Daniel Reed Porter III

Background

III, Daniel Reed Porter was born on July 2, 1930 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Reed and Eleanor (Parsons) P.

Education

Bachelor, U. Massachusetts, 1952; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1956.

Career

Assistant to director, State History Society Wisconsin, Madison, 1956-1958; director, History Society York County, Pennsylvania, 1958-1961; assistant director, director, Ohio History Society, Columbus, 1961-1974; executive director, Preservation Society Newport County, Rhode Island, 1974-1978; director, professor, Cooperstown (New York) Graduate Programs, 1978-1982; director New York State History Association, Farmer's Museum Cooperstown, Cooperstown, 1982-1992. History preservation officer State of Ohio, Columbus, 1967-1974.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor: New York Heritage, 1984-1992. Contributor articles to publications in field.

Membership

With United States Army, 1952-1954, Korea. Member American Association Museum (accreditation commission 1982-1988, councillor-at-large 1981-1984), American Association State and Local History (county, Nashville 1971-1973, councillor 1985-1987).

Connections

Married Joan Joyce Dornfeld, Nov.22, 1958. Children: Leslie Marie, Andrew Gregory.

Father:

Daniel Reed P.

Mother:

Eleanor (Parsons) P.

Spouse:

Joan Joyce Dornfeld

child:

Leslie Marie III

child:

Andrew Gregory III