Manuscripts Index

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Walther Rathenau Letter, 1919 (C3761)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter from Rathenau, head of Allgemeine Elektricitats-Gesellschaft (General Electric Company) of Berlin, to James Taft Hatfield setting up an appointment with him in Rathenau's office at AEG on June 27, 1919.

Elizabeth Jones Ratliff Photograph Collection, 1880-1924 (P0251)
94 photographs

Various images related to Macon County, specifically the town of Ethel, photos of Kirksville State Normal School, 1919-1924, including the 1924 fire and its aftermath, and portraits of identified and unidentified families and individuals.

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Hannelore Rattee Photograph Collection, 1945 (P0409)
1 folder

World War II photographs: signing of the Japanese Surrender (Sept. 2, 1945) on the USS Missouri, and Guam villages not damaged by war.

Irwin Raut Papers, 1871-1927 (C2410)
0.19 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The papers of Irwin Raut contain miscellaneous material, including price lists for trunks (1874-1879), railway schedules, information on Sedalia and St. Louis, and a scrapbook of poetry.

Mazÿck Porcher Ravenel Papers, 1884-1958 (C0578)
1.7 cubic feet (108 folders), 1 card file

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The papers of a bacteriologist and teacher, including correspondence, notes, and other material. Information on disease research, health organizations, other scientists, World War I army life, the University of Wisconsin in 1914, and the effects of World War II on Columbia, Missouri.

George Rawick Papers, 1841-1988 (S0630)
58 cubic feet, 51 audio tapes, 24 photographs

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The papers of George Rawick contain correspondence, writings, and publications relating to Rawick's research on slavery in the United States and his research on the American labor movement. Materials of interest include transcripts of slave narratives Rawick collected from the Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Ray County, Missouri, Justice of the Peace Docket, 1836-1851 (C1215)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Docket includes names of defendants and plaintiffs, nature of complaint, and synopsis of case. Some marriages recorded. Justices were P. Ewell, W. Berry, and W.L. Bransford.

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Ray County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1887, 1931 (P1136)

An artificial collection of photographs of Ray County, Missouri.

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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.

Chester W. Ray Collection, 1928 (P0517)
1 folder

MU Tiger emblems and photo of University of Missouri stadium, ca. 1928.

E. Lansing Ray Journal, 1918 (C2168)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The collection contains the journal of E. Lansing Ray, editor and publisher of the St. Louis GLOBE DEMOCRAT. Ray was a member of a delegation of American newspapermen invited to visit the Allied Western Front, September-November 1918. The journal includes a record of events and observations of conditions in England, Ireland, Scotland and France, and describes tours, social and political events, and attitudes of the people.

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Joseph L. Ray Pension Papers, 1911-1928 (R1339)
(1 folder)

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This collection consists of pension claim papers for Joseph Lafayette Ray a veteran of the Civil War. In 1911, Joseph L. Ray began the process of applying for a pension for his service during the Civil War.

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Mary Ray Collection, 1981-1993 (CA3169)
5 cubic feet

Research materials of a Missouri genealogist consisting of correspondence with clients, family charts, and other research papers.

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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

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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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Peter Goodman Rea Papers, 1838-1899 (C0152)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Letters to a pioneer Presbyterian minister, containing early church history, and autobiography giving account of a trip on horseback to Texas in 1849-1850. Originals are in the possession of the donor.

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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.

Daniel Read Papers, 1866-1876 (C0153)
0.2 cubic feet

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Drafts of reports to the board of curators and the general assembly, prepared by the president of the University of Missouri. Also speeches and some letters.

Opie Read Papers, no date (C0395)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Two manuscripts, a contract, and a newspaper obituary of Opie Read, humorist and novelist. Manuscript of four-act play, "Young Abraham," based on the romance of Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge. The other manuscript is a short story. Both were written by Read.

The Readers (Columbia, Mo.) Papers, 1926-2022 (CA6651)
0.3 cubic feet

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)
0.75 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.

