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Porter Family Papers (MS-01080)

Abstract

The Porter Family Papers (1857-1927) contain a New Testament Bible and assorted papers relating to the Porter family and their related merchandise business which operated between Southern California, Rhyolite, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois. Hiram D. and Louis D. Porter owned and operated a general store in Rhyolite, Nevada in the early 20th century during the mining boom. Materials include telegrams, correspondence and money orders for H. D. & L. D. Porter General Merchandise and Porter family history documents. The Bible contains tintypes and photographs of Porter family members from Illinois.

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Date

1857 to 1927

Extent

0.52 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.92 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Creator: Porter Family

Scope and Contents Note

The Porter Family Papers (1857-1927) contain a New Testament Bible and assorted papers relating to the Porter family and their related merchandise business which operated between Southern California, Rhyolite, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois. Hiram D. and Louis D. Porter owned and operated a general store in Rhyolite, Nevada in the early 20th century during the mining boom. Materials include telegrams, correspondence and money orders for H. D. & L. D. Porter General Merchandise and Porter family history documents. The Bible contains tintypes and photographs of Porter family members from Illinois.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Hiram Johnson and Sarah Little were married in 1840 and had eight children. Two of their children, Hiram D. Porter and Louis D. Porter, later owned H. D. & L. D. Porter Wholesale and Retail General Merchandise which operated between Southern California and Rhyolite, Nevada in the early 20th century. The Porter family can be traced back to La Moille, Illinois, and further back to John Porter who arrived to Massachusetts in 1627 from England.

Source:

Porter Family Papers, 1857-1927. MS-01080. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Porter Family Papers, 1857-1927. MS-01080. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2021-131.

Processing Note

In 2021, Sarah Jones created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS01080

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