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Philia Club, Lebanon, Missouri Records, 1961-2004 (R1190)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are minutes of meetings, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous papers of the Philia Club, a women's club at Lebanon in Laclede county, Missouri.

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Frank Piepenbring, Jr. Papers, 1933-2009 (K0585)
5 c.f.

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Personal papers of Kansas City area resident, businessman and World War II veteran. Includes correspondence, publications and printed materials, and World War II military training materials, maps, and photographs.

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Barbara Sandra Pittel-Katz Papers, 1917-2010 (K0661)
0.6 c.f.

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A teacher and musician, Katz is an active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Includes sorority publicity, Heritage Center art, and the musical "Letters to Russia" composed by Pittel-Katz. Also certificates of scholarship for Bertha Glazer and David Pittell from Jefferson School and Woodland School in Kansas City, MO; correspondence; and materials related to the "Save Union Station" event.

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Ann Pittman Collection, 1972-2004 (S0332)
1.8 cubic feet

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The Ann Pittman Papers contain correspondence, program booklets, sheet music, and grant applications, documenting her efforts to preserve African American spirituals.

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Political Ephemera, Campaign Posters, and Bumper Stickers Collection, 1930-2008 (S0789)
1 cubic foot

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The Political Emphemera collection contains posters and bumper stickers collected by Senturia, largely from the 1970s through the present with a few from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1960s.Most posters support political candidates standing for office in the state of Missouri or its political subdivisions. The remainder support presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Topical posters advocate or oppose propositions to enact state and local laws, or support particular social issues. Most relate to Missouri or St. Louis.

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Politics in Missouri Oral History Project Records, 1996-2020 (C3929)
2.2 cubic feet (171 folders), 338 audio cassettes, 18 CDs, 5 DVDs, 5 Mini DV cassettes

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Interviews with Missouri legislators, politicians, aides, and others involved in Missouri politics. The records include audio cassettes, compact discs, and transcripts of the interviews.

Jerry Wayne Ponder Papers, 1865-2004 (R1260)
13 cubic feet (580 folders, 1 box photographs)

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These are correspondence, papers, and research materials of a genealogist and local historian from Ripley County, Missouri. The collection covers the descendants of Abner Ponder and allied families, the history of Ripley County, and the Civil War in southeastern Missouri. Much of the information was incorporated in publications by Ponder Books, 1987-1999.

Possum Trot Orienteering Club Records, 1991-2007 (KA2617)
6 c.f.

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The Possum Trot Orienteering Club Records contains scrapbooks and loose materials related to the Club and its activities, including the sponsorship of local and regional events, production of maps, and instruction in the sport of orienteering (the skill of navigating through an unfamiliar area using a detailed map and a magnetic compass).

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Kay L. Potter Papers, 1939-2000 (K0630)
0.5 c.f.

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Photographs and collected materials of former J.C. Nichols Company employee and amateur photographer.

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Prairie Grouse Technical Council Records, 1957-2001 (C4582)
0.75 cubic feet (22 folders)

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Newsletters, programs and proceedings, and correspondence surrounding conferences held by the Prairie Grouse Technical Council from 1957-2001.

Presidents and Past Presidents General Assembly of Greater Kansas City Records, 1917-2009 (K1131)
8 c.f.

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Minutes, financial reports, programs, correspondence, clippings, yearbooks, financial records, and a small number of photos. The minutes include information about a variety of world, national, municipal, social, and cultural issues.

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Janet Gale Price Papers, 1996-2002 (K0806)
0.11 cubic foot (6 folders)

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This collection includes materials related to Janet Gale Price and her family. The collection also includes materials related to Mucolipidosis Type IV, a genetic disease prevalent among Jewish families.

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Bob Priddy Collection, 1973-2024 (CA6086)
10.5 cubic feet, 689 audio cassettes, 33 audio tapes, 22 CD's, 20 audio disks, 52 computer disks, 5 video tapes, and 2 oversize items

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The collection contains materials concerning the Jefferson City American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Also included are audio recordings from bust unveilings in the Hall of Famous Missourians; recordings and interviews concerning the Thomas Hart Benton’s mural and the Missouri State Capitol; programs from Priddy’s radio show “Missouri Moments” produced for Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri; and miscellaneous political recordings.

Privacy Rights Education Project (PREP) Records, 1990-2000 (S0738)
1 cubic foot, 57 folders

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The St. Louis-based Privacy Rights Education Project (PREP) formed in July 1986 as a response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, which upheld Georgia's anti-sodomy law. PREP's mission is to further the cause of privacy rights for gay and lesbians in the United States. The collection contains handbooks, flyers, news releases, newsletters, and meeting minutes, reflecting this mission.

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Project Congregation + Offender Partnership Enterprise (COPE) Records, 1980-2022 (S0364)
3 cubic feet

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The collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, applications, photographs, and newsletters chronicling Project Congregation + Offender Partnership Enterprise's (COPE) mission to assist prisoners with re-entry into society. Materials of interest include an autobiography written by Ted Schroeder, who helped Project COPE's founder, Hershel Walker, develop the organization.

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Provident Behavioral Health Records, 1848-2002 (S0360)
26 cubic feet, 16 microfilm rolls

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The Provident Behavioral Health Records contain annual reports, meeting minutes, press releases, scrapbooks, presentations, videotapes, relating to mental health and social services in the St. Louis Area. Found in 1860 by James Yeatman, Provident Behavioral Health's mission is mental health services to St. Louis area residents. The collection also contains the records of Provident's predecessor organizations: The Family and Children's Services of Greater St. Louis, the Family Service Society of St. Louis County, and the St. Louis Children's Aid Society.

