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.,)
Abstract
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.
Physical Description
Correspondence files, business files, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and printed material.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by R.R. Jones
- Date
- March 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu