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Eleanor H. Porter

Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist. She was best known as the creator of the Pollyanna series of books, starting with Pollyanna (1913), which were a popular phenomenon.

Birth and Death Data: Born Littleton (town in New Hampshire, United States), Died May 21, 1920 (Cambridge (city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-20068 12-in. 6/20/1917 Pollyanna arrives Sally Hamlin Recitation author  
Victor C-20069 12-in. 6/20/1917 Pollyanna and the boy Sally Hamlin Recitation author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Porter, Eleanor H.," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105252.

Porter, Eleanor H.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105252.

"Porter, Eleanor H.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105252

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