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Alice Cary Risley Papers, 1857-1991, bulk 1863-1939 (R0478)
(1 roll of microfilm)
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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Amanda Elizabeth Evans Rivard Papers, 1919-1980 (K0149)
0.08 c.f. (4 folders)
Photocopied scrapbook, including photographs of homes Rivard designed and newspaper clippings related to her career as a woman architect in Kansas City, MO.
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Ann Stillwell Robards Papers, 1967-2002 (K1291)
4.5 c.f.
The papers of Ann Stilwell Robards include photographs and materials related to flight attendant training for the TWA Breech Academy. Breech Academy opened December 3, 1969 as a 34-acre training facility located at 6300 Lamar in Overland Park, Kansas, and was named after Ernest R. Breech, TWA chairman emeritus. Also included are TWA artifacts and oversize items.
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John W. Roberts Folklore Collection, 1975-1985 (CA4756)
6 cubic feet, 1 card file
Student papers and related materials received by a former University of Missouri-Columbia folklore professor.
Michael Roberts Papers, 1940-1991 (S0525)
0.25 cubic feet
Michael Roberts was a St. Louis real estate and media entrepreneur of WHSL-TV, St. Louis' first African-American owned television station. The papers, which range from 1960-1991, photographs and newspaper clippings.
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Ollie and Edna Roberts Postcard Collection, 1909-1970 (CA6747)
0.2 cubic feet
Postcards of buildings, structures, parks and scenery around Missouri. The postcards were collected by Ollie and Edna Roberts.
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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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Paul McDonald Robinett Scrapbooks, 1897-1974 (C3620)
0.8 cubic feet (60 folders)
Correspondence, clippings, writings, speeches and notes pertaining to Brigadier General Robinett of Mountain Grove, Missouri, who, with his brother Frank, compiled material on his army career.
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Robinson Family Papers/Kansas City Social Register Records, 1880-1998 (K0774)
19 c.f.
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.
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Allan Robinson Collection, 1948-2007 (K1379)
.03 c.f.
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.
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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
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Richard D. Robinson Collection, 1830s-2000s (CA5805)
14.2 cubic feet
Materials of a professor in the College of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia, whose primary research areas were the history of literacy, teacher education, and reading theory. Includes historical school primers, professional correspondence, publications, and miscellaneous papers.
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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Bennie G. Rodgers Photograph Collection, 1940-1989 (S0629)
1.7 cubic feet, 28 folders, 828 photographs
Bennie G. Rodgers Collection contains papers and photographs related to Rodgers’ career as a journalist and editor for the St. Louis American newspaper and his work as a civil rights activist. The 828 photographs in the collection include images of community leaders, schools, churches, events, and organizations.
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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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Nelson F. Rogers Papers, 1894-1996 (R1318)
1.75 cubic foot (79 folders, 9 volumes, 231 photographs)
The Nelson F. Rogers Papers contain the professional papers of Nelson F. Rogers, a forester with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Center. He conducted research at the Sinkin Experimental Forest and Central States Forest Experiment Station, studying reforestation of strip-mined areas and experiments involving the cultivation of shortleaf pine. The collection also includes personal papers and Rogers family genealogical material.
Mary Ann Creason Rohde Photograph Collection, 1900-1990 (P0999)
1 folder
Photographs of the Mohney, Creason, and related families; includes photographs of tombstones of family members at Riffe and South Point cemeteries
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Rohlfing Family Postcard Collection, 1890s-1980s (CA6722)
0.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume
Postcards sent between members of the Rohlfing family from Gasconade County, Missouri. The bulk of the postcards were sent to Christina Rohlfing, Sabina Humburg Rohlfing, and Lydia Rohlfing Hoerstkamp. Also includes one scrapbook with postcards.
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"Role and Scope Proposal", 1971 (C3313)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
This collection includes a tentative version of a policy statement by the president of University of Missouri at Columbia regarding the university’s future, role of each campus, and scope of individual campus programs. Also includes ACE Roose-Anderson Report (1969) rating Graduate Departments at University of Missouri at Columbia.
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Rolla Civics Club Collection, 1938-1977 (R0902)
(1 folder)
These are yearbooks of the Rolla Civics Club, a women's club founded in 1912. The yearbooks contain listings of officers, members, and committee assignments, and programs for the monthly meetings.
