Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
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Cage
260
Porter, James McDill
James McDill Porter
Papers
1882-1930
3 containers.
1.5 linear feet of shelf space.
Personal correspondence, account books,
diaries and professional papers.
Collection materials are in
English.
Porter, James McDill, 1860-. Civil and mining engineer in the
Inter-Mountain Region. Personal correspondence, account books, diaries and
professional papers.
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. Cage
260, James McDill Porter
Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The papers were a gift of Mrs. Maude Porter Nelson in 1940 and Mrs.
R.F. Becker in 1958.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Porter, James McDill, 1860- --Archives
Becker, R.F., Mrs., donor. WaPS.
Nelson, Maude Porter, Mrs., donor. WaPS.
Northwest,
Pacific--Social life and customs
Mining
engineers--Northwest, Pacific--Diaries
Mines
and Mineral Resources
Diaries
Washington (State)
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
1
1
Porter family correspondence and
genealogy.
Diaries of J.M. Porter
1
2
1882-1902
1
3
1904-1912
2
4
1914-1920
2
5
1921-1928
3
6-17
Professional file.