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The Readers (Columbia, Mo.) Papers, 1926-2024 (CA6651)
0.3 cubic feet

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Addition of correspondence, minutes, membership lists, programs, constitutions, memorials, and miscellaneous material, 1926-2022. See also C3638.

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The Readers (Columbia, Mo.) Papers, 1925-2012 (C3638)
0.8 cubic feet (23 folders)

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The origins, history, minutes, and memorials of The Readers, a Columbia, Missouri, club for women started in 1925. The club’s emphasis is the reading and discussion of books.  Profiles of women from this club give a useful comment on the concerns of educated women in the early twentieth century.

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Reagan-Boegel Family Papers, 1855-2021 (S0505)
1 cubic foot

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The Reagan-Boegel Family Papers contain family tree charts, photographs, and newspaper clippings chronicling the history of the Reagan and Boegel families of Montgomery and St. Charles counties dating back to the mid-1800s.

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.

Red Top Christian Church (Boone County, Mo.) Membership Directory and Historical Sketch, 1922 (C1336)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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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

Fredric D. Redeker Collection, 1894-1953 (C4203)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)

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The Fredric D. Redeker Collection contains documents from German and English speaking communities in Missouri. It includes records of minutes, correspondence, genealogical information, and a religious manuscript. Much of the correspondence, as well as the manuscript, are written in German.

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Reed Family Papers, 1894-1996 (C4065)
2.4 cubic feet (69 folders)

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This collection includes the agricultural records, diaries, autobiographies, genealogical materials, letters, photographs, military records, and miscellaneous papers of the Reed family of Stansberry, Missouri.

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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.

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Hazel Reed Papers, 1913-1975 (SP0055)
1 cubic foot (39 folders, 19 photographs)

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The Hazel Reed Papers contain correspondence, genealogical research, photographs, and newspaper clippings created by Hazel Irene Carmack Reed. The collection includes material concerning various families from Missouri including Allee, Bartlett, Birdsong, Bybee, Carmack, Decker, Hill, Howard, Reed, Smith, and Yarbrough. There is a significant focus on the Allee family history and Pulaski County, Missouri.

James A. Reed Scrapbooks, 1920-1922 (C1419)
0.3 cubic feet (7 volumes)

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The scrapbooks of James A. Reed contain newspaper clippings on Senator James A. Reed, Missouri Democratic U.S. Senator, 1911-1928, his part in political campaigns of 1920 and 1922; as well as opposition to the League of Nations, to prohibition, and to Woodrow Wilson. The collection includes references to political figures of the period.

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.

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Linda Reed Photograph, 1925 (P0012)
1 photograph

Photo of 1925 Brunswick kindergarten class posed outside their building; individuals identified.

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Lyle Reed Collection, 1874-1998 (C4382)
1 cubic foot (52 folders)

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Rare fiddle books, magazines, and other items related to the history of fiddle music collected by Lyle Reed and his wife, Marjorie Reed.

Reed-Harlin Company Records, 1904-1978 (R0489)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Reed-Harlin Company Records are minutes of meetings of the stockholders and
board of directors of the Reed-Harlin Company, a wholesale grocery firm based in West Plains,
Howell County, Missouri.

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Margaret Reedy Papers, 1917-1949 (C3436)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)

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An unpublished biography of William Marion Reedy written by his wife Margaret Reedy; autobiography of Margaret Reedy; and correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Margaret Reedy. Correspondence is in regards to a search of any works written by William Reedy and miscellaneous papers include an interview of Margaret Reedy published in a journal, information on The Mirror, and an obituary of Margaret Reedy.

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Madge J. Reese Papers, 1887-1962 (C2405)
1.3 cubic feet

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The papers of Madge J. Reese contain publications, reports, and statements on Reese's career with the U.S. Agricultural Extension Service, 1914-1955. The collection emphasis is on home demonstration work.

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.

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Regenhardt Family Papers, 1809-1980 (CG0036)
1.2 c. f.

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The Regenhardt Family Papers include Civil War muster rolls of the 56th Enrolled Missouri Militia, McNeely family Bible records, Regenhardt Construction Company papers related to the building of Academic Hall on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, and postcards of Academic Hall.

