Manuscripts Index
Quarry Heights Owners' Association (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1951-1987 (C4157)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bylaws, correspondence, rules, membership lists, and president's material of Wesley S. Platner, Quarry Heights Owner's Association, Columbia, Missouri, 1960s.
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Queen of the World Hospital Collection, 1951-1965 (K1132)
1 c.f.
Hospital was begun by Catholic Archbishop Edwin V. O'Hara in Kansas City, MO. includes scrapbooks concerning the hospital containing minutes of meetings and the historian's yearly reports.
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John P. Quesenberry Diaries, 1859-1865 (C1210)
0.4 cubic foot (6 folders)
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J.P. Quesenbury Receipt, 1863 (C2448)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a receipt issued to Quesenbury by J.P. Maxey for payment of $15.46 for commissary stores sold to Jackson Cooper, 31 March 1863.
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H.D. "Doc" Quigg Papers, 1883-1998 (CA6368)
25.6 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 6 oversize items
The papers of a journalist who spent most of his career at UPI include story files, clippings, article drafts, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous personal and professional material. Quigg, a native of Boonville, Missouri, graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1934.
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Martin P. Quigley Papers , 1930-1996 (S0589)
1.2 cubic foot, 70 folders
This collection contains writings by novelist Martin Quigley; Neurotica Volume 1, Numbers 1 (Spring 1948) 4, (Spring 1949) and Volume 8 (1951); Bound volumes of Midwest Motorist, 1971-1996; interviews with Bing Devine and Bob Costas; and writings by Fran Landesman.
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Bartholomew Quinn Papers, 1826 (C2304)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Three documents concerning the transfer of title to land in Saline County, MO, from Richard M. Cummins to Bartholomew Quinn.
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Patrick J. Quirk Diary, 1865 (C3943)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The diary of Patrick J. Quirk relates the details of a trip made in 1865 by railroad and steamboat from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Yankton, South Dakota, on the way to the Montana Territory.
Quitman Select School Papers, 1955 (C2058)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of students, correspondence, and reminiscences about school which was held at Quitman, 1882-1887.
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R-9 Community Center Records, 1955-1958 (S0963)
0.04 cubic foot
This collection contains photographs, videotape, newspaper clippings, and meeting minutes of the R-9 Community Center.
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R.E. Lee Mercantile Company Records, 1881-1941 (C0292)
0.5 cubic feet (2 folders, 14 volumes)
Receipts from a general store in Doniphan, MO; account books, cash books; day books; inventories; and minute books. This store succeeded Pearce and Lee Mercantile Company.
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R.S. Woolton and Company Articles of Agreement, 1852 (C1652)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains Photostats of an agreement between R.S. Woolton and Company and Jesse B. Turley, Taos County, New Mexico Territory. They formed a partnership to drive sheep to California. Topics include financial arrangements, supplies, and sale procedures.
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"Rabbi Eppstein's Kansas City Diary, 1880-1883," Howard Sachs, no date (C2625)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Article based on Rabbi Eppstein's diary.
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Abe "Butch" Rabin and Sara Stolov Rabin Papers, 1933-1982 (K1135)
0.1 c.f.
Family photographs, correspondence and certificates awarded to Butch Rabin, former constable of the Jackson County Courthouse, and community volunteer. Also photographs of Mayor H. Roe Bartle, and Colonel James H. Wood.
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Jerry Rabushka Papers, 1975-2020 (S0299)
11.5 cubic feet
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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Rackers Studio Photographs, 1925-1934 (P0859)
0.13 linear feet
Photos by Rackers Studio of Jefferson City, MO, many of which are of Missouri representatives.
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Melvin F. Rader Photograph Collection, 1945 (P1065)
One portrait of Melvin F. Rader. One snapshot by Rader of prisoners of war as Americans took over a concentration camp in Mauthausen, Austria.
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Perry S. Rader Papers, 1928 (C2113)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Correspondence concerning the Missouri state seal and the designer George Frederick Burckhartt's daughter Bettie C. Burckhartt, Bruce Lemmon, W.C. Knaus, and Mary Miller (Mrs. A. Lee) Smiser.
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E.K. Radford Receipts, 1904 (C3184)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains receipts for coffee and tea shipped from New York to Kansas City by the Commercial Fast Transportation Company.
