CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: FORESTRY DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Photographs and Papers of Lawrence B. Ritter at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Division of Forestry. | |
| Title: | Photographs and Papers of Lawrence B. Ritter. | |
| Dates: | 1926-1986. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Photograph albums (approximately 1926-1935), loose photographs and/or negatives (1926-1957, 1980), and blister rust control documents (approximately 1942-1986) kept by Lawrence B. Ritter, forestry employee (1929-1964) and white pine blister rust control expert. The photograph albums and loose photographs are mainly snapshots taken by Ritter of his early years in forestry, as well as, nature scenes and travel photographs. The loose photographs and/or negatives include both prints and negatives, many of which do not duplicate each other. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Lawrence B. Ritter began working for the Forestry Service in July 1929. He became an expert in white pine blister rust control and in the 1930s began a control program in Minnesota. It culminated with publication of the Blister Rust Control Field Manual and a pictorial review of the program around 1945. Ritter retired from forestry in 1964 but worked as a land appraiser for the Parks Department until 1983. Ritter died in October 1997 at the age of 91.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The blister rust control documents include "A Pictorial Review of Blister Rust Control in Minnesota, 1945," an album of photographs (mainly black and white, some handtinted) documenting the control program; the Blister Rust Control Handbook, covering survey and eradication (approximately 1937); the White Pine Rust Control Field Manual, North Central Region (approximately 1942); and blister rust papers, mainly printed articles (1957-1986). Many of the photographs in the pictorial review are duplicated in the albums and loose photographs and/or negatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Forestry. Photographs and Papers of Lawrence B. Ritter. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 994-137
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017317170104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 113.A.4.2F | 1 | Photograph albums: | |||||||||
| Photograph album, Volume 1, approximately 1926-1933. | |||||||||||
| Contains photographs from Ritter's early years in the Forestry Service, as well as nature scenes, pictures of other cities, and forestry activities. | |||||||||||
| Photograph album, Volume 2, approximately 1929-1935. | |||||||||||
| Contains photographs from Ritter's years in the Forestry Service, pictures of cities around the United States, forestry activities, and postcards from cities in the United States. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 116.A.6.2 | 2 | Photographs and negatives: | |||||||||
| In 5 inches x 7 inches envelopes. | |||||||||||
| Borgeding logging operation, Clearwater, Minnesota, October 1945. | |||||||||||
| Boys Camp, approximately 1926. | |||||||||||
| Early tree treatment, 1957. | |||||||||||
| Fish Trap Lake, August 24, 1956. | |||||||||||
| Forest History Center, July 5, 1980. | |||||||||||
| Forest Ranger School, approximately 1926. | |||||||||||
| Fuelwood cutting, Isanti County, 1943. | |||||||||||
| Group photo of forest service personnel, approximately 1935. | |||||||||||
| Highway 152, approximately 1945. | |||||||||||
| Highway plantations of White Pine along U.S. 152 between Monticello and St. Cloud, October 22-26, 1945. | |||||||||||
| Itasca State Park, summer 1926. | |||||||||||
| Itasca State Park, Nicollet Cabin, 1933. | |||||||||||
| Itasca State Park, winter 1956-1957. | |||||||||||
| Lake of the Woods, approximately September 4-5, 1943. | |||||||||||
| Latrine, Black River Camp, Pine Island, January 1933. | |||||||||||
| Link Lake cabin interior, winter 1931. | |||||||||||
| Log loader, near Blossom Lake, Chippewa National Forest, 1944. | |||||||||||
| MacFarland Lake, Cook County, undated. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Forest Service Rangers, approximately 1929. | |||||||||||
| M & I Railroad, Road of Pulp, undated. | |||||||||||
| Moccasin-Badoura Nursery, July 9, 1953. | |||||||||||
| Rainy Lake, 1937. | |||||||||||
| Ranger Station, Kappa Landing, undated. | |||||||||||
| Sawmill, 1953. | |||||||||||
| Sawmill, Henriette, MN. J.S.O. and son owners, March 21, 1935. | |||||||||||
| Sawmill, High Falls, (Pigeon?) River, June 24, 1953. | |||||||||||
| Scenic State Park, July 20, 1950. | |||||||||||
| (Tangerds?), Clearwater County, August 25, 1950. | |||||||||||
| Tractor-operated drag saw, Isanti County, undated. | |||||||||||
| White pine reproduction, Greenwood Lake Area, Superior National Forest, 1944. | |||||||||||
| White pine reproduction, S14 T53-14, 1944. | |||||||||||
| White spruce, Fort Grand Portage, approximately 1935. | |||||||||||
| University Farm, approximately 1933. | |||||||||||
| Photographs: | |||||||||||
| A Pictorial Review of Blister Rust Control in Minnesota, 1945. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Photo album. | |||||||||||
| L. Ritter and C. Wilson and their wives, approximately 1945. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Documents: | |||||||||||
| Blister Rust Control Handbook, undated. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Blister Pine Rust Papers, 1957-1986. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| White Pine Rust Control Field Manual, approximately 1942. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Blister rust -- Photographs.
- Foresters -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Forests and forestry -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Logging -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Lumbering -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Sawmills -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Tree farms -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Trees -- Diseases and pests -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- White pine -- Diseases and pests -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Wild flowers -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Wildlife photography -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Ritter, Lawrence B.
- Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983 -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Cloquet Forest Experiment Station -- Photographs.
- General Logging Company -- Photographs.
- Minnesota Forest History Center (Grand Rapids, Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Minnesota. Department of Conservation.
- University of Minnesota. School of Forestry -- Photographs.
- Places:
- Baptism River (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Cascade River (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Chippewa National Forest (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Como Park (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Duluth (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Glacier National Park (Mont.) -- Photographs.
- Gooseberry Falls State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Henrietta (Minn. : Township) -- Photographs.
- Itasca State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Lake of the Woods -- Photographs.
- New England -- Photographs.
- Sun -- Rising and setting -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Superior, Lake, Region -- Photographs.
- Virginia (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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