Terry and Linda Ritter Collection, 1921-1983 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Terry and Linda Ritter Collection, 1921-1983

ID: 001/01/MSS 2022-004

Primary Creator: Ritter, Terry A. (1937-)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by subject.

Date Acquired: 04/13/2022

Subjects: Ash Wednesday Storm, 1962, Gardening--Southern States, Hurricanes, Norfolk (Va.), United States. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission, Vacations, Virginia Beach (Va.), Weather, Yorktown (Va.)

Forms of Material: Booklets, Correspondence, Notes, Pamphlets, Photographs, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Ash Wednesday Storm, 1962
Gardening--Southern States
Hurricanes
Norfolk (Va.)
United States. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission
Vacations
Virginia Beach (Va.)
Weather
Yorktown (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[All]

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.