Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creators: Porter-Todd family; Joseph Porter (1839-1908); Alice Porter Todd (d. 1958); William Todd; Frederick Porter Todd Extent: 3 boxes and 1 oversize item Description: This collection includes papers of the family of Joseph Porter (1839-1908), a New Haven businessman, who built a home at 215 Whitney Avenue in 1892-93. His daughter Alice (d. 1958) married William Todd (Yale Class of 1894) in 1898. Their son, Frederick Porter Todd was born in 1903. The collection contains Todd family genealogical material and memorabilia, material from William Todd's time at Yale and in the naval reserve during World War I, and journals, correspondence and photographs of various family members. Research Topics: History of the Porter and Todd families; life of an affluent New Haven family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries