, in white on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9. Photograph by George Platt Lynes. On verso: "Hollywood 1947."), 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 30 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter, in profile, in white on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9 Photograph by George Platt Lynes. On verso: "Hollywood 1947."), 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 31 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter, in profile, in white on balcony of George Platt Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 7.5 x 9 Photograph by George Platt Lynes."), 6 July 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 32 | |
| Paul Porter with two girls, leaning against wall -- (Black and white 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 33 | |
| Paul Porter with two girls, leaning against wall. Girl in foreground is smiling -- (Black and white 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 34 | |
| Paul Porter standing with two girls and another man -- (Black and white 7.5 x 9.5. Photograph by George Platt Lynes.), circa 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 35 | |
| Paul Porter and Katherine Anne Porter -- (Color. 2 x 3.25 inches. On verso: "Santa Monica/1946?/KAP's backyard."), circa 1946 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 36 | |
| Margaret Winkler and two cats -- (Black and white. 2.5 x 3.5 inches. On verso: "Margaret Winkler/'Winkie'/Santa Monica/1946/Good friend of KAP."), 1946-1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 37 | |
| Margaret Winkler with two cats and dog -- (On verso: "Margaret Winkler/'Winkie'/KAP's apt/ Santa Monica/about 1947."), 1946-1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 38 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter and Margaret Winkler's [Winkie] cat -- (Black and white. 2 x 2.5. On verso: "Winkie's cat/Santa Monica/Calif/1947."), 1946-1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 39 | |
| Portrait of Ann Holloway Heintze taken in London -- (Black and white. 4 x 6. Stamped: "Rough proof/ to be returned/Denis de Marney/ 39, Brook Street, London, W.1/Tel. Mayfair 6429." on verso), 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 40 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter with George Platt Lynes's dog Bozo, Randy Jacks, and George Platt Lynes at Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 3.5 x 4.5) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2124], circa Summer 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 41 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter and Randy Jacks on a tiger skin rug at Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 3.5 x 4.5. On verso: "life on a/tiger skin/pure/water") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2118], circa Summer 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 42 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter on a tiger skin rug at Lynes's home, Hollywood -- (Black and white. 3.5 x 4.5.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2103], circa Summer 1947 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 43 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter wearing Austrian's Officers' Award, New York -- (Black and white. 8 x 8.5. Photograph by Arthur Long. On verso: "Arthur Long I think—") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2066], 1951 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 44 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter with camellia in garden, Ann Arbor, Michigan -- (Color. 5 x 7) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2083], 15 May 1954 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 45 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter feeding birds in the snow at Roxbury Road house, Southbury, Connecticut -- (Color. 4 x 4. On verso: "KAP feeding birds/Roxbury Rd 1957-58.") -- [See also Series V, 5.2 below for negative and Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2233], circa 1956 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 46 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter seated in Spanish chair next to Avila cupboard, Southbury, Connecticut -- (Color. 4 x 4. Photograph by Paul Porter. On verso: "KAP & Avila cupboard/Roxbury Rd CT/circa 1957-58.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, nos. 2085, 2086, and 2088], circa 14 January 1958 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 47 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter seated in Spanish chair next to Avila cupboard, Southbury, Connecticut -- (Color. 4 x 4. Photograph by Paul Porter. On verso: "KAP/Roxbury Rd CT/circa 1957-58.") -- [See also Series V, 5.3 below for negative and Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2085-2086, and 2088], circa 14 January 1958 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 48 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter's ornate mirror and Spanish table, Southbury, Connecticut -- (Color. 4 x 4. Photograph by Paul Porter. On verso: "Roxbury Rd CT 1957.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2085-2086, and 2088], circa 14 January 1958 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 49 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in light green suit with Glenway Wescott, Hay Meadows, New Jersey -- (Color. 3.5 x 3.5. On verso: "KAP & Glenway/at Barbara H.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3079], 15 May 1960 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 50 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter holding a red rose, Hay Meadows, New Jersey -- (Color. 2 x 5. Oval photograph. Photograph by Paul Porter. On verso: "Photo by PP Haymeadows.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3348], 15 May 1960 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 51 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in Italy -- (Color. 2 x 3. On verso: "Italy, no idea exact location."), circa 1962 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 52 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter at the Hotel Eden in Rome -- (Color. 5 x 7. On verso: "Outfit gift of Barbara Davis/Rome Hotel Eden 1963.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3180], circa April 1963 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 53 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter sitting at her desk in Spring Valley, Washington, D.C. -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. Photograph by Giselle Freund) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3049], November 1966 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 54 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter with Robert Penn Warren at 12th Night Party held at Spring Valley, Washington, D.C. -- (Color. 3 x 3.5 [portion of photograph]. On verso: "KAP & Robert Penn Warren engaged in (using the word loosely) conversation--at one of her 12th Night parties.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3088], 6 January 1969 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 55 | |
