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Margaret Ritchie Papers, 1895-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Margaret Ritchie, 1895-1986
Title
Margaret Ritchie Papers
Dates
1895-1983 (inclusive)
Quantity
EXT
Collection Number
MG211 (collection)
Summary
Correspondence, brochures, newspaper clippings about Ritchie and her acquaintances, curriculum vitae, Columbia University Teachers' College master's diploma (1930), certificates of appreciation, photographs, postcards, yearbooks of the American Association of University Women and the PEO Sisterhood, World War II ration books, list of appointments, 1949-1950, and other items.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Margaret Ritchie was born in Bay City, Michigan, June 5, 1895, the daughter of John W. and Helen (White) Ritchie. She spent her early life there, graduating from Eastern High School in 1914. She received a diploma from Skidmore School in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1916, then attended Columbia University Teachers College in New York City where she received her B.S. degree in 1918 and her M.A. in 1930.

She was an assistant instructor of foods and chemistry at Columbia before joining the home economics staff at Battle Creek College in Michigan where she taught for 18 years, eventually becoming director of the home economics department. When the school closed its doors in 1938 Ritchie came to the University of Idaho as head of Home Economics. She retired as department head in 1959, but continued to teach until forced to retire because of age in 1965. She then taught at California Polytechnic College in Pomona until 1968 when she returned to Moscow to live.

She was active in university, community, and professional affairs during her 47 years in Moscow. She was a member and officer in many organizations including the Home Economics Association, Idaho Home Economics Association, American Diatetics Association, and Moscow Dieticians Group. She served on the board of Church Women United and was active in Meals on Wheels and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce. She was also a member of the American Association of University Women and the PEO Sisterhood.

Margaret Ritchie died in Moscow on January 7, 1986, at the age of 90. Her body was cremated and the ashes sent to Bay City for burial.

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Content Description

The papers of Margaret Ritchie include her curriculum vitae, her M.A. diploma, certificates of appreciation, a small amount of correspondence, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings about her and people she knew, professional photographs as well an informal snapshots and a few post cards, and AAUW and PEO yearbooks. Other items include World War II ration books, a list of appointments for the years 1949 and 1950, a 7 1/2 x 11 1/2" 48 star American flag, and a lock of her baby hair.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The papers of Margaret Ritchie were donated to the University of Idaho Library by her estate and were delivered by Calvin Warnick in May 1989.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection
  • Description: Curriculum Vitae, etc.
    5 items
    Dates: 1936-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Diploma and certificates
    3 items
    Dates: 1930-1959
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Speech delivered during Skidmore commencement week
    1 item
    Dates: 1916
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Correspondence
    14 items
    Dates: 1930-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: Receipts
    29 items
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Programs for musical events
    2 items
    Dates: ca. 1930
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6

  • Clippings, Brochures, etc., 1918-1965

  • Photographs, 1895-1983

    • Description: Helen and John Ritchie
      4 items
      Dates: ca. 1895-1955
      Container: Box/Folder 1/14
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Formal portraits of Margaret Ritchie as a child
      24 items
      Dates: 1895-1903
      Container: Box/Folder 1/15-16
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Formal portraits of Margaret Ritchie as an adult
      9 items
      Dates: 1915-1965
      Container: Box/Folder 1/17
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Snapshots of Margaret Ritchie
      41 items
      Dates: 1919-1983
      Container: Box/Folder 1/18
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Dedication of Home Economics Building
      2 items
      Dates: November 1952
      Container: Box/Folder 1/19
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: John Harvey Kellogg and the Miami Clinic
      9 items
      Dates: 1925-1936
      Container: Box/Folder 1/20
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Idaho and University of Idaho scenes
      5 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/21
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Other photographs
      6 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/22
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: AAUW, Battle Creek branch, yearbooks
      6 items
      Dates: 1932-1938
      Container: Box/Folder 1/23
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: P.E.O. Sisterhood yearbooks
      6 items
      Dates: 1941-1945
      Container: Box/Folder 1/24
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983
    • Description: Other items
      6 items
      Dates: 1897-1951
      Container: Box/Folder 1/25
      Location: Photographs, 1895-1983

Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1990

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