Inventory of the Mark Ritchie Papers
D-642
Liz Phillips
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
2019
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Mark Ritchie Papers
Creator:
Ritchie,
Mark
Identifier/Call Number: D-642
Physical Description:
3 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1964-1992
Date (bulk): 1975-1980
Abstract: The collection includes activist and politician Mark Ritchie's minutes and notes of the meetings of the People’s Food System
(San Francisco) and materials related to the cooperative food movement in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1970s.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to
request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Biography
Mark Ritchie was a key leader in the People's Food System of the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and 1970s. The
system was composed of food co-ops, worker collectives and a series of wholesale collectives that supported the retail
stores, including a bakery, produce, trucking, cheese, grains, and so on. The mission was food for people not for profit,
healthy food and land, and a new way of making decisions.
In particular, Mark Ritchie worked with Red Star Cheese Collective and Earthworks, an urban food and agricultural library.
He went on to many other accomplishments, including serving as Secretary of State of Minnesota.
Biography by Ann M. Evans
Scope and Contents
The collection includes minutes and notes of the meetings of the People’s Food System (San Francisco) and materials on the
cooperative food movement in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1970s. Many organizations and co-ops are represented, including
Earthwork and the Center for Rural Studies and Red Star Cheese. Some materials focus on the development of structures to support
the entire food system, such as a loan fund, warehousing, and trucking.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Liz Phillips processed this collection with help from student assistant Husnain Jafrani.
Acquisition
Gift of Mark Ritchie and Ann Evans, 2016.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mark Ritchie Papers, D-642, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California,
Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sustainable agriculture -- California
Food cooperatives
Food industry and trade -- California
Ritchie, Mark --
Archives
Box 2, Folder
11
April 4th Conference
undated
Box 2, Folder
12
All-Store Conference
1975
Box 3, Folder
21
Basis of Unity Issues; System-wide Issues
1977
Scope and Contents
"Representative Body; Steering Committee"
Box 3, Folder
28
Building Meeting Minutes
1975
Box 3, Folder
26
Center for Rural Studies
1977-1990
Box 1, Folder
20
Center for Rural Studies
1979
Box 2, Folder
40
Committee Against Hunger
undated
Box 2, Folder
41
Collective Directory
1976
Box 2, Folder
15
Communion Resturant
undated
Box 3, Folder
22
Co-ops: Democratic Management and Decision Making
1969-1981
Box 3, Folder
31
Conversation Between Mark Ritchie and Jim Draper about the alternative Food system in the Bay Area
circa 1976
Box 1, Folder
23
Criteria Meetings - Criteria (All Co-op, SFCW. Other)
1975
Box 1, Folder
16
Decision Making/Co-Ops, Democratic Management
1980
Box 1, Folder
19
Education Committee
undated
Box 2, Folder
14
Film Series Storefront
1976
Box 2, Folder
17
Flatlands Food Store
1975-1976
Box 1, Folder
14
Food Flyers: Food for People
1976-1977
Box 3, Folder
25
Food System: General
1975-1980
Box 1, Folder
13
Haight Community Foodstore
1972-1978
Box 1, Folder
15
Honey Sandwich Collective
1975
Box 1, Folder
17
The Hunger Action Coalition
1982
Scope and Contents
"Third world impact"
Box D Legal
2
International Hotel: Clippings, Booklet, Calendar
1977-1978
Box 3, Folder
8
July 4th Coalition
undated
Box 2, Folder
25
September [Leaflets]
1975
Box 3, Folder
4
March Forth Women
undated
Box 3, Folder
14
Other Stores and Veritable Vegetables
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
"Veritable Vegetables; Tofu; Honey Sandwich; Haight Community Food Store; Flatlands Community Food Store"
Box 2, Folder
9
Peoples's Bakery
1974-1977
Box 3, Folder
32
Picnic Invitations (Eleanor McCallie's Going Away Party)
1979
Box 2, Folder
10
Political Conference
undated
Box 3, Folder
24
Political Shopping And Marketing
1970, undated
Box 3, Folder
33
Postcards to Mark Ritchie and others
1977
Box 3, Folder
18
Red Star Cheese 1975
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
"Minutes, Bulletins"
Box 3, Folder
20
Red Star Cheese 1975-1977
1975-1977
Scope and Contents
"Goals; Assumptions; Finances; Structure; Important principles of unity"
Box 2, Folder
29
San Franciso Community Gardens
undated
Box 2, Folder
31
San Francisco (Misc.)
1976-1978
Box 3, Folder
29
SF Liberation School: Agribusiness Class
1976
Box 3, Folder
15
Shootout
1977
Scope and Contents
"Expulsion of Veritable Vegetables; Warehouse"
Box 3, Folder
16
Storefront Extension
1975
Box 1, Folder
3
Summer Camp Registration
1980-1981
Box 1, Folder
9
Summer Camp History
undated
Box 1, Folder
1
Sustainable Agriculture/San Francisco
1975
Box 3, Folder
23
"The Trilateral Commission's Food Task Force Report," Dahlia Rudavsky
1977
Box 2, Folder
1
IV - C - 4 U.S. Export
1972-1981
Box 2, Folder
2
IV - C - 1 Miscellaneous
1964-1981
Box 3, Folder
30
Unsorted Flyers and Publications
1970-1980