Leonard D. and Marie H. Rehkop Collection, 1917-1990s (CA6608)
4.75 cubic feet, 28 oversize items

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Addition of correspondence, photographs, school papers, business papers, women’s extension club records, and miscellaneous material of a family from Higginsville, Missouri, that owned Rehkop Studio in Higginsville, Concordia, and Sweet Springs, Missouri.

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Charles Rehkopf Papers, 1923-1995 (S0705)
6 cubic feet, 92 folders, 3 discs

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The Charles Rehkopf Papers sermons, articles, and papers written by Reverend Charles Rehkopf during his career as an Episcopal pastor, archivist, and historiographer. Also included is his book on the history of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and recordings of some of his sermons.

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Dudley A. Reid Papers, 1898-1958 (C3855)
2.0 cubic feet (101 folders, 3 volumes)

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Papers of Dudley Alver Reid, an editor and publisher of weekly newspapers in Missouri and Iowa. The papers consist of correspondence, miscellaneous material and scrapbooks.

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Loren D. Reid Papers, c. 1900-1992 (C3946)
6.8 cubic feet

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Personal and professional papers of a professor of speech at the University of Missouri-Columbia, include correspondence; manuscripts of two of his books, HURRY HOME WEDNESDAY and FINALLY IT'S FRIDAY; other writings and speeches; and travel memorabilia.

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

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Central Junior High School, KC, MO commencement programs + news clipping, 1928,1931; Deepwater, MO high school report cards, 1933; Methodist Episcopal Church membership certificate, 1927; etc.

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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.

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Arthur B. Remley Papers, 1875-1937 (C4659)
0.4 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Lecture notes and account books of a Ray County, Missouri, farmer who attended the University of Missouri in the 1870s.

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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.

Reppy-Frissell-Drake Family Papers, 1860-1930 (C0155)
0.1 cubic feet

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Personal correspondence of a DeSoto, Missouri, family concerning the Civil War, relatives in the east, and family news. Additional Frissell family papers are available at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis.

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Dorothy Rethwisch Photograph Collection, 1927-1928 (P0380)
2 photographs

Two 8x10 black and white photographs of Missouri Highway Department, Division of Employees, 1927 and 1928.

Reynolds Family Papers, 1875-1997 (CG0007)
2.6 cubic feet

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The Reynolds Family Papers contain photographs, correspondence, reel to reel films, and other papers related to the Reynolds family of Morehouse, Missouri from 1875-1997.

Frank Reynolds Photograph Collection, circa 1925-1942 (R0796)
0.1 cubic foot (3 folders, 34 photographs)

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These are postcards and photographs collected by Frank Reynolds when he worked on construction projects including Bagnell Dam in Missouri, Lock and Dam No. 14 on the Mississippi River at LeClaire, Iowa, and Camp Crowder, Missouri.

A. Stacy Rhodes Collection, 1834-1940 (C3780)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains miscellaneous letters between Rhodes family members and genealogical notes on the Rhodes family. A. Stacy Rhodes was a resident of St. Louis, Missouri.

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Ribeau Family Papers, 1870-1982 (R0101)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Ribeau Family Collection contains photocopies of correspondence, tax receipts, and miscellaneous records of an African-American family in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. They lived in a historic poteaux-en-terre house built in 1778.

Edwin Stanton Rice Papers, 1851-1947 (C0397)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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John Dubois' membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, April 7, 1851; Little Miami and Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company, freight ticket, 1863; letter, 1900, concerning Springfield, MO, freight office; and letter to a Springfield daily newspaper from Rice, 1947, with early Missouri historical notes.

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.

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John A. Rich Diaries, 1884-1943 (C0898)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Diaries kept by a lawyer and judge who was a resident of Slater, Saline County, Missouri. General home affairs, his law practice, religion, the Southern Methodist Church, politics, travel, business, bank failures, and improvements made over the years. Also includes genealogical material.

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John Edward Richards Legal Papers, 1860-1936 (C2155)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Legal papers of J.E. Richards of Moscow Mills, MO, his immediate family, contemporaries, and descendants. Stock certificates, leases, deeds, insurance policy, and bills.

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John Edward Richards Papers, 1861-1938 (C2163)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The papers of John Edward Richards contain two account books relating primarily to personal, household, and farm expenditures and to the wages and maintenance of manual labor, 1888-1929. The collection includes miscellaneous legal papers, including deeds, personal bills, and canceled checks.

