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Red Top Christian Church (Boone County, Mo.) Deed, 1868 (C1334)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Deed to approximately seven acres of land, sold to the church by Richmond T. and Polly Roberts.
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Red Top Christian Church (Boone County, Mo.) History, no date (C1335)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Brief history of the church, the bulk of it describing the controversy which resulted in its division into two congregations in 1914.
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Red Top Christian Church (Boone County, Mo.) Membership Directory and Historical Sketch, 1922 (C1336)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Membership lists; lists of elders, deacons, and ministers; church buildings; and traditions of the congregation.
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Frederic D. Redeker Collection, 1900-1938 (P0410)
0.125 linear feet
Photos of Stark Brother's Nurseries and Delicious Apple Monument, photos and postcard of SGT Floyd Army Corps tow boat ca 1975, postcards of Missouri fishing and farming, University of Missouri Columbia, St. Louis, and Plano, MO
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Earl J. Reeves Papers, 1933-2001 (C4378)
5.4 cubic feet (143 folders)
Correspondence, reports, newsletters, teaching material, diaries, education material, genealogical material, military service, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, travel and newsletters of a professor of Political Science, former president of Missouri Valley College, and co-director of Community Bible Study International (CBSI) for Asia.
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The Research, 1915-1916 (C0826)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains three issues of a University of Missouri student newspaper for November 1915 and January and April 1916. Articles include information on athletics department, sportsmanship, and fraternity and sorority activities.
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Richard Price Rider Letter, no date (C1752)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Pearl Mitchell, Rocheport, MO, from Liberty, MO, n.d. Letter refers to an address made by Miss Mitchell at a Stephens College commencement when she presented a picture of former President Rider to the college. Miss Mitchell was a student at Stephens College, 1877-1880.
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Zadok Riggs Stray Notice, 1840 (C1476)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Stray notice posted by Zadok Riggs before Y.E. Hicks, justice for Rocky Fork Township, Boon[e] County, MO. Stray steer appraised at $12 by James Bryson and Samuel Riggs.
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Rippeto-Sapp Family Papers, 1924-1927 (C4619)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)
Love letters written between Ina L. Rippeto of Boone County, Missouri, and Virgil E. Sapp of Jefferson City, Missouri, before their marriage. Also includes an award certificate of Ina Rippeto.
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George A.S. Robertson Papers, 1918-1987 (C4312)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of a former World War I fighter pilot and later Deputy Superintendent of Insurance contain biographical and genealogical data on George A.S. Robertson and the Robertson and related family.
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Virginia Hunt Robertson Photograph Collection, 1927 (P0327)
13 photographs
Four framed photographs: John Wormeley Carter; Rear Admiral (Ret.) Joel Bright; W.A. Bright; Joel Haden. Nine photos of islands in Missouri River between Huntsdale and Rocheport.
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Harry B. Robinson Collection, 1921-1955 (C4109)
0.5 cubic feet
The collection of Harry B. Robinson contains a mix of materials concerning Columbia and mid-Missouri. Robinson focused on collecting diaries and account records of Columbia locals, dating primarily from 1905 to 1953.
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John M. Robinson Bond, 1822 (C1478)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
$5000 bond of John M. Robinson as surveyor of Boone County, MO, 18 November 1822, with Thos. Duley and John Henderson as securities.
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Rocheport Roller Mills (Rocheport, Mo.) Records, 1882-1937 (C0344)
10 rolls of microfilm
Records of the grain mill established in 1875, originally called Monitor Mills. It produced Tuberose and Snowflake flour, as well as meal, ship stuff, and bran.
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Rocheport, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1890-1962 (P0089)
83 photographs
An artifical collection of photographs, including many copy photos, of Rocheport, MO.
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Rocheport, Missouri, Town Board Records, 1885-1900 (C2633)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Minutes of meetings of town board.
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Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1963-1970 (C4206)
0.7 cubic feet (11 folders)
The Rock Bridge Memorial State Park records contain documentation of the founding of the park, the fundraising campaign, the acquisition of property, and the correspondence of the Park Board.
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Rocky Fork Primitive Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Minutes, 1821-1921 (C1319)
0.34 cubic feet (3 volumes)
Articles of faith, rules of decorum, letters of admission and dismission, membership lists, and minutes of church meetings.
