Carl Ritchie '49 was born in Salem, Oregon on June 30, 1923. He graduated from Salem High School in 1942 as valedictorian. During World War II, Ritchie served as a sergeant in the signal corps. He attended Willamette University on the G.I. Bill and graduated in 3 years. Ritchie was an acting instructor at Willamette University from 1956 until 1962 when he assumed the role of Head of Creative Arts at Mount Angel College. Ritchie was a founding member of the Pentacle Theater.
Ritchie served as public relations director for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival from 1957 to 1967. During this time he wrote and directed several plays for the festival. He was an actor, scene builder, and producer. He was also a speech writer for Oregon Governor Tom McCall during the 1970 election. In 1972, he won a Peabody Award for his work on the KOAC/Corvallis, Oregon program "Conversations with Will Shakespeare and Certain of His Friends."
The Carl Ritchie papers contain transcripts of radio broadcasts, including radio dramas, advertisements and news programs. Photographs from student theater productions and reports from Ritchie's time as Head of Creative Arts at Mount Angel College are also included.
The Carl Ritchie papers have been described in three series. Series I: Radio, Series II: Theater, and Series III: Mount Angel College Creative Arts. The files in these series have been arranged alphabetically.
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[Identification of item], Carl Ritchie papers, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Material donated by Judy Sugnet, 2015.
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This series contains material created by Ritchie during his time spent as a Radio Host at KOCO, Salem and radio instructor at Willamette University.
Contains annotated radio transcripts, including advertising and musical introductions.
Radio drama transcript.
Radio drama transcript.
Contains Christmas eve schedule, advertising pitches, and annotated KOCO radio copy.
Radio drama transcript.
Radio drama transcript.
Radio drama transcript performed as part of the "University Workshop" at Willamette University.
Radio drama transcript.
Contains transcripts of local news programs, advertisements, music lists.
Radio drama transcript.
Radio drama transcript performed as part of the "University Workshop" at Willamette University.
Includes radio drama transcripts, course supply lists, playbills, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Radio program at Willamette University.
This series contains photographs of performances and rehearsals from Ritchie's time as an acting instructor with Willamette University and Director of the Vining Repertory, part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Contains photographs of rehearsals from Willamette University production.
Contains photographs of rehearsals from Willamette University production.
Contains photographs of Vining Repertory performance as part of the Oregon Shakespear Festival.
Contains pages pulled from magazines as well as a large head shot of Nelson Eddy.
This series contains reports, notes, and newspaper clippings relevant to Ritchie's employment as Head of Creative Arts at Mount Angel College.
Contains reports written by Ritchie as Head of Creative Arts at Mount Angel College and newspaper clippings.
Contains letters regarding 1970 election, newspaper clippings, and "Thoughts on Public Relations & the Arts."