[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.]