Porter, Horace 1837-1921 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,500 5 2 Correspondence, diary, speeches, biographical material, family papers, photographs, and other papers relating to Porter's service during the Civil War, as secretary to President Ulysses S. Grant, and as U.S. ambassador to France. Documents his career with the Pullman Company and the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad; activities with the Union League of America; interest in Republican Party politics; and role in the inauguration of William McKinley. Includes correspondence relating to Porter's search for the body of John Paul Jones; notes pertaining to his book, Campaigning with Grant (1897); and correspondence as president of the Grant Memorial Commission (1891-1897). Correspondents include A.N. Blakeman, George Edward Payson Dodge, James Henry Duncan, Marcus Alonzo Hanna, John Hay, David Rittenhouse Porter, Sophie K. McHarg Porter, Albert B. Pullman, George Mortimer Pullman, and Elihu Root. Open to research. U.S. Army officer, railroad official, and diplomat. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010238 Blakeman, A. N. (Alexander Noel) 1840- Correspondence Dodge, George Edward Payson 1839-1904 Correspondence Duncan, James Henry 1793-1869 Correspondence Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885 Hanna, Marcus Alonzo 1837-1904 Correspondence Hay, John 1838-1905 Correspondence Jones, John Paul 1747-1792 McKinley, William 1843-1901 Inauguration Porter, David Rittenhouse 1788-1867 Correspondence Porter, Sophie K. McHarg -1903 Correspondence Pullman, Albert B Correspondence Pullman, George Mortimer 1831-1897 Correspondence Root, Elihu 1845-1937 Correspondence Porter family Grant Memorial Commission. New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad. Pullman Company. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Union League of America. Diplomatic and consular service, American France Railroads New York (State) France Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations France United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States Politics and government 1865-1900 Army officers Diplomats Railroad officials mm 79036608 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010238 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010238.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010238 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010238.3 Open to research. DLC 790807 20260227111656.0 mm 79036608