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    Image for Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1916-1975 and undated
    From Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1916-1975 and undated

    Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1916-1975 and undated (Box 1 and 11; 0.2 linear feet)

    Biographical Materials include a chronology of Porter's life prepared by Prescott D. Schutz of Hirschl and Adler Gallery, a birth certificate, a diploma from Harvard College, various other certificates, two passports, a copy of Porter's will, bills and correspondence related to healthcare for the Porters' first son, Johnny, and writings by and about Porter's mother, Ruth Furness Porter. Also found is a copy of a letter from Porter's great-grandfather agreeing to the marriage of his daughter Margaret Eliot to James Furness.

    Box Folder
    1 1 Chronology of Fairfield Porter's Life (1981), undated (photocopy)
    1 2 Certificates and Diplomas, 1929-1973 (see also Box 11, OV)
    1 3 Passports, 1931-1967
    1 4 Fairfield Porter's Will (1961), undated (photocopy)
    1 5 Johnny Porter's Medical Records, 1944-1975
    1 6 Material Related to Ruth Furness Porter, James Furness, and Margaret Eliot Furness, 1916-1942, undated (not scanned)

    Box Folder
    11 (OV) Oversized Certificates and Diplomas (see Box 1, folder 2)

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