Walter Ledyard Todd papers

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Identifier: 3167

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence files, business files, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and printed material of Walter L. Todd relating to his business, Cornell University and alumni affairs, business dinners and meetings, and personal matters.

Dates

1889-1970.

Creator

Todd, Walter L., 1886-1971. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Walter L. Todd and his brother George were partners in Todd Associates and owners of Widmer's Wine Cellars in Naples, New York. The family firm, Todd Company, which manufactured office equipment and supplies, had earlier merged with the Burroughs Corporation. Todd was a trustee of and a donor to Cornell University, served as president of the Cornellian Council and as a member of the Cornell University Council, and was active in alumni affairs in Rochester. He became Cornell's 16th Presidential Councillor, a lifetime honor recognizing outstanding alumni, in 1969.

Cornell University Class of 1909.

Extent

9.4 cubic feet. (9.4 cubic feet. 2 volumes.,)

Additional Description

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Physical Description

Correspondence files, business files, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and printed material.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: R.R. Jones
Date completed:: March 1972
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, March 2004
Updated:: Margaret Nichols, February 2017