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Memorabilia, 1937, 1942, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, and undated

 Series 7

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

Dates

  • 1937, 1942, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, and undated

Use and Access to Collection

This collection is open for research.

Extent

31 Items

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212