John R. Porter papers.

Scope and content Papers (1915-1959) of John R. Porter, president of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, including correspondence, clippings, photographs, statistics, biographical sketches, reports, and miscellany. Early personal correspondence discusses hunting clubs, golf clubs, and agricultural conditions in Hyde County, N.C. Business-related correspondence discusses stock prices, dividends, and service expansion strategies for Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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Cite as John R. Porter Papers (#635), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Terms of useLiterary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Ruth Dancy.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of Mr. William E. Elmore.
Biographical noteJohn R. Porter (1880-1959) was born near Lillard's Mill, Tenn. He served as the fourth president of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph from 1938-1947.

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