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Rolla Friendship Homemakers Club Records, 1946-1994 (R0994)
(6 folders)
These are the record books, yearbooks, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of the Friendship Homemakers Club in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. The home economics club for adult women was organized in 1946 under the auspices of the University of Missouri Agricultural Extension Service.
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Rolla Saturday Club Records, 1904-2014 (R0901)
3 cubic feet (13 volumes, 7 oversize scrapbooks)
These are the records of the Rolla Saturday Club, a women's club organized to promote individual, social, and civic improvement. The records consist of minutes of meetings, financial records, yearbooks, and scrapbooks.
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Rolla United Service Organization Council Records, 1970-1971 (R0638)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Rolla United Service Organization Council Records includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and miscellaneous materials concerning the USO center at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri, on the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary.
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Rolla, Missouri Local Council of Girl Scouts Records, 1936-1975 (R0608)
0.5 cubic foot (6 folders, 7 volumes, 1 cassette tape)
The Rolla, Missouri Local Council of Girl Scouts Records include meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, administrative papers, and a cassette tape of “Hot Line” telephone call-in KTTR radio from 1936 to 1975.
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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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Harry Von Romer Autobiography, 1970-1980 (S0171)
0.01 cubic feet, 3 folders
The Harry Von Romer Manuscript contains two handwritten chapters by St. Louis laborer and union organizer Harry Von Romer. During the Great Depression, Von Romer worked to organize the auto industry, in particular, the Fisher Body Plant. The chapters describe daily life among the working class in the 1910s and 1920s in St. Louis, working conditions during the Depression, and the organizing efforts, parades, and strikes of local labor unions in St. Louis.
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Harry Von Romer Collection, 1880-1981 (S0471)
7 cubic feet, 149 folders, 7 photographs
Harry Von Romer was a laborer, union organizer, and a Central Trade and Labor Union convention delegate. The collection includes labor agreements, correspondence, constitutions and bylaws, as well as union-related buttons and badges Romer collected over his lifetime.
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Zygmund Przemyslaw Rondomanski Papers, 1933-1988 (K0261)
1.25 c.f.
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.
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Rosati, Missouri Collection, 1918-1983 (R0181)
0.04 cubic foot (2 folder, 1 audio cassette)
The Rosati, Missouri Collection contains photocopies of materials pertaining to the history of Rosati (formerly Knobview) in Phelps County, Missouri. The collection includes the business notebook of Antonio M. Piazza, a tape-recorded interview with Jodie Donati, and a research paper by Francesco Brogi.
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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.
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Ralph Rosen Papers, 1924-1982 (S0143)
3 cubic feet, 132 folders, 2 photographs
The Ralph Rosen papers document the fluoridation controversy in St. Louis and Missouri from the late 1940s through the early 1980s, and in particular, the actions of Rosen to convince others of its merits. Also included in the collection are pro and anti-fluoridation literature from throughout the United States.
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Dorothy Shubart Rosenwald Papers, 1913-2001 (K0628)
30 c.f.
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.
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Malcolm Leviatt Rosholt Papers, 1930-1990 (K0389)
1 c.f.
Noted journalist in 1930s China, intelligence officer for the Flying Tigers, Wisconsin local historian and author. Includes research notes and writing by Rosholt on China and the Far East.
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 International District 6060 Records, 1946-2021 (S0233)
11 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, memos, yearbooks, directories, anniversary programs, and conference materials documenting Rotary District 6060's mission to support local rotary clubs through club visits and organizing yearly district conferences. Organized in 1910 with the founding of the St. Louis Rotary Club, District 6060 is an administrative body that oversees Rotary Clubs in the Eastern part of Missouri, from Hannibal to the Missouri Bootheel.
Rotary Club of Clayton-Ladue Records, 1924-2004 (S0966)
10 cubic feet
The Rotary Club of Clayton-Ladue Records contains correspondence, photographs, directories, and newsletters relating to the group's mission to provide humanitarian services to the residents of the St. Louis area.
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Rotary Club of Crestwood-Sunset Hills Records, 1969-2020 (S0277)
2.15 cubic feet
The records of the Rotary Club of Crestwood-Sunset Hills contain meeting minutes, newsletters, manuals, flyers, reports, and photographs pertaining to the group's mission to support the community service projects and fundraising. Topics of interest include the club's annual Arts and Crafts Fair, membership recruitment, and the club's fundraising efforts for charitable organizations, such as the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Also included in the collection are the South St. Louis Rotary Club records, which merged with the Rotary Club of Crestwood-Sunset Hills in 2012. The materials in this collection date from 1969 to 2020.