Real Women Newsletters Collection, 1971 (S0116)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection contains three newsletters issued in April, Spring, and Summer 1971 titled Real WomenWomen’s Liberation Newsletter for St. Louis. Published by the Women’s Center, located at the Young Women’s Christian Association of Metro St. Louis’ then headquarters at 1411 Locust Street in Downtown St. Louis, the newsletter focused on childcare, education, and equal working conditions for men and women. 

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Mary Ream Letter, 1862 (C0932)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To B. Frank Venable, Jefferson City, MO, from Washington, D.C., June 1, 1862.

Expresses concern over brother Robert, who is under the command of General Beauregard; speaks of daily visits of James S. Rollins, friend of her sister Vinnie; and refers to lack of gaiety and dances in Washington.

Vinnie Ream Portrait Collection, 1865-1870, no date (P1095)

Portraits of Vinnie Ream, her son, and her mother.

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Logan Uriah Reavis Papers, 1844-1888 (S0066)
1 microfilm roll

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The Logan Uriah Reavis Papers consists of microfilmed correspondence written and received by Logan Uriah Reavis, a St. Louis businessman and civic booster who, from 1876 to 1889, lobbied to move the nation's capital from Washington, D.C. to St. Louis, Missouri.

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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.

William Recklein Papers, 1898-1902 (R0051)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The William Recklein Papers contain copies and originals of family photographs and correspondence. Included in the correspondence are news of family, friends, and daily life.

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.

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William Rector and Angus L. Langham Document, 1819 (C1631)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Instrument signed in St. Louis, Missouri Territory, 3 May 1819. States that William Rector and Angus L. Langham sold land for a town at the confluence of the Osage and Missouri rivers to Thomas C. Rector and Richard Gentry.

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William Rector Letter, 1824 (C1632)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Rector, surveyor general for Illinois, Missouri and Territory of Arkansas, estimated expenses of the Surveyor General's Office for 1824.

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.) Deed, 1835 (C1333)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Deed to one acre of land, sold to the church by Nathan and Priscilla Roberts.

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Red Top Christian Church (Boone County, Mo.) Deed, 1868 (C1334)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Deed to approximately seven acres of land, sold to the church by Richmond T. and Polly Roberts.

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Red Top Christian Church (Boone County, Mo.) History, no date (C1335)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Brief history of the church, the bulk of it describing the controversy which resulted in its division into two congregations in 1914.

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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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Redd-Brotemarkle Photograph Collection, 1962 (P0491)
14 photographs

Photos of Athens, Clark County

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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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Redevelopment Opportunities for Women Records, 1985-1987 (S0962)
0.1 cubic foot

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The Redevelopment Opportunities for Women Records contain newsletters, concert tickets, and programs pertaining to providing financial literacy resources and advocacy to women affected by poverty and domestic violence.

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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.

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Redmon and Hurst Farms Papers, 1898-1913 (C4243)
0.25 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Three farm account ledgers from the Redmon and Hurst farm near Tipton, Missouri; Redmon and Hurst Farms, correspondence; official Postmaster's account and record book from Tea, Missouri.

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William Redmon Collection, 1872-1906 (C4234)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The William Redmon collection consists of one account book documenting sales at his Tipton, Missouri, drugstore and one book from 1905-1906, listing car licenses issued in the state of Missouri. Very little information is included in the automobile license record book.

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Reed Creek School, Iron County, Missouri Records, 1933-1941 (R0844)
(1 oversize folder)

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These are enrollment and attendance records for Reed Creek School near Banner in northern Iron County, Missouri. Also included are recommendations and remarks concerning individual students, but not their grades.

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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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James Ross Reed Papers, 1949-1966 (K0565)
0.25 c.f.

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Articles, announcements, memoranda, newsletters, agreements, reports, and newspaper clippings on Flight Engineers' International Association's (FEIA) labor disputes from a flight engineer for Trans World Airlines (TWA).