Creator:
Porter family
Inclusive Dates:
1859- 1867
Abstract:
Correspondence, photographs, journals, clippings, etc. relating to the Porter family of Skaneateles and Lockport, New York, primarily Stanley Porter and Benjamin H. Porter, who served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Other family members represented include his parents, James and Sarah, and his siblings Seth and Laura. At one time known as the Mensing-Braun Collection of Civil War Material.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Diaries.
Military passes.
Photographs.
Registrations (licenses)
Subject:
Skaneateles (N.Y.) -- History.
Lockport (N.Y.) -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Military history
New York State
Civil War (U.S.)
Blockade -- North Carolina.
Soldiers -- United States.
Steamboats.
Creator:
Harrington, Purnell Frederick, 1844-1937.
Inclusive Dates:
1884- 1919
Abstract:
Collection consists of correspondence of the Harrington and Ruan families
relating to family affairs. The bulk of the collection is student letters from Admiral Harrington's
son, Samuel M. Harrington.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Admirals.
Military history
Admirals -- United States.
American students -- Personal accounts.