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Rotary Club of St. Louis, Missouri Records, 1948-1977 (S0067)
2 cubic feet
The Rotary Club of St. Louis records correspondence, reports, and rosters documenting the group's mission to promote community welfare and international understanding through student exchange programs and by supporting libraries, vocational training, and help for the disabled.
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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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Rotary International, District 6070 (Mo.) Records, 1950s-1990s (CA5814)
5 cubic feet
Records of a Missouri district of the service organization include reports and other material of district clubs, procedures and promotional material, and records of programs and activities.
Jacob F. Rothblatt Collection, 1950-1979 (K0631)
0.5 c.f.
Rothblatt was Cantor of Congregation Beth Shalom in Kansas City, MO. Includes phonograph recordings, awards, plaques, photograph and hand painted portrait of Cantor Rothblatt.
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Daniel Rothwell Papers, 1935-2011 (C4375)
2 cubic feet (64 folders)
Papers of an aerospace technical illustration supervisor, wildlife and woodland conservationist, hunter, teacher, pilot, UFO researcher, restoration hobbyist, and the manager of Rothwell Ranch Wildlife and Woodland Preserve, Piedmont, Wayne County, Missouri.
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Rotoscope Collection, 1938-1981 (R1499)
11 cubic feet (23 folders, 50 reels 35mm film)
The Rotoscope Collection contains the personal papers of Rowe Carney Jr., photographs, patents, schematics and design materials, promotional material, and 35mm reels of film related to the Rotoscope. Invented by Rowe Carney Jr. of Rolla, Missouri, and Tom Smith of Urbana, Missouri, the Rotoscope is a single camera, single projection system capable of taking and projecting a scope of 180 degrees on one reel of film. The collection also includes film scripts written by Rowe 'Doc' Carney and correspondence related to the production of two of his films.
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Betty Cook Rottmann Papers, 1970s-2000s (CA5058)
26 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes
The papers of a journalist and women's rights activist include correspondence and documents relating primarily to AAUW, Missouri Press Women, the Equal Rights Amendment, University of Missouri Office of Public Information, and women's issues.
Larry Rottmann Collection, 1960s-2000s (CA5858)
107.35 cubic feet, audiovisual material, oversize material
Compilation of correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, publications, newspaper clippings, teaching material, production material, organizational records, and audio and video recordings related to Vietnam, the Vietnam War and anti-war activity, veterans, and conflict literature.
Dorothy C. Roudebush Papers, 1959-1982 (S0465)
0.6 cubic foot, 31 folders
The Dorothy C. Roudebush Papers document Roudebush’s advocacy for family planning services. Roudebush was a member of Planned Parenthood and was the chairperson for the Citizen's Committee for Family Planning Through Public Health Services (1963-1968) and the Family Planning Task Force (1968-1971). She also helped found and headed the Committee for Legal Abortion in Missouri in 1969. The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, speeches, and Senate testimony.
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Roy Nelson Canning Company Records, 1907-1993 (R1029)
1 cubic foot (1 volume, 42 folders)
These are records of the Roy Nelson Canning Company, a large tomato-canning concern especially active in Stone, Taney, and Douglas Counties in Missouri. The collection consists of land records, deeds, financial statements, insurance papers, and records for individual factories, mostly for operations in Stone County, Missouri.
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Burford Leon Royston Collection, 1899-1995 (CA6685)
0.44 cubic feet
The collection contains color slides taken by Burford Leon Royston. Royston worked as a mail carrier in southwest Howard County, Missouri, from 1950-1985. The bulk of the slides were taken by Royston along his routes, and include residents, dwellings, commercial and agricultural structures, natural events, and recreational activities. Also included are slides of the Royston family, photographs and personal papers of the Rawlins, Cox, and Watts families.
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Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier Papers, 1906-1995 (C4348)
0.6 cubic feet (10 folders), 1 volume
The papers contain materials collected throughout Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier's lifetime. This includes correspondence and research related to programming for the Tuesday Club in Jefferson City, Missouri. The papers also contain published materials relating to historical preservation in Carthage, Missouri. Finally, the papers contain photographs and a scrapbook featuring images and memorabilia from Rozier's youth.