| Scope and content |
John L. Porter's notebook (Pensacola, Fla., 1860), blueprint, photocopies of blueprints, newspaper clippings and photographic print, relating to U.S. Navy ship construction and Confederate States of America ship construction, including drawings of CSS Virginia (USS Merrimac) and other ships; Porter family genealogy, ca. 1860-1936. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
John Luke Porter Papers (#850), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Loan and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter Porter Williams; Loan returned to lender 11/28/2012. |
| Biographical note | John Luke Porter (1813-1893) of Virginia was a naval constructor for the United States Navy and later Chief Naval Constructor for the Confederate States of America Navy during the Civil War. Porter played a major role in the refloating and converting the USS Merrimac into the CSS Virginia, the first ever ironclad gunboat and ram. |