| KAP reading in bed with rosary at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 3.5 x 4. Photograph by Paul Porter) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 4028], August 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 56 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in Westchester Park, College Park, MD -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. On verso: "Oct. 1970/Westchester Pk."), October 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 57 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter, smiling, looking away from camera at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Black and white. 3.5 x 5. On verso: "College Park, Md/1975/Photo by Paul Porter/Return to Paul Porter.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2595], circa June-December 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 58 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter on balcony of Westchester Park apartment -- (Black and white. 3.5 x 5. "KAP taken by Paul Porter/ 1970.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2618], circa June-December 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 59 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter on balcony of Westchester Park apartment -- (Black and white. 3 x 5.) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2618], 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 60 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter on balcony of Westchester Park apartment -- (Black and white. 5 x 7.), 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 61 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter seated, smiling in Westchester Park apartment -- (Black and white. 5 x 7.), 1970 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 62 | |
| Ann Heintze, Katherine Anne Porter, and Paul Porter at the Brandeis University Creative Arts Awards at the Whitney Museum in New York City -- (Black and white. 4.5 x 6.5. Photograph by Thomas Victor. On verso: "Rescued from the wastebasket by a nurse! Only photo I know of the 3 of us together--& it' s awful! Taken at presentation of either Edgar or Brandeis award--I believe the latter."), 30 April 1972 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 63 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter by sliding glass door of Westchester Park apartment -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. On verso: "KAP/Westchester Park/Sept. 1972."), September 1972 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 64 | |
| Barrett Prettyman, Monroe Wheeler, Katherine Anne Porter, and Raymond Mortimer at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 5 x 5. On verso: "Barrett, Monroe, KAP, & Raymond Mortimer/Westchester Park.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 4068], 6 October 1973 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 65 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in long gray dress and pearls in front of mirror at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 8 x 10. On verso: "Westchester Park/1976.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 4035], circa 1973 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 66 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter in white dress standing next to nativity crèche at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. "Westchester Park/In Mexican wedding dress.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 4319], circa 1975 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 67 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter standing by sliding glass door of her Westchester Park apartment -- (Color. 5 x 7. On verso: "at home in College Park MD"), circa 1976 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 68 | |
| Paul Porter -- (Black and white. 2 x 2 inches. On verso: "1985/Passport Photo."), 1985 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 69 | |
| Paul Porter with his cat Missy -- (Black and white. 3.5 x 5 inches. On verso: "235 E. 46/NYC with Missy."), undated | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 70 | |
| Armand Thibault de Navarre sitting in a chair -- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "Armand Thibault de Navarre/ artist who painted the KAP portrait hanging in the KAP Room")", undated | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 71 | |
| Paul Porter with man and woman -- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "Lunch with Kul???? at/Olive Garden. Houston, 2002/He is editor of the Kyle paper,/The Eagle."), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 72 | |
| Paul Porter standing with Melissa Falcon -- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "with Melissa Falcon."), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 73 | |
| Laura Bush giving speech at dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "Laura Bush."), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 74 | |
| Melissa Falcon standing next to pool with an unknown man -- (Color. 4 x 6.), undated | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 75 | |
| Laura Bush giving speech at dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "Tom's 'Laura'."), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 76 | |
| Paul Porter in suit standing with others -- (Color. 5 x 7. On verso: "Reception Kyle House".), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 77 | |
| Paul Porter, James Adkins, and Liz Carpenter seated at the dedication of Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color.5 x 7. On verso: James Adkins (Kyle Mayor)/Liz Carpenter/Paul Porter/dedication of KAP House".), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 78 | |
| Paul Porter shaking hands with Laura Bush at the dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 4.5 x 6.75.), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 79 | |
