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Maria Ritchie collection

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Creator:

Maria Ritchie

Date Range:

1943-1987, bulk 1950s

Call Number:

AG73

Abstract:

A collection of clippings and other literature collected by Maria Ritchie. Topics include Boston Nursery for Blind Babies, retrolental fibroplasia (retinopathy of prematurity), and Perkins’ early work with infants and their mothers in the late 1940s. Most of the articles are about work for babies with retinopathy of prematurity being done in the Boston area.

Extent:

.25 linear foot, 1 box

Language:

English

Processed by:

Susanna Coit, 2018

Biographical/Historical notes:

Maria Dickson (1906-1998) was born in Banbridge, Ireland and was married to George Ritchie (born in 1905 in Aberdeen, Scotland). They resided in Malden, Massachusetts and in 1945 Mrs. Ritchie and her son attended the Nursery School project at Perkins.

Restrictions:

None

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Perkins School for the Blind, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Credit line/Citation:

AG73 Maria Ritchie Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

Scope/Contents:

This collection contains newspaper clippings, accompanied by published reports and booklets. Topics include Boston Nursery for Blind Babies, retrolental fibroplasia (retinopathy of prematurity), and Perkins’ early work with infants and their mothers in the late 1940s. Most of the articles are about work being done in the Boston area related to babies with retinopathy of prematurity.

Arrangement:

B1:F1 = Box 1: Folder 1

This collection is arranged into 7 folders by material type. The clippings are arranged chronologically by year.

AG5 Gabriel Farrell Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

AG68 Pauline Moor Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

Container List:

Box: 1

  • B1:F1: No Place to Go – publication and correspondence
  • B1:F2: Clippings, 1943-1952
  • B1:F3: Clippings, 1953-1962
  • B1:F4: Clippings, undated
  • B1:F5: Perkins events, 1951, 1952, 1953
  • B1:F6: Pauline Moor to Mrs. George Ritchie, August 18, 1960
  • B1:F7: Publications, 1951, 1952, 1977, 1987

Provenance:

This collection was donated by Wallace Ritchie’s brother, who is a relative of former Perkins staff member, Peg Cleary. Ms. Cleary assisted with getting the donation to the Archives.

Subject headings:

  • Perkins School for the Blind.
  • Perkins School for the Blind–History.
  • Retrolental fibroplasia
  • Children who are blind

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