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Ramsay Place Names File, 1928-1945 (C2366)
6 cubic feet (12 boxes), 4 rolls of microfilm

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Card file of origins of Missouri place names, compiled by students of Robert L. Ramsay, University of Missouri professor of English. Cards are in alphabetical order by place name.

Robert L. Ramsay Papers, 1918-1953 (C3230)
2.5 cubic feet

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Correspondence, notes, rough drafts, revisions, and proof sheets for place names series with emphasis upon Missouri place names. Newspaper clippings about Ramsay and the place name articles. Small volumes of notes and prints pertaining to his academic classes, and sample student themes and bibliographies.

William Joseph Randall Papers, 1962-1976 (K0791)
301 c.f.

Records relating to Randall's career in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mildred Kittell Ray Collection, 1857-1973 (K0024)
0.19 c.f. (10 folders)

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Letters written by John Taylor, Mrs. Ray's great grandfather, and his brother, James Taylor, to their parents in Oldham, England, about their experiences in Kansas City, 1857-1863, as well as letters from Mrs. Ray's mother and grandmother. It also includes research notes and writings by Mrs. Ray concerning the Taylor and Fisher families, including notes on diaries kept by Abel Fisher concerning his trip to California and his early days in Kansas City, 1855-1858

Rebekah Assembly of Missouri Collection, 1932-1990 (R0616)
(8 rolls of microfilm)

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The Rebekah Assembly of Missouri Collection contains microfilm copies of printed minutes of the annual meetings of the Rebekah Assembly of Missouri. The minutes include lists of state officials, delegates and alternates, financial information and committee reports, matters concerning the Odd Fellows Home in Liberty, Missouri, and a listing of the names and local addresses of all Rebekah lodges in Missouri.

Thomas W. Records Papers, 1866 (K0557)
0.1 c.f.

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Daily diary with entries on the weather; business activity; unusual events in the city such as runaway horses, Cholera, or the circus; record of visitors, letters written and received, and his travels during that year. Records was a merchant/farmer in Blue Springs, MO.

Red Bridge Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Congregation Records, 1879-2016 (K1361)
2 c.f.

Member directories, financial summaries, photos, programs, newsletters, records of land purchases, sketches of bldg plans, records of dissolution of corp., anniversary booklets and other items from the life of the church. Previously known as Oak Park Christian Church.

Rediscover Mental Health Services Records, 1969-1995 (K0511)
41 c.f.

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Administrative records, board minutes, legislation on federal and state levels, community contact and involvement, funding and programs offered and administered by Rediscover and its predecessors.

Ellen ""Nell"" Quinlan Donnelly Reed Papers, 1919-1972 (K0444)
4 c.f.

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The Ellen "Nell" Quinlan Donnelly Reed Papers contain correspondence, printed and published advertisements, and photographs related to the life of Nell Donnelly Reed, prominent Kansas City businesswoman and cofounder of the Donnelly Garment Company. The papers also cover topics including politics and travel.

James Alexander Reed Papers, 1903-1950 (K0443)
60 c.f.

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Personal and professional correspondence, speeches, case files, legal documents, scrapbooks, and subject files of Kansas City Mayor and United States Senator James A. Reed.

Lee Reeder Papers, 1931-1941 (C2536)
23.3 cubic feet (1849 folders)

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Papers of a Kansas City attorney. Records of action relating to the trucking industry, labor disputes, bill collection and bankruptcy, damage suits, divorce cases, patent cases, and estates. Some papers pertaining to local Democratic politics, Boy Scouts, and Country Club Congregational Church.

Albert L. Reeves, Jr. Papers, 1930-1957 (K0864)
8 c.f.

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Reeves was an attorney and U.S. Representative from Missouri's 5th District. Includes correspondence, clippings, speeches and articles related to his election campaign, his congressional term and his campaign for re-election. Also his service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II.

Albert L. Reeves, Sr. Papers, 1900-1971 (K0640)
2 c.f.

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Personal and professional papers depicting U.S. District Court Judge Reeves' judicial career and family material. Includes manuscripts and family materials; photographs; speeches/addresses; cases; correspondence, clippings, and an oversize scrapbook. Also drafts of unpublished book by Reeves, Shame of a Great City.

Reform Movement Oral History Collection, 1988 (K0266)
0.3 c.f.

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Oral interviews with individuals personally active in the Kansas City reform movement in opposition to the Pendergast Machine and for good Municipal government from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Jack Reitzes Papers, 1931-2006 (K0996)
1 c.f.

