    [United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 116-1]
    [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
    [Pages 161-162]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

            94                    SENATE HISTORIAN EMERITUS

                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie will retire from the United States
                    Senate after serving with distinction, first as
                    Associate Historian from 1976 to 2009, and then as
                    Senate Historian from 2009 to 2015;

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                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has dedicated his Senate service
                    to preserving, protecting, and promoting the history of
                    the Senate and its members;
                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has produced or guided production
                    of numerous publications detailing the rich
                    institutional history of the Senate;
                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has been instrumental in
                    preserving, organizing, and making available to scholars
                    the vast archival holdings of the Senate and its
                    members;
                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has assisted in the Senate's
                    commemoration of events of historical significance and
                    in the development of exhibitions and educational
                    programs on the history of the Senate and the Capitol;
                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has guided the Senate's
                    comprehensive Oral History Project to capture and
                    preserve the institutional memory of Senators, Senate
                    officers, and Senate staff;
                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has upheld the high standards and
                    traditions of the Senate, and has performed his duties
                    in a professional and nonpartisan manner; and
                Whereas Donald A. Ritchie has earned the respect and esteem
                    of the United States Senate; Now, therefore, be it
                    Resolved, That, effective June 1, 2015, as a token of
                the appreciation of the Senate for his long and faithful
                service, Donald A. Ritchie is hereby designated as Historian
                Emeritus of the United States Senate.

                [S. Res. 147, 114-1, Apr. 22, 2015.]