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Richard Ryder Papers
Historic Owner
Richard G. Ryder
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateMarch 11, 1965–November 8, 1966
PeriodCold War; Vietnam War
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of LCDR Richard G. Ryder, MSC, USN, Retired A2022.07
Object numberA2022.07
DescriptionExtent: 3 foldersThe Richard Ryder Papers primarily contains correspondence to his parents while he was deployed on USS Intrepid. The letters discuss his job in Intrepid's pharmacy, goings on in sick bay and in port, as well as planning visits home. Some of the letters discuss an accident in which three crew members, including Hospital Corpsman Richard Gauthier, were killed by hydrogen sulfide gas. Stationery in the collection include USS Intrepid stationery and one letter with stationery featuring Peanuts characters, such as Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Other items in the collection include USS Intrepid Familygram newsletters and some Intrepid-related newspaper clippings.
Correspondence
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, March 17, 1965 (3 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, April 17, 1965 (2 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, September 7, 1965 (2 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, October 7, 1965 (3 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, November 25, 1965 (2 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, December 11, 1965 (3 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, December 20, 1965 (2 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, February 14, 1966 (4 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, March 14, 1966 (3 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, April 15, 1966 (6 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, May 8, 1966 (5 pages)
-- Describes the hydrogen sulfide gas accident. Includes a hand-drawn diagram.
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, May 21, 1966 (4 pages)
- Letter & envelope; to Mrs. David D. Ryder from L.H. Blackburn, May 27, 1966 (1 page)
-- Thanks Mrs. Ryders for her support of Richard Gauthier's family following Gauthier's death in the hydrogen sulfide gas accident.
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, June 11, 1966 (4 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, June 26, 1966 (3 pages)
-- Newsletter; The Daily Ketcher, June 2, 1966
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, July 14, 1966 (1 page)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, July 20, 1966 (4 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, August 10, 1966 (3 pages, on Peanuts stationary)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, August 23, 1966 (4 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, September 1, 1966 (4 pages, with magazine clipping of a plate)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, October 8, 1966 (2 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from Rich Ryder, November 8, 1966 (3 pages)
- Letter & envelope; To Mr. & Mrs. David F. Ryder from the U.S.S. Intrepid, October 17, 1966 (1 page). Humorous letter from "The Committee for Rehabilitation and Control of Veterans of the Seventh Fleet" about sailors returning home.
Newsletters
- Familygram, March 11, 1965
- Familygram, September 20, 1965
- Familygram, December 1965
- Familygram, April 1966
- Familygram, July 1966
- Familygram, September 1966
- Familygram, November 21, 1966
Newspaper Clippings
- "Intrepid is Name, Action," Virginia-Pilot, no date
- "Long Cruise Ends," Virginia-Pilot, no date
- "Intrepid [illegible] Vietnam Her Story One of Duty, Danger," no date
- "Intrepid Welcome Planned," no date
On View
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Edward C. McConkey
March 22, 1965–November 21, 1966
Object number: A2024.30