Born in Kansas City, Reitzes was an member of Temple B'nai Jehudah. Materials related to his and his family's activities including newspaper clippings, yearbooks, correspondence, commemoration booklets, event programs, newsletters, photographs.

Ruth Olive (Dean) Relaford Papers, 1927-1933 (K1351)
0.06 c.f.

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Central Junior High School, KC, MO commencement programs + newsclipping, 1928,1931; Deepwater (MO) high school report cards, 1933; Methodist Episcopal Church membership certif., 1927; etc.

Eric Douglas Macwilliam Remington Papers, 1920-1950 (K0101)
3.09 c.f.

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Exterior and interior photographs of residences designed by Remington, an architect in Kansas City associated with woman architect, Mary Rockwell Hook; notes and drawings done by Remington pertaining to the concert house in Stockholm, Sweden.

Renshaw and McLin Family Papers, 1845-2000 (SP0087)
4 cubic feet (61 folders, 3 volumes, 1 oversize box)

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The Renshaw and McLin Family Papers contain the personal papers of the Renshaw and McLin families of Cave Spring, Missouri, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, and genealogical material. The collection also consists of records related to Mount Zion Presbyterian Church located in Cave Spring.

William Rensing Papers, 1945-1986 (K0523)
0.5 c.f.

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Photographs, newspaper articles concerning the works of the German-born, Kansas City area sculptor.

"The Republic of Missouri," W.L. Webb, no date (C1286)
0.16 cubic feet (1 volume)

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History of Missouri by an Independence, MO, newspaperman.

Paul Joseph Revitt Papers, 1940-1990 (K0849)
14 c.f.

Personal and professional papers of Revitt, professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Includes research and final drafts of his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation and other articles and books; daily expense books and diaries; travel scrapbooks; and printed, and published material.

Harry and Opal Mae Rice Postcard Collection, 1909-1946 (P0497)
18 postcards

Postcards of Missouri scenes: St. Joseph, Gallatin, Lebanon, Slater, Maryville, Branson, Jefferson City, Sedalia, St. Louis, and Kansas City.

Herbert Francis Rice Papers, 1944-1963 (C2903)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Personal correspondence with friends and business associates, largely concerning the Civil War in Missouri; manuscripts of articles by Rice on various Missouri history subjects; newspaper clippings from the KANSAS CITY TIMES; Rice's obituary; and miscellaneous handbills and programs.

Hayes Ayres Richardson Papers, 1933-1971 (K0278)
6 c.f.

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Richardson was Director of Welfare for the City of Kansas City, MO 1940-1959 and most of the papers pertain to this period: newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, and photographs. Also his campaign for the Kansas City Council and his interest and work in government and economics which he taught at the University of Kansas City.

Russell Robert Rine Papers, 1974 (K0348)
0.01 c.f.

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"The Snow Fox", a fictionalized history of the Rine family before and during Revolutionary War times, written by Rine.

Issie J. Ringolsky Papers, 1894-1915 (K0993)
1 c.f.

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Ringolsky was a partner with David I. White in the Ringolsky & White law firm. Includes case files for clients were business owners in Kansas City, several of whom were involved in the garment industry.

"The Rise of Higher Education in the Missouri Valley, 1818-1900," Earl Leon Heck, 1965 (C2914)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Histories of academics, colleges, and universities in the Missouri Valley.

Marcia G. Rittmaster and Larry H. Rittmaster Papers, 1942-1963 (K1057)
0.08 cubic foot (6 folders, 23 photographs)

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The Marcia G. Rittmaster and Larry H. Rittmaster Papers contain photographs related to Rittmaster relatives, many of whom are unidentified, along with three programs for events in the Jewish Community.

Amanda Elizabeth Evans Rivard Papers, 1919-1980 (K0149)
0.08 c.f. (4 folders)

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Photocopied scrapbook, including photographs of homes Rivard designed and newspaper clippings related to her career as a woman architect in Kansas City, MO.

Orral Messmore Robidoux Diary, 1918 (C2626)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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History of the Robidoux and Messmore families, childhood memories of farm life in nineteenth-century Middle West, and comments on contemporary Kansas City.

Robinson Family Papers/Kansas City Social Register Records, 1880-1998 (K0774)
19 c.f.

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Papers of a prominent Kansas City family, and publishers of the Social Register. Includes correspondence, genealogical files, reference notecard index, biographical data, printed and published material, clippings, and photographs.

Allan Robinson Collection, 1948-2007 (K1379)
.03 c.f.

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The Allan Robinson Collection contains photographs of Allan Robinson as well as issues of Meadowbrook Birdie, a newsletter for Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club in Overland Park, Kansas, and a program for the First Annual Meadowbrook Country Club Golf Classic.