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Charles Roemer Collection, 1905-1919 (P0447)
1 folder
Postcards of Missouri scenes in Audrain and Boone Counties. Photographs of returned WWI Soldiers luncheon, Columbia.
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Ann Rogers Photograph Collection, 1860-1914 (P0086)
2 folders
Assortment of postcards, snapshots and prints from across Missouri, including Excelsior Springs, the University of Missouri, and Kansas City.
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Joseph Kirtley Rogers Journal, 1858-1882 (C1223)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Personal journal containing remarks about weather, marriages and funerals performed by Rogers, and list of students enrolled in a Bible class. Rogers was president of Christian College, Columbia, MO, 1858-1877.
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Joseph Kirtley Rogers Notebook, 1858 (C1222)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
History notebook containing dates, facts, and biographical sketches. Rogers was president of Christian College, Columbia, MO, 1858-1877.
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Kate Ellen Rogers Papers, 1954-2003 (C4660)
0.35 cubic feet (9 folders)
Papers of Kate Ellen Rogers, professor emeritus of the Department of Environmental Design. Includes correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, professional writings, and newspaper clippings.
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C.B. Rollins Photograph Collection, no date (P0338)
2 photographs
Portrait of David H. Hickman and group portrait of University of Missouri law students, ca. 1913.
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Curtis Burnam Rollins Papers, 1902-1911 (C3255)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Curtis Burnam Rollins contain two letters concerning Emanuel Lasker's application for appointment as mathematics professor at the University of Missouri, 1902, and certificate appointing Rollins to the board of curators, University of Missouri, 1911.
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James H. Rollins Papers, 1961-1981 (C3056)
3 cubic feet
James Henry (Jimmy) Rollins was a black civil rights activist and University of Missouri law student who was convicted of dispensing marijuana in 1968, jumped bail to avoid prosecution and was subsequently caught and imprisoned in 1974 for that and other crimes. The papers consist primarily of letters from the imprisoned Rollins to one of his supporters, and of notes, newspaper clippings, case files, and other printed material related either to his case or to contemporary political and racial conditions in Columbia and at the University of Missouri.
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James S. Rollins Papers, 1546, 1809-1968 (C1026)
3.3 cubic feet (222 folders, 1 volume); also available on 11 rolls of microfilm
The papers of James S. Rollins, a Boone County, Missouri, lawyer, politician, businessman, and curator of University of Missouri include correspondence with family, business and political associates, and George Caleb Bingham and other friends. The papers cover state, national, and Whig party politics from 1830 through the 1880s, the Civil War in Missouri, internal improvements and the North Missouri Railroad, and education at University of Missouri.
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James Sidney Rollins Letter, 1885 (C1637)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to Grover Cleveland, from Columbia, MO, Aug. 7, 1885. Rollins endorsed General Firman A. Rozier, applicant for appointment as U.S. marshal of the eastern district of Missouri.
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James Sidney Rollins Letters, 1870-1885 (C3014)
1 roll of microfilm
Letters discussing Missouri and national politics written by James S. Rollins, a Missouri politician, lawyer, and businessman, to Carl Schurz, U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1869-1875, and Secretary of the Interior, 1877-1881.
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James Sidney Rollins Record Book, 1834-1868 (C2150)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
Rollins, a Boone County, MO, lawyer, businessman, and politician, was influential in securing the location of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Record book contains personal and business accounts.
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Russell J. Rosier Papers, 1910-1990 (C4376)
3 cubic feet (104 folders)
Correspondence, photographs, genealogical, and other miscellaneous personal papers , and assorted organizational material of a secretary of the Missouri Farmer's Association (MFA), Columbia, Missouri, and his wife, Bessie Rosier, and related family.
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Rotary Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1968-1998 (CA6650)
0.4 cubic feet
Addition of "Rotary Speak" newsletters and directories. See also C4230.
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Rotary Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1922-1996 (C4230)
7 cubic feet (302 folders)
The records of the Columbia, Missouri, Rotary Club, District 605, which contain correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, newsletters, publicity material, membership records, activities, conference material, and photographs.