| Paul Porter, Laura Bush, and others standing in Katherine Anne Porter house at the house's dedication in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 4.5 x 6.75.), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 80 | |
| Seated audience at the dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 2.25 x 4.75.), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 81 | |
| Laura Bush with man at podium at the dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 3 x 3.), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 82 | |
| Laura Bush giving speech at dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 3 x 3.), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 83 | |
| Laura Bush holding plaque with Ramiro Salazar and Bill Johnson at the dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 3 x 3. On recto: "City of Dallas Director of Libraries Ramiro Salazar, Mrs. Laura Bush and Bill Johnson of the Katerhine Anne Porter."), 2002 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 84 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter and William Goyen holding wine glasses at a couch -- (Black and white. 11 x 14. Photograph by Arthur Long) -- [OVERSIZE BOX; See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 2143], 1 May 1951 | series 6.1 | box 1 | folder 85 | |
Subseries 6.2: Artwork, 1975-1997 and undated (20 items)
This subseries consists of photographs of art work and objects collected by or of Katherine Anne Porter. Objects include the portrait of Miss Porter by Armand Thibault de Navarre, two pencil sketches of Miss Porter, Miss Porter's wooden coffin, and her nativity créche.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity créche at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 4 x 6 inches. On verso: "As set up for KAP. Baby dragon and deer her addition. The shepherd and leaping lamb was broken."), circa 1975 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Nativity créche at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches), circa 1975 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Nativity créche at Westchester Park Towers, College Park, Maryland -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches), circa 1975 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Nativity créche at Paul Porter's house in Austin, Texas -- (Color. 4 x 6 inches), circa 1990 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Nativity créche in front of Katherine Anne Porter's bookcases -- (Color. 4 x 6.), circa 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Nativity créche in front of Katherine Anne Porter's bookcases -- (Color. 4 x 6.), circa 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Photograph of photographic copy of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of KAP given by Paul Porter and the UM Libraries to the Kyle KAP Museum -- (Color. 3.5 x 5.), circa March 1996 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Photograph of photographic copy of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of KAP given by Paul Porter and the UM Libraries to the Kyle KAP Museum -- (Color. 3.5 x 5.), circa March 1996 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Photograph of photographic copy of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of KAP given by Paul Porter and the UM Libraries to the Kyle KAP Museum -- (Color. 3.5 x 5.), circa March 1996 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Drawing of Katherine Anne Porter -- (Black and white. 3 x 4.5 inches. On verso: "My drawing/from G[eorge] P[latt] L[ynes] photo.") , undated | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Wooden polychrome statue of a saint -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. On verso: "12" + base,/Phillipine,/18th century,/Lon Tinkle to KAP/in Dallas when/she fell ill./Given to me on a/birthday, I forget/ which./To go to KAP Room,/U of MD."), undated | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Painting of vase and flowers -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. On verso: "Morandi painting/given to KAP by/Barbara Wescott/Harrison./Sold for KAP/Estate."), undated | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| KAP's painted wooden coffin, library of Clark Dobson, Alexandria, VA -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. On verso: "KAP's coffin in Clark Dobson's living room/now in KAP Room at Univ. of Maryland"), undated | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Three Mexican hand-carved and decorated coconut banks --(Color. 4 x 6. ), 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Mexican retablo, oil on tin-plated iron, Saint Peter -- (Color. 4 x 6), 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Mexican retablo, oil on tin-plated iron, Flight into Egypt -- (Color. 4 x 6.), 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Pair of hand-painted polychrome unglazed pottery vases -- (Color. 4 x 6.), 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Easter Egg Tree, eggs all hand-painted for Porter by her nephew Paul Porter -- (Color. 4 x 6.), 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Mexican Tonala glazed polychrome water jug -- (Color. 4 x 6.), 1997 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Print of B Fox sketch of Katherine Anne Porter -- (Black and white. 9 x 12. On verso: "frontispiece for Franklin Mint Library edition of KAP Collected Stories.") -- [OVERSIZE], circa 1980 | series 6.2 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
Subseries 6.3: Places, 1931-1992 and undated (20 items)
