Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980.
- Abstract:
- Pulitzer prize-winning American author. Collection consists of a single large photograph of Porter, undated (circa 1955?).
- Extent:
- 1 item.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Katherine Anne Porter Photograph, &su_name;
Background
- Scope and Content:
The Katherine Anne Porter Photograph consists of a single large photograph of Porter, undated (circa 1955?). The photograph is a formal portrait. On the front of the mat is written in pencil, "from Dr. Christofides." The meaning of this is unknown.
- Biographical / Historical:
Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist. She was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize for Literature, and won a Pulitzer in 1966 for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter. She was married four times but had no children.
- Acquisition information:
- Transferred from Rare Books, 1976.
- Arrangement:
Single item.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Katherine Anne Porter Photograph, &su_name;
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Special Collections Research CenterSyracuse University LibrariesBird Library, Room 600Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
- CONTACT:
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315.443.2697scrc@syr.edu