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Round Table Club, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1926-1932 (C1233)
0.29 cubic feet (1 volume)
Signatures of members and guests of a men's luncheon group loosely modeled after King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. Some correspondence, clippings, and miscellany.
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Francis T. Russell Botanical Specimens, 1850-1891 (C2334)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a volume of botanical specimens. Russell, a Columbia, MO, attorney and curator of the University of Missouri, collected most of the specimens on a trip to California and return via the Isthmus in 1850.
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Lela Jean Howat Rutherford Papers, 1909-1976 (C4127)
1 cubic foot
The Lela Jean Howat Rutherford Papers document the life and family of Mrs. Rutherford from her time as a University of Missouri student to the early 1970s. The papers consist of photographs, diaries, correspondence, and other miscellaneous items.
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Salute to Veterans Air Show Records, 1990-2019 (CA6636)
3.6 cubic feet, 2 CDs, 6 DVDs, 3.76 GB of digital files
The records of the organization contain photographs, publications, correspondence, planning materials, and audiovisual material. The Salute to Veterans Air Show held an annual Memorial Day celebration to honor military veterans in Columbia, Missouri, until 2019.
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Frances Asbury Sampson Collection, 1796-1958 (C3813)
12.9 cubic feet (455 folders)
Collection compiled by Francis Asbury Sampson. Includes Democratic and Republican party campaign literature for national and Missouri elections, 1838-1958; speeches and pamphlets concerning national and state political issues; materials concerning the history of Boone, Schuyler, Pettis and Ste. Genevieve counties and Sedalia; papers of Garland C. Broadhead and William Switzler; and speeches, notes, bibliographies and personal papers of F.A. Sampson.
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Sanford F. Conley Home Photograph, 1886-1890 (P0351)
1 photograph
Photo of Sanford F. Conley Home, ca. 1886-1890, family sitting on porches.
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Sapp Family Papers, (CA6707)
0.05 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family include a birth registration, marriage certificate, court documents, death certificates, wills, and stock records.
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Maribeth Sapp Papers, 1931 (CA6466)
0.2 cubic feet
Scrapbooks and diploma of a student who graduated from Ashland High School in Boone County, Missouri, in 1931. Scrapbooks include photographs, report cards, commencement programs, and other material concerning Sapp's senior year.
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David Blake Sasse Photographs, 1988-1991 (P0449)
1 folder
Photos of Chariton County and Boone County (Katy Trail Fun Festival), ca. 1988-1991
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Kim Schafermeyer Photograph, 1989 (P0046)
1 photograph
Platinum print by Schafermeyer of University of Missouri Sesquicentennial.
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Liz Schmidt Collection, 1953-1984 (CA4702)
21 cubic feet
Clippings and printed material pertaining to elections, schools, fair housing, home rule, and Columbia and Boone County issues gathered by Schmidt in the course of her work with the League of Women Voters and other groups.
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Liz Schmidt Interview, 2010 (CA6352)
4 CDs
Oral history interview conducted with Liz Schmidt by Doug Hunt concerning her activism in Columbia, Missouri, during the 1960s. Collection contains audio only.
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Shirley Putnam Schneerer Scrapbook, 1905-1909 (CA6063)
1 volume
While living in Columbia during 1905-1909, Shirley Putnam Schneerer compiled a scrapbook of pictures and post cards of the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her father, Dr. James W. Putnam, taught in the School of Business Administration at UMC from 1906 to 1909. Also includes images of the St. Patrick Day celebrations by the School of Engineering; Columbia and the surrounding central Missouri area; and Stephens College. There are limited images of the Putnam family and family home.
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John C. Schuder Papers, 1964-1975 (C3915)
0.8 cubic feet
Papers of John C. Schuder, an officer of the Columbia, MO, Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and member of the Anti-War Moratorium Committee. The Schuder Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
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John C. Schuder Papers, 1969-2002 (CA6342)
3 cubic feet
Addition of papers of an officer of the Columbia, Missouri, Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and member of the Anti-War Moratorium Committee. The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
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Paul Schweitzer United States Citizenship Certificate, 1872 (C4298)
1 oversize item
Certificate of U.S. Citizenship for Paul Schweitzer, 1872.
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Scott and Kennan, Columbia, Missouri, Ledger, 1882 (C1246)
0.16 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a record book of a grocery company.