This subseries consists of photographs of places that Katherine Anne Porter lived, places associated with her, and photographs she collected. Subjects include photographs of Miss Porter's home in South Hill, New York, and multiple views of Miss Porter's grave marker. Also included is a photograph of the SS Werra, the ship Miss Porter sailed on from Mexico to Germany in 1931.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas wind funnel on the North German Lloyd SS Werra between Mexico and Bremen -- (Black and white. 5 x 5. On verso: "The Ship that we sailed on August 1931. This is the Veracruz which we called Vera leaving Veracruz, Mexico destined for Bremerhaven, Germany.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 1414], 22 August-17 September 1931 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| View from Katherine Anne Porter's hotel in Paris, France -- (Color. 3.5 x 3.5. On verso: "View across Villa Adrienne straight ahead from my front window/ Front view from the West.") -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 4255], July 1963 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Paul Porter at Katherine Anne Porter's grave marker -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Paul Porter at Katherine Anne Porter's grave marker -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter's grave marker -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| View of cemetery and surrounding fields -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Note with photographs: "All taken on 100th anniversary of Miss Porter's death [sic] [15 May 1990]. Gives good idea of Indian Creek cemetery's setting."), 1990 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| South Hill, Malta, NY, back of house -- (Color. 4 x 6 inches. Sent to PP by Toni Willison. Inscribed on verso by Willison: "September 1991/South Hill/West side of house/Under peaked roof is old attic space/enlarged to make a work room for G[eorge] F. W[illison]."), 1991 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| South Hill, Malta, NY, side of house -- (Color. 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Sent to PP by Toni Willison. Inscribed on verso by Willison: "South Hill/October 1991/West side of house."), 1991 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| South Hill, Malta, NY, side of house -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Sent to PP by Toni Willison. Inscribed on verso by Willison: "December 1991/South facade."), 1991 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| South Hill, Malta, NY, view from Kramer Road -- (Color. 3.5 x 5 inches. Sent to PP by Toni Willison. Inscribed on verso by Willison: "December 1991."), 1991 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| South Hill, Malta, NY, door and windows -- (Color. 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Sent to PP by Toni Willison. Inscribed on verso by Willison: "South Hill/January 1992/Sun Room."), 1992 | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Texas Historical Commission KAP marker, Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 3.5 x 5), undated | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Texas Historical Commission KAP marker, Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 3.5 x 5), undated | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Sitting room in Katherine Anne Porter house in Kyle, Texas -- (Color. 5 x 7. On verso: "KAP House/Kyle."), undated | series 6.3 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
Subseries 6.4: Mexico, undated (13 items)
This subseries consists of photographs of Mexico signed Moctezuma. Subjects include people, plant life, architecture, and street scenes.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maguey, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Church doorway, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Peon by wooden gate, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| White-veiled people with candles, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Indigenous child, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Driftwood on beach, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Wooden fence and clouds, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Young indigenous man, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Pottery market, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Two women in front of wall with posters, Mexico -- (Black and white. 8 x 10 inches. Photograph by Moctezuma.), undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Magueys, Mexico -- (Black and white. 13 x 17 inches. Photograph by R. Minter?) -- [OVERSIZE BOX], undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Old indigenous man, Mexico -- (Black and white. 13 x 17 inches. Photograph by R. Minter?) -- [OVERSIZE BOX], undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| San Martin, Mexico -- (Black and white. 13 x 17 inches. Photograph by R. Minter?) -- [OVERSIZE BOX], undated | series 6.4 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
Subseries 6.5: Sea World Sculpture, 1987-1988 (20 items)
This subseries consists of photographs documenting the creation and the dedication of the Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World in San Antonio. Photographs depict sculptor Glenda Goodacre working on the sculpture, Miss Goodacre speaking with Paul Porter, and the sculpture installed at Sea World.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenna Goodacre working on Katherine Anne Porter sculpture -- (Color. 3.5 x 4.5. ), circa March 1987 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Glenna Goodacre working on Katherine Anne Porter sculpture -- (Color. 3.5 x 4.5. ), circa March 1987 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Glenna Goodacre working on Katherine Anne Porter sculpture -- (Color. 3.5 x 4.5. ), circa March 1987 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Glenna Goodacre working on Katherine Anne Porter sculpture -- (Color. 3.5 x 4.5. ), circa March 1987 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter sculpture in foundry(?) -- (Color. 3.5 x 4.5. Photograph by Paul Porter), circa March 1987 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter sculpture in foundry(?) -- (Color. 3.5 x 4.5. Photograph by Paul Porter), circa March 1987 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Glenna Goodacre giving lecture from podium at Sea World, San Antonio-- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "Luncheon & speeches after dedication of statues at Sea World [Glenna Goodacre, sculpture, speaking].") , 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Paul Porter and Glenna Goodacre at Sea World, San Antonio, Texas -- (Color. 4 x 6), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Paul Porter and Glenna Goodacre at Sea World, San Antonio, Texas -- (Color. 4 x 6. On verso: "Glenna Goodacre and Paul Porter, 'Texas Walk Dedication Luncheon'/May 14, 1988."), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Sea World, San Antonio -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. Photograph by Paul Porter), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Sea World, San Antonio -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. Photograph by Paul Porter), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Sea World, San Antonio -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. Photograph by Paul Porter), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World covered by a blue cloth -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. On verso: "KAP statue before unveiling at Sea World, San Antonio") , 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World, San Antonio -- (Color. 