Halsted Lockwood Ritter papers
Collection Statement
This collection consists of an index, letters and telegrams. Also included is the story of the impeachment of Halsted L. Ritter on April 17, 1936. In the back of the document case if three bound volumes.
Dates
- 1868 - 1951
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University.
Biographical Sketch
July 14, 1868-October 15, 1951. Before his appointment as federal judge, he was assistant U.S. district attorney in Denver. He was the first president of the Community Chest organization of the United States. In recent years he practiced law at Miami, Fla., and resided at Cocoanut Grove. He received his LL.B. degree from DePauw in 1892 and the LL.D. in 1930. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. Judge Ritter was at one time president of the State Bar Association of Colorado, chairman of the Denver Council of Social Agencies. He was a member of two well known Indiana and DePauw families, the Ritter's and the Lockwoods.
Extent
2.07 Cubic Feet (5 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Halstead Lockwood Ritter papers, Class of 1891
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
