Ritter Family Papers

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Ritter Family Papers

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CORRESPONDENCE

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) CORRESPONDENCE: Letters and postcards exchanged between members of the Ritter family, the majority written by William E. Ritter and his uncle Nelson Ritter between 1860 and 1905. The correspondence documents births, deaths, and the health of family members; social and economic aspects of life on the farms; and William E. Ritter’s educational and career experiences. Early letters contain impressions of the Civil War and Union recruiting and drafting policies in Wisconsin. The final folder in the series contains handwritten poems. Arranged chronologically.

Box 1, Folder 1-36

Letters 1841-1916

General

Folder 35 contains several California and La Jolla themed picture postcards ca. 1910.

Box 1, Folder 37

Poems undated

RECEIPTS AND LEGAL PAPERS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) LEGAL PAPERS: Documents concerning the estate of Ezra Ritter, such as receipts, tax records, and bank documents.

Box 1, Folder 38-39

Receipts 1876-1886

Box 1, Folder 40-42

City taxes 1863-1908

Box 1, Folder 43

Bank receipts 1901-1909

Box 2, Folder 1-5

Legal papers 1824-1891

PHOTOGRAPHS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) PHOTOGRAPHS: Contains two original tintypes of William E. Ritter as a young man, and portraits of other family members. Photographic postcards are located in the CORRESPONDENCE series.

Box 2, Folder 6

Ritter Family portraits ca. 1860-1890s

Leonora Eason Ritter: ca. 1890