4 x 6), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Face of Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World, San Antonio -- (Color. 4 x 6) , 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Glenna Goodacre and Paul Porter with Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World, San Antonio -- (3.5 x 5. Color), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Glenna Goodacre and Paul Porter with Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World, San Antonio -- (4 x 6. Color. On verso: "Glenna Goodacre & PP/Sea World San Antonio/Texas Walk of Heroes/May, 14, 1988."), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter plaque at Sea World, San Antonio -- (Color. 3.5 x 5. Photograph by Paul Porter. PP inscribed on verso: "Plaque for KAP statue [with error!]"), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter plaque at Sea World, San Antonio -- (4 x 6. Color. Photograph by Paul Porter) , 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Glenna Goodacre, Paul Porter, and unidentified man standing at Katherine Anne Porter sculpture at Sea World in San Antonio, Texas -- (Black and white. 8 x 10. On verso: "Glenna Goodacre, Paul Porter, and ?/Sea World San Antonio/unveiling of KAP statue."), 14 May 1988 | series 6.5 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
Subseries 6.6: Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1940-1996 (18 items)
This subseries consists of 17 strips or individual negatives and one contact sheet. Negatives include images of Miss Porter in her Southbury, Connecticut, and Spring Valley, Washington DC, homes, images of the Armand Thibault de Navarre oil portrait of Miss Porter, and images of Sea World in San Antonio.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living room in house in Southbury, Connecticut -- (NEGATIVE. Note on envelope: "Roxbury negs."), circa 1956-1958 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter lying on couch -- (NEGATIVE. Note on envelope: "Roxbury negs."), circa 1956-1958 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter lying on couch -- (NEGATIVE. Note on envelope: "Roxbury negs."), circa 1956-1958 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Ornate mirror in house in Southbury, Connecticut -- (NEGATIVE. Note on envelope: "Roxbury negs."), circa 1956-1958 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter standing in living room in Southbury, Connecticut house -- (NEGATIVE. Note on envelope: "Roxbury negs."), circa 1956-1958 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Katherine Anne Porter standing in living room with scarf and knitting needles in Southbury, Connecticut house -- (NEGATIVE. Note on envelope: "Roxbury negs."), circa 1956-1958 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Strip of four images of gardens at Sea World, San Antonio -- (NEGATIVE. Color) -- [See also Series V, 4.10-12], 14 May 1988 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Strip of five images of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of Katherine Anne Porter -- (NEGATIVE. Color), circa 1996 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Strip of three images of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of Katherine Anne Porter, and two images of lawn sculpture[?] of child -- (NEGATIVE. Color.), circa 1996 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Strip of three images of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of Katherine Anne Porter -- (NEGATIVE. Color), circa 1996 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Strip of two images of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of Katherine Anne Porter -- (NEGATIVE. Color), circa 1996 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Strip of five images of Katherine Anne Porter at Spring Valley home, Washington D.C. -- (NEGATIVE. Black and white) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3037], circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Strip of five images of Katherine Anne Porter at Spring Valley home, Washington D.C. -- (NEGATIVE. Black and white) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3037], circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Strip of five images of Katherine Anne Porter at Spring Valley home, Washington D.C. -- (NEGATIVE. Black and white) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3037], circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Strip of five images of Katherine Anne Porter at Spring Valley home, Washington D.C. -- (NEGATIVE. Black and white) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3037], circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Strip of five images of Katherine Anne Porter at Spring Valley home, Washington D.C. -- (NEGATIVE. Black and white) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3037], circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Strip of four images of Katherine Anne Porter at Spring Valley home, Washington D.C. -- (NEGATIVE. Black and white) -- [See also Katherine Anne Porter Papers, Series XII, no. 3037], circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Contact sheet for negative strips 5.19-5.24 -- (Two copies), circa April 1965 | series 6.6 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
Series 7: Memorabilia, 1937, 1942, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, and undated (31 items)
This series consists of three dimensional items owned or collected by Katherine Anne Porter and Paul Porter. Objects include the blueprints of the Katherine Anne Porter House Museum in Kyle, Texas; a framed photograph of First Lady Laura Bush and Paul Porter at the opening of the museum; items from the Ship of Fools Bar and Grill in New York City; a preliminary sketch for the oil portrait of Miss Porter by Armand Thibault de Navarre; and a glass plaque honoring Miss Porter's induction into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame in the Fort Worth Public Library. Additional object include Pre-Columbian artifacts, sterling silver barware, framed photographs, and other items.