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Edward Luckey Radford Manuscript, 1979 (S0186)
0.25 cubic feet
The Edward Luckey Radford Manuscript contains the unpublished dissertation titled Implementing Court Ordered Desegregation for The Ferguson Reorganized School District R2: A Case Study by Edward Luckey Radford. In his dissertation, Radford chronicles the integration of the Berkeley, Kinloch, and Ferguson R2 school districts from 1971 to 1979.
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Radial Express Report, 1964-1965 (S1103)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains one report: "The Radial Express and Suburban Crosstown Bus Rider, St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Final Report 1964-1965." The report was commissioned by the Bi-State Development Agency to determine the potential sources of patronage for seven new radial express bus routes in the Missouri-Illinois bi-state area.
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Radical Newspaper/Journal Collection, 1923-1978 (S0803)
2 cubic feet, 41 folders
The collection contains newspapers and journals published by leftwing labor unions and leftist political groups, most frequently those espousing some form of socialism. The publications in this collection include the "New World Review," "The Socialist Call," and "The Western Socialist."
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Radical Union Party, Central and Advisory Committees of Ray County Convention Proceedings, 1866 (C2833)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Proceedings of the 22 February 1866 meeting. Statements concerning reconstruction; withdrawal of support from the MISSOURI FREEMAN as a party organ.
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Radio Homemakers Oral History Project Records, 1992 (C4080)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)
The records contain transcripts of interviews with women who worked as radio homemakers from the 1940s through 1980s. Radio homemakers broadcast on rural, Midwestern radio stations and offered information and advice on domestic affairs such as cooking, sewing, and child rearing. Also includes paper presented to 1992 Popular Culture Convention based on the interviews.
RadiOzark Record Collection, 1950s-1960s (SP0071)
10 cubic feet (427 audio discs)
The RadiOzark Record Collection contains 427 phonograph records that were produced and transcribed by RadiOzark Enterprises, Inc., located in Springfield, Missouri. Program titles include Strangest of All with Frank Edwards, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, The Bill Ring Show, The Red Foley Show, “Shorty Thompson” in Saddle-Rockin’ Rhythm, “Shorty, Sue, & Sally” Saddle-Rockin’ Rhythm, and The Smiley Burnette Show.
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Raff Family Papers, 1852-1923 (R0124)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Raff Family Papers contain the correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the Raff family of Crawford County, Missouri. Included are letters from George Raff of Greenock Scotland and the letters of Archie Raff from Camp Funston, Kansas and Fort Sill, Oklahoma during his service in World War I.
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Lawrence M. Raftery Papers, 1900-1983 (S0462)
0.8 cubic feet, 32 folders, 53 photographs
The Lawrence M. Raftery Papers contain correspondence, photographs, memos, and artifacts documenting Lawerence M. Raftery, a sixty-nine-year member of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Traders (IBPAT). Raftery later served as vice president, general secretary-treasurer, and president of the IBPAT.
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C. A. Ragland Papers, 1890 (R1017)
(1 folder)
This is an autograph letter dated September 10, 1890 from C. A. Ragland at Stockton in Cedar County, Missouri to T. L. Smith at Whitehall, Illinois. The letter concerns taxes on the estate of James W. Gregory.
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Arthur Chester Ragsdale Papers, 1961-1968 (C3330)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of Arthur Chester Ragsdale contain his notes and writings on the Department of Dairy Husbandry at University of Missouri. Included are listings of chairmen and staff plus teaching/research programs and very detailed explanation of various research projects. Also included are a history of the dairy extension project, dairy production data for Missouri and the United States, and one miscellaneous list of publications.
Ragtag Cinema Café (Columbia, Mo.) Collection, 1977-2002 (CA6023)
2.3 cubic feet, 55 oversize items
Collection of film catalogs, publications, promotional material, posters, and advertisements for film showings and other events at the theater.
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John Edwin Rahm Family Collection, 1921-1983 (K1136)
8 c.f.
Correspondence, legal documents, rosters, procedures/instructions, scripts, programs, clippings, photographs, ephemera relating to the Jewel Ball, a social and fundraising event held in Kansas City MO. also records from the E.D. Fisher Commission Company/J.E. Rahm Grain Company, including Stock certificate books and financial and transfer ledgers.
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Stephen J. Raiche Photograph Collection, 1856-1972 (P0474)
0.21 linear feet
Photos of historic buildings in Missouri, primarily in the St. Louis area.
