Terry and Linda Ritter Collection, 1921-1983

Collection Overview

Title: Terry and Linda Ritter Collection, 1921-1983

ID: 001/01/MSS 2022-004

Creator: Ritter, Terry A. (1937-)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by subject.

Date Acquired: 04/13/2022

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One circa 1970s photograph scrapbook of the Norfolk Weather Service Office in Norfolk, Virginia, weather-related correspondence from Frederic Heutte to Terry Ritter in preparation for Heutte's book Gardening in the Temperate Zone, miscellaneous technical booklets and notes belonging to Terry Ritter relating to weather in Norfolk, one official program of the Yorktown sesquicentennial in 1931, and one vacation pamphlet for Tidewater Virginia in 1932.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Terry and Linda Ritter by donation

Preferred Citation: Terry and Linda Ritter Collection, MSS 2022-004, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed April 19, 2022.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Item 1: Scrapbook, Norfolk Weather Service Office, 1921-1983: Compiled by Dorothy J. Chapman, circa 1976. Scrapbook includes photographs of staff, Ash Wednesday storm damage, Weather Service centennial display at Kirn Memorial Library, Environmental Science Services Administration open house, going away party for Hurtis Smith, and aftermath from the 1933 hurricane. Most of the materials in this scrapbook date from 1962-1975.

Box 2

Folder 1: Loose Photographs from Norfolk Weather Service Office Scrapbook, 1921-1972: Includes photographs of staff members, damage from the 1933 hurricane, November 27, 1934 aerial views of the Federal Building, and house damage from the March 1962 Ash Wednesday Storm.
Folder 2: Loose Papers from Norfolk Weather Service Office Scrapbook, circa 1970s: Includes personnel history of Norfolk Weather Service Office staff, a timeline history of the Norfolk weather office from its inception in 1870 to the formation of NOAA in 1970, and a photocopy of the August 23, 1933 edition of Newport News Times-Herald featuring the Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.
Folder 3: Correspondence and Notes from Frederic Heutte to Terry A. Ritter relating to Heutte's book chapter "A Gardener's Diary" in Gardening in the Temperate Zone, 1974 December-1975 June: The notes from Frederic Heutte are weekly observations of the weather and detail specific plants in bloom.
Folder 4: Booklets and Notes of Terry Ritter on weather and its effects on plants in Tidewater Virginia, 1960s-1970s
Folder 5: Program, Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration, Yorktown, Virginia, 1931 October 16-19
Folder 6: Pamphlet, Spend Your Vacation at Virginia Seashore: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Ocean View, Virginia Beach, Cape Henry, 1932: Tourist Information Bureau, Norfolk-Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Norfolk, Virginia.