Richmond Heights Historical Society Records, 1900-2013 (S0274)
21 cubic feet

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The Richmond Heights Historical Society (RHHS) Records contain photographs, scrapbooks, newsletters, plat maps, newspaper clippings, and correspondence collected by RHHS’s volunteers documenting the history and culture of Richmond Heights from the 1900s to the present. Materials of interest include maps of Richmond Heights’ area subdivisions, including the names of homeowners. The materials in this collection date from 1900 to 2013. 

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Ray S. Richmond Papers, 1914-1984 (S0553)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 scrapbook, 14 photographs

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Ray Richmond was born in Fillmore, Illinois on June 5, 1896. He played minor league baseball for the Bloomers of Bloomington, Illinois before joining the St. Louis Browns in 1920 and 1921. Richmond played eight games for the Browns and had a lifetime record of two wins and one loss. He died in DeSoto, Missouri on December 21, 1969. Scrapbook primarily documents Richmond’s baseball career, with two letters from 1983 and 1984.

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Rickman Family Papers, 1778-1978 (C4177)
0.6 cubic feet (34 folders)

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The papers consist of genealogical materials pertaining to the Rickman and corollary families [Fristoe, Henderson, Higgins, Tatum, Thomas, Twyman, Wilson] of North Carolina, Virginia, and St. Clair County, Missouri. The material includes genealogical charts and corresponding notebook, birth announcements, census records, death certificates and obituaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. 1778-1978.

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William E. Rider Papers, 1893-1953 (K0014)
0.3 c.f.; 23 folders

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Correspondence which Rider, a farmer in Pettis County, MO., received from family and friends concerning farming and personal matters.

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Julia B. Slemons Harrison Riedel Papers, 1600-1990 (K1022)
5 c.f.

Genealogical research on the Slemons, Gardner, Lyles, also biography, Brigadier General William F. Slemons. C.S.A.: His Ancestors and Descendants, by Riedel

Mark Riedel Photograph Collection, 1924, 1927 (P0628)

Panoramic group portraits of the Lancaster High School class of 1924, and members of the Phi Sigma Epsilon chapter at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri.

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Riley Family Papers, 1909-1968 (C3837)
0.4 cubic feet (14 folders)

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Papers of John Willard Riley, Jr., concerning his research into his family genealogy. The papers were given to Gerald M. Petty who used them in the writing of his book, Petty, Wright, Riley and Other Related Families. The papers consist of correspondence, charts, newspaper clippings and notes.

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Riley Family Papers, 1855-1967 (CG0065)
3.5 c.f.

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Financial, legal, and personal documents produced mainly by Henry C. Riley, Sr., H.C. Riley, Jr, and other Riley family members. Other materials, including a plat map book and business ledgers, were created by Charles C. Bock, Riley Bock’s paternal grandfather. There is also a printed photograph, a circuit judge commission, a large map of judicial circuit courts in Missouri, and microfilm rolls for the donor’s historical research.

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Rippeto-Sapp Family Papers, 1924-1927 (C4619)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)

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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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Alice Cary Risley Papers, 1857-1991, bulk 1863-1939 (R0478)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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This collection consists of correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Alice Cary Risley, a volunteer nurse for the Union army in New Orleans during the Civil War, and a postwar resident of West Plains, Missouri. Risley was active in the National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. She corresponded with members of these organizations and with former soldiers.

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Ritter and Howard Families Papers, 1850-1956 (R0100)
1 cubic foot (50 folders, 6 volumes, 3 oversize volumes)

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The Ritter and Howard Families Papers contains correspondence, legal records, business papers, and miscellaneous materials of the Ritter and Howard families of Jasper County, Missouri. Included are mining lease and drill records, and records of the Stone School District. Three generations of two families are represented in this collection.

Friedrich Wilhelm Ritter Papers, 1839-1929, 1962 (C1779)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The Friedrich Wilhelm Ritter Papers contain photocopies of the papers of a German immigrant and the Ritter family of Shelby County, Missouri. The papers include obituaries, poetry, recipes, accounts, correspondence, naturalization documents, Ritter's will, and other papers. The collection is in German and English and is part of the German Heritage Archives.

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