Samuel Fenwick Porter papers
Collection — Folder: S2004
Identifier: S2004
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a commercially printed business card from S.F. Porter, druggist in Peru, Indiana regarding business advertising.
Dates
- circa 1884-1927
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Samuel Fenwick Porter was born April 26, 1858. He married Kate Cole on April 9, 1884, with whom he had three children, two of whom died before reaching adulthood. Their sole surviving child was Cole Porter, the famous musician. Samuel Fenwick Porter maintained a drugstore, which sold Lazell's Perfumes, among other products, in Peru, Indiana until his death, August 18, 1927. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Peru, Indiana.
"Porter, Cole". Biography. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://www.imbd.com
"Porter, Samuel". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Porter, Samuel". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Porter, Samuel F.". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://www.findagrave.com
"Porter, Cole". Biography. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://www.imbd.com
"Porter, Samuel". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Porter, Samuel". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Porter, Samuel F.". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/08/13. http://www.findagrave.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/13 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Samuel Fenwick Porter papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
