Name/Title
Newspaper Clippings relating to Otto Rittler, 1970sEntry/Object ID
1996.73.31Description
Acc. No. 96.73.31 A - D
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda - Otto Rittler Collection
Date or Period: 1970's
Object: Newspaper clippings on Otto Rittler, his life and achievements, and his death
Description:
96.73.31 A: Clipping of obituary, no date or name of newspaper, with caption Otto Rittler dead at 95; includes small photograph of Rittler with legend Pioneer in recreation.
96.73.31B: Page from Alameda Times Star with banner at top Times Star Sports, dated Friday, January 20, 1978, page 11, and headlines Civic Leaders, ex-AHS Athletes Mourn Otto Rittler. Article includes three photographs of Otto Rittler and one of Rittler Park.
96.73.31 C: Clipping from Alameda Times Star, dated Friday, Jan. 20, 1978, with photograph of Rittler captioned Otto C. Rittler Day the Park was Dedicated - Oct. 12, 1963. Article is entitled "Otto Rittler Dies" and is written by Jack Clark.
96.73.31 D: Newspaper clipping with photograph of Rittler. Heading is Otto C. Rittler 90 Years old and caption under photograph reads Otto C. Rittler The Day The Park was Named.
History of Object:
Clippings that celebrate the life of Otto Rittler, which were probably clipped by family members and kept with the rest of the Rittler memorabilia.
Acquired From:
Mrs. Bernice Rittler Lowell
In memory of her father, Otto Rittler
Date: 3/1/96