Items are arranged in the order in which they were acquired
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary sketch of Armand Thibault de Navarre portrait of Katherine Anne Porter -- (14" x 12". Color. Inscribed on recto: "To Paul Porter/-''74/Paul, I have never given a preliminary sketch to anyone more deserving, you did it all beautifully from beginning to end/Grand merci/A. Thibault de Navarre.") -- [See Katherine Anne Porter Room for finished portrait), 1974 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Blueprints of Katherine Anne Porter House Museum in Kyle, Texas -- (24" x 36". 10 pages), 1999 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Ship of Fools Bar and Grill, New York City -- (Items include matchbook, business card, menu, gimme cap, and a printout of web page), 1999 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Photograph of Paul Porter and First Lady Laura Bush, Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center in Kyle, Texas, at its dedication as a National Literary Landmark, framed with Mrs. Bush's 21 June 2002 letter to Paul Porter -- (See Katherine Anne Porter Room), 13 June 2002 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Glass Plaque from the Inaugural Event of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, Friends of the Fort Worth Public Library etched with Katherine Anne Porter's name -- (See Katherine Anne Porter Room), 8 May 2004 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Cat figure, cast iron -- (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Cherubs, clay (2) -- (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Fan, pierced wood, polychrome blossom decoration -- (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Tongs, sterling silver, Mexican -- (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Jigger, sterling silver, Mexican -- (Inscribed: "HPP 29 July 1960") (Vault), 1960 | series 7 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Decanters, decorated with silver filigree overlay, and stoppers (2) -- (One broken in shipment) (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Mirror, oval with gilt frame -- (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Clay head, Pre-Columbian, mounted on wood -- (Label on base reads: "FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. Collected by KAP in Mexico in the 20's. Given to me in Santa Monica in 1946") (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Religious figure, carved wood, polychrome decoration, mounted -- (Possibly San Luis) (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Clay items, Pre-Columbian (15) and one jadeite bead, framed -- (Items include whole figures and heads) (Vault), undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| The Itching Parrot dust jacket -- (Original and two facsimiles), 1942 | series 7 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Framed rubbing of the 2001 Katherine Anne Porter Room bronze plaque, 2001 | series 7 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Framed color photograph of Katherine Anne Porter -- (Taken by Paul Porter), 1970's | series 7 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Framed print of Costumes Parisiens 1827, 1827 /1937 | series 7 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Framed photograph of Katherine Anne Porter -- (Taken by Paul Cadmus), undated | series 7 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Framed photograph of Ann Holloway Heintze, undated | series 7 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Framed photograph of Paul Porter, Sr. in Navy uniform, undated | series 7 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Poster of Katherine Anne Porter postage stamp enlarged and mounted -- (Facsimile), 2006 | series 7 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
Related Material
Materials related to the papers of Paul Porter may be found in several of the literary manuscript collections held by the Archives and Manuscripts Department. Most are in the papers of Katherine Anne Porter, where there are fourteen folders of correspondence between Mr. Porter and Porter; this is the source for the other side of the correspondence represented in this collection. Porter gave the recipe clippings in this collection to Mr. Porter; the remainder of her recipes can be found in her papers. There are a number of pictures of Mr. Porter and of Porter that he took, in the Katherine Anne Porter photograph collection. Other related materials can be found in the papers of Katherine Anne Porter's family and associates with whom Mr. Porter communicated including Mr. Porter's cousin Ann Heintze, Miss Porter's lawyer E. Barrett Prettyman, publisher Seymour Lawrence, and literary trustee Isabel Bayley. There is also one folder of Paul Porter correspondence, 1977-1990, in the papers of Thomas F. Walsh. A related collection, the Paul Porter Collection of Katherine Anne Porter, may also be found in Texas State University's Wittliff Collections.
For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
Subjects
- Porter, Katherine Anne -- 1890-1980
- Porter, Paul -- Archives
- Porter Family
Names (Added Entries)
- Daves, Joan
- Lawrence, Seymour
- Porter, Katherine Anne -- 1890-1980
- Warren, Robert Penn -- 1905-1989