Marvin S. Robinson II Papers, 1970-1990 (K1070)
30 c.f.

Robinson is a community activist with interests in local government, politics, social, health and cultural issues, and the establishment of the Quindaro Ruins in Kansas City, KS as an historical site. Includes personal journals and writings, correspondence, newsletters, news articles, and reference files maintained by Robinson. Concerning his efforts to save Quindaro, and other activism in the African-American community

John Rodelander Papers, 1909-1955 (K1015)
1 c.f.

Rodelander was the head chef at the Hotel Phillips. Includes menus and other printed materials concerning the Hotel Phillips and various Kansas City restaurants.

Edward L. Roemer Papers, 1886-1938 (K0698)
2 c.f.

Catalogs and records of Roemer, a fine cabinetmaker in Kansas City, MO. Includes drawings, sketches, and patterns for furniture

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.

Laurel Stolowy Rogovein Papers, no date (K1259)
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photographs

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Zygmund Przemyslaw Rondomanski Papers, 1933-1988 (K0261)
1.25 c.f.

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Original musical scores, compositions, and arrangements for the cello and other instruments by Rondomanski, a composer and music teacher. Also included is a scrapbook of letters, clippings, programs, and photographs relating to Rondomanski's life and career and recordings of his work.

Mark H. Rose Papers, 1975-1991 (K1063)
15 c.f.

Professional papers of Rose, Ph.D. in History, with specialties in cities, technology, business, and public policy. Includes correspondence; subject files concerned with conferences, meetings and symposia; the writing, publishing and presentation of articles and papers; and special projects; and grant applications he was asked to evaluate.

Golda Svea Rosen Biography, 1999 (K0505)
0.08 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection contains a book detailing the life of Golda Svea Rosen. The book is a compilation of family pictures, documents, and information pertaining to Golda's life as she raised a family, worked as a social worker, and became a leading figure in various social work and Jewish community groups in Kansas City, Missouri.

Rosenthal Genealogy Collection, 2010 (K1168)
0.1 c.f.

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An historical account of Rosenthal, Loeffler, Cohen, Ziman, Greenberg and Wedeles families within the Kansas City Jewish Community created by Michael Rosenthal.

Dorothy Shubart Rosenwald Papers, 1913-2001 (K0628)
30 c.f.

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Personal papers of civic leader, educator, and an active member of the Jewish Community in Kansas City. Includes correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, information, booklets, papers on organizations with which Rosenwald was involved such as the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), UNESCO, Missouri Association for Social Welfare, and Conference on Families. Rosenwald was prolific traveler and included is material she gathered from across the globe over their many decades.

Marie Gotlieb Rosner Papers, 1938 (K1059)
0.01 c.f.

Photocopy of photograph of the Congregation B'nai Jehudah confirmation class.

David Reid Ross Manuscript, 2000 (K0925)
0.03 c.f. (1 folder)

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Manuscript, Kansas Abolitionists Fight Confederates in Missouri written by Ross.

Lyle Ross 1956 American Royal Parade Snapshots, 1956 (K1339)
0.1 c.f.

pictures taken by Ross of the October 1956 American Royal parade. Included are: Rosemary Clooney, Hopalong Cassidy, Argentina and Bolivian diplomats, and American Royal Queen and Court

Myra Belzer Rostov Papers, No date (K1097)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)

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The collection contains one photograph of the Executive Committee of the Jewish National Workers Alliance Branch #95.

Jacob F. Rothblatt Collection, 1950-1979 (K0631)
0.5 c.f.

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Rothblatt was Cantor of Congregation Beth Shalom in Kansas City, MO. Includes phonograph recordings, awards, plaques, photograph and hand painted portrait of Cantor Rothblatt.

Jack and Sarah Harris Ruben Papers, 1944-1992 (K1093)
0.04 c.f.

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News clippings and memorabilia relating to Congregation Kehilath Israel to which the Rubens belonged and were leaders.

Gerean Y. Rudnick Papers, 1954-1968 (K0981)
0.2 c.f.

Rudnick and other family members were owners of Thriftway grocery stores in Kansas City. Includes newspaper clippings and grocer magazine clippings on their Thriftway stores.

Siegfried "Fred" Ruschin Papers, 1920-2008 (K1193)
4 c.f.

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Personal records of Ruschin and his family, particularly relating to applications for restitution for losses in German under the Nazis; writings and other materials relating to Ruschin career as a librarian at Linda Hall Library; his volunteer work; and other interests, research, writing that he did.