Ritter, Lena, 1935-2016
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1935-11-04-2016-09-19- 1935 November 4 - 2016 September 19 - 2016-09-19
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Lena Ritter Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-361
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the work of North Carolina shell fisher turned environmental activist, Lena Ritter. It covers her career with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, where she served on the board of directors and was its president from 1987-1990, especially focused on her community and legal efforts to preserve Permuda Island in Onslow County and the educational sessions she gave to school children and on local and national TV shows. Content also includes documents related to her...
Dates:
1962-2009; Majority of material found within 1983-1995
Found in:
Special Collections