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Jerry Rabushka Papers, 1975-2020 (S0299)
11.5 cubic feet

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The Jerry Rabushka Papers contain diaries, scrapbooks, script, program bills, posters and VHS tapes documenting Rabushka's career as a playwright, author, and musician. Materials of interest include scrapbooks and photographs of Rabushka's original plays, including Full Frontal Nudity, Gaywatch, and Woof! The Road Show.

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Ragtag Cinemacafe (Columbia, Mo.) Collection, 1976-2003 (C4747)
3.0 cubic feet (74 folders), 47 oversize items

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The records of an independent theatre include film catalogs, publications, promotional material, posters, and advertisements for film showings and other cultural events.

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John Ramspott Papers, 2005-2022 (S0666)
25 cubic feet

The John Ramspot Papers contain reports, email correspondence, newsletters, videos, and presentations about Rampsott's efforts to help former General Steel Industries (GSI) employees obtain federal compensation for cancers they contracted while working for the company.

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Ray Family Collection, 1900-2002 (R1356)
5 cubic feet (91 folders, 2CDs, 10 oversize volumes)

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The Ray Family Papers contains the personal papers of Wilda I. Housden Ray and genealogical information on the Ray and Housden families, photographs of the family and Licking, Missouri.

Carol M. Raynor Papers, 1961-2022 (CA6505)
3.2 cubic feet

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Journals and miscellaneous material of a psychiatric nurse therapist and writer from Saline County, Missouri. The journals cover Raynor's frequent travels to London and include photographs, drawings, postcards, and ephemeral material.

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Allen Walker Read Papers, 1835-2002 (C4033)
82 cubic feet (2127 folders), 11 oversize items, 2 audio tapes, 6 audio cassettes

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The papers of Allen Walker Read contain the personal and professional papers of a prominent etymologist, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, teaching and research materials, writings, and records pertaining to his involvement in linguistic organizations and conferences.

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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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, 1926-2025. See also C3638.

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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 Hat Mamas (Boone County, Mo.) Scrapbook, 2002-2005 (C4702)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Scrapbook of the Boone County chapter of the Red Hat Society, 2002-2005. Items include the chapter's charter certificate, newspaper clippings, photographs, and flyers for group gatherings.

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Debbie Campbell Redmond Papers, 1939-2000 (S0734)
11 cubic feet

The Debbie Campbell Redmond papers consist of correspondence and photographs collected by Redmond from various family members, including her mother, Dorothy Frances Campbell.

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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.

Loren D. Reid Papers, 2000 (CA5923)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Addition of correspondence. See also C3946.

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.

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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.

Bob Reuter Papers , 1977-2013 (S0368)
4 cubic feet

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The Bob Reuter papers consist of photographs, diaries, flyers, CDs, and a song lyric book, documenting Reuter's life and career as a singer/songwriter, musician, photographer, and host of KDHX's Bob's Scratchy Records. During his career, Reuter belonged to several influential St. Louis-area music groups, including the Dinosaurs (Punk), Kamikaze Cowboy (Alt-Country), and Bob Reuter's Alley Ghost.

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Earl Rhine Papers, 1958-1975 (S0627)
1.2 cubic foot, 23 folders, 454 photographs, 2 oral history interviews

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The Earl Rhine Papers document Rhine’s medical humanitarian work with Dr. Thomas Dooley in Laos from 1958 to 1960, and his link with Dooley organizations and Laotian friends following his return to the United States.

Ron F. Richard Papers, 2000-2018 (CA6543)
0.2 cubic feet, 15 DVDS, 15.3 GB of digital files

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The papers of a Missouri state senator from Joplin contain correspondence, speeches, photographs, materials concerning inductions into the Hall of Famous Missourians, and audiovisual material.

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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Ann Stillwell Robards Papers, 1967-2002 (K1291)
4.5 c.f.

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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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Robinson and Related Families Collection, 2003 (R0989)
(1 folder)

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This is the family history of Joe Charles Robinson of Richland in Pulaski County, Missouri. The family descended through Samuel, William, and Archibald Robinson of Botetourt County, Virginia. Archibald and wife, Mary Ann Garrett, came to Missouri in 1854. The primary related families included Duncan, Shelton, and Zimmerman.

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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.

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Richard D. Robinson Collection, 1830s-2000s (CA5805)
14.2 cubic feet

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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 Hill Historic Preservation Commission Records , 1893-2004 (S0639)
2.5 cubic feet

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The Rock Hill Historic Preservation Commission Records contain ledgers, meeting minutes, photographs, development reports, and correspondence collected by the Commission documenting the history of the Rock Hill Men's Improvement Association, the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church, city government, and the preservation of Fairfax house.

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Kate Ellen Rogers Papers, 1954-2003 (C4660)
0.35 cubic feet (9 folders)

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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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Rolla Saturday Club Records, 1904-2014 (R0901)
3 cubic feet (13 volumes, 7 oversize scrapbooks)

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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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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.

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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.

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Rotary Club International District 6060 Records, 1946-2021 (S0233)
11 cubic feet

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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

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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

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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 International District 6060, Jerry W. McClanahan Records, 1951, 1983-2012 (CG0043)
3.0 cubic feet

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The Rotary International District 6060, Jerry W. McClanahan Records contains records from Rotary International District 6060 and the individual clubs within its jurisdiction. It includes meeting minutes, individual club newsletters, correspondence, directories, membership information, conference materials, and promotional resources.

Geri Rothman-Serot Papers, 1984-2005 (S0967)
4 cubic feet

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This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and political ephemera of Geri Rothman-Serot, who was elected to the St. Louis County Council in 1990 and became a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Missouri in 1992.

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