In addition to Art Porter’s personal papers (and those of his son’s, Art Porter, Jr.) the Porter Family Papers contain materials from additional family members, including the Minton and Yancey families (Thelma Pauline Minton Porter’s families). These materials include letters, personal papers and business records that document African American life and culture in Lonoke County, Arkansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas, during the early and mid-twentieth century, including cotton farming, schooling, business matters, and the “Great Migration” to Chicago.
Unfortunately, the bulk of the family photographs in the Porter Family Papers are not identified. In order to strengthen the research value of the collection, CAHC requests that people with knowledge of the Porter/Minton/Yancey families visit the Arkansas Studies Institute building to review the Porter Family Papers photographs and, hopefully, identify the images. Please contact CACH at CAHC@ualr. (teamdermatologymd.com) edu if you would like to schedule a convenient time to review the Porter Family Papers, UALR.MS. 0188.