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Stephen R. Raiche Papers, 1864-1989 (S0623)
0.4 cubic foot, 10 folders
The Stephen R. Raiche Papers contain research notes and printed material about St. Louis neighborhoods including Lafayette Park/Square, Soulard Neighborhood and Soulard Market, and an Architectural Survey of LaSalle Park Area.
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Railroad Stock Certificate Collection, 1835-1915 (R1485)
0.03 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Railroad Stock and Bond Certificates Collection consists of 70 stock and bond certificates for railroad companies in the United States and Canada.
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Railroads Unimproved Land Association Collection, 1914 (R1202)
(1 folder)
This is paid in full certificate number 6763 AA in the Railroads Unimproved Land Association, which had a development office at Fruit City in Reynolds County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to Mrs. C. Border of Union, Ohio, on May 28, 1914.
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Rainbow Diamond Optimist Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1991-1993 (C4526)
0.3 cubic feet (11 folders)
Records of the Rainbow Diamond chapter of Optimist International--a service club organization focused on youth development--including governance and membership materials; event information and photographs; and newsletters.
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Homer Price Rainey Papers, 1919-1952 (C0032)
23.4 cubic feet (1,964 folders), 3 volumes, 77 audio cassettes, 1 audio disc
The personal papers and correspondence of Rainey cover his career as an educator; his directorship of the American Youth Commission; the struggle for academic freedom at the University of Texas; his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Texas; and the administration of Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. The scrapbooks contain news clippings, articles, and family genealogy.
Homer Price Rainey Interview, 1968 (C2542)
0.17 cubic feet (8 folders)
Interview with a former president of Bucknell University, Stephens College, Franklin University, and the University of Texas. Interview concerns his theories of education, college administration, his Texas presidency, and his gubernatorial campaign.
James S. Rains Letter, 1865 (C2201)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Thomas C. Reynolds, from Quitman, TX, Apr. 2, 1865.
Discussion of a possible Confederate rally around General Rains north of the Arkansas River, comments about Jeff Thompson's promotion, Confederate recruiting policies, and weather.
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Arthur T. Rainville Photograph Collection, 1921 (P0964)
2 photographs
Photos of Samuel Love Smith and his wife, Lucretia Forrester
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Rainwater Family Papers, 1863-1939 (R0227)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Rainwater Family Papers contain photocopies of the Civil War letters of Major Charles C. Rainwater, a Confederate officer, to his wife, Sarah Fowler Rainwater, at Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri. The letters mention fighting at Hartville and Cape Girardeau, and Rainwater’s disabilities from wounds. There are also genealogical data on Samuel Fowler and his family, and biographical sketches of Sarah Fowler Rainwater.
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Beatrice Rainwater Papers, 1945 (R1445)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Beatrice Rainwater Papers contain documents having to do with education during World War II. It contains mail encouraging educators to support the war effort by supporting the war chest fund and other items pertaining to teaching.
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Harry T. Rall Photograph Collection, 1879-1976 (P0622)
18 photographs
Photos of Thomas Jefferson and Nathaniel Lyon monuments, and the Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge at Glasgow, MO.
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Ralls County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1951 (P1148)
An artificial collection of photographs of Ralls County, Missouri.
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Ralls County, Missouri, Saline Township Pollbook, 1868 (C2402)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Election held at post office in Sidney, Saline Township, 3 November 1868. Book contains names of qualified voters and rejected voters and abstract of votes.
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Ralls County, Missouri, Supervisor of Registration Ledger, 1866 (C2060)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Volume kept by Samuel Megown, supervisor of registration, listing names of citizens who either refused to take the oath of loyalty after the Civil War or had been loyal to the Confederacy and were thus disenfranchised. Also includes names of citizens considered loyal who were permitted to vote. Birth and death dates for some Megown family members are included at the end. Some pages are missing.
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John Ralls Papers, 1837-1848 (C2156)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John Ralls contain typed copies of correspondence between John Ralls and his immediate family: wife, daughter Mary, brothers William and Nathaniel. One letter is written from Santa Fe about the Mexican War. Ralls genealogical data is also included.
Beulah Ralph Photograph Collection, 1946-1970 (P0516)
10 photographs
Copy photos of Boone County, with focus on the African American community, including images of Douglass School and early black police officers.
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J.A. Ralston Certificate, 1889 (C1794)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificates granted by St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons for completion of instruction in "Principles and Practice of Surgery."