Manuscripts Index
"The Republic of Missouri," W.L. Webb, no date (C1286)
0.16 cubic feet (1 volume)
History of Missouri by an Independence, MO, newspaperman.
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Republic of Texas Broadside, no date (C0968)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Broadside setting forth the proceedings of the Texas meeting at the capital of Mississippi. General Quitman of the committee appointed to report resolutions expressive of the views of friends of reannexation of Texas, chaired the meeting.
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Republican National Committee Campaign Advertisements, 1964 (C3891)
1 audio disc
Audio recordings of political statements of 1964 Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater for local level campaigning.
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Republican Party Posters, 1875-1884 (C2854)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous broadsides on Adair County, Missouri, political matters. OVERSIZE.
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Republican State Executive Committee (St. Louis, Mo.) Flyer, 1888 (C3189)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A flyer sent out to Republicans and Republican newspapers listing the national electoral and state Republican ticket.
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The Research, 1915-1916 (C0826)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains three issues of a University of Missouri student newspaper for November 1915 and January and April 1916. Articles include information on athletics department, sportsmanship, and fraternity and sorority activities.
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"Research on Boone's Lick," Lewis Saum, 1962 (C2185)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Description of nineteenth-century salt-making processes and the Boone's Lick Salt Works.
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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.
Reuben Smith & Company Records, 1836-1865 (R0645)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Reuben Smith & Company Records contain a ledger from Reuben Smith & Company, a mercantile firm at Selma in Jefferson County, Missouri. The volume contains a listing of lands patented and rules for mining in Harmony Township in Washington County, Missouri, 1836-1845, and invoices for goods purchased by Reuben Smith & Company, primarily at Selma in Jefferson County, Missouri, 1837-1846.
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Bob Reuter Papers , 1977-2013 (S0368)
4 cubic feet
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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Thomas C. Reveley Class Materials, 1841-1842 (C0620)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Syllabus and notes prepared for the studies of those attending lectures on Materia Medica and Pharmacy, delivered in the University of Pennsylvania. Contains source, description, and use of various medicines.
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Paul Joseph Revitt Papers, 1940-1990 (K0849)
14 c.f.
Personal and professional papers of Revitt, professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Includes research and final drafts of his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation and other articles and books; daily expense books and diaries; travel scrapbooks; and printed, and published material.
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Mary Metcalfe Rexford Memoir, 1943-1945 (S0180)
0.2 cubic foot, 8 folders
The Mary Metcalfe Rexford Memoirs recalls Rexford’s time serving with the American Red Cross in Great Britain and with Clubmobile Group A on continental Europe from 1943 to 1945. Her husband, Oscar Whitelaw Rexford, compiled information from letters Mary had written and interviews with other Group A members to create this memoir.
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Carl B. Rexroad Papers, 1943-1946 (C4380)
1 cubic foot (44 folders)
Correspondence, publications and photographs documenting Carl B. Rexroad's military training and military camp life, both in the United States, and eventually in the Philippines.
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Reynolds Family Papers, 1875-1997 (CG0007)
2.6 cubic feet
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.
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Donald W. Reynolds Papers, 1945-1994 (CA6476)
11.55 cubic feet, 2 films, 1 oversize item
The papers of Donald W. Reynolds, a journalist and founder of the Donrey Media Group, include correspondence, photographs, articles, biographical material, and audiovisual material. Reynolds was a University of Missouri alumni and the Reynolds Journalism Institute was named after him after the university received a grant from his foundation.
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Fannie A. (Mrs. Sidney) Reynolds Scrapbook, 1880-1911 (K0411)
0.1 c.f.
Clippings of poetry, stories (religious, holiday, morals, children), news stories from around the United States and Europe, stories of famous people, histories of various things (animals, potatoes, gold leaf, etc) Grover Cleveland, and homilies.
Frank Reynolds Photograph Collection, circa 1925-1942 (R0796)
0.1 cubic foot (3 folders, 34 photographs)
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.
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John Reynolds Letter, 1840 (C2780)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To the Secretary of the Navy, Mar. 30, 1840. Letter recommending William W. Reynolds for appointment as midshipman in the U.S. Navy.
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S.P. Reynolds Collection, 1806-1810 (C0927)
2 oversize items
Plats of village of Little Prairie, New Madrid District, 1806, and of town of New Madrid, 1810.
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Thomas Reynolds Papers, 1842-1843 (C1737)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Thomas Reynolds contain a certification of Lewis F. Linn's election as U.S. Senator from Missouri, and recommendations of persons to complete the unexpired term after Linn's death in 1843.
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Thomas Reynolds Papers, 1841-1842 (C1770)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Thomas Reynolds contain Photostats of petitions for prison pardons, including one letter from David Rice Atchison requesting a shorter sentence for two men and discussion of other matters.
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Thomas Reynolds Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1843 (C3206)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of proclamation setting Thursday, 13 November 1843, as Thanksgiving Day.
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Thomas Caute Reynolds Letter, 1860 (C2449)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to C.F. Jackson, governor-elect of Missouri, from St. Louis, MO, Nov. 25, 1860, concerning Missouri's financial affairs and inability to pay the January interest. The letter discusses possible action, advises a suspension of specie and requests Jackson to consider official action.
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Thomas Caute Reynolds Papers, 1860-1864 (C1910)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers in suit of U.S. vs. Library of Thomas C. Reynolds for settlement of Reynolds' debts. Included is inventory of his library.
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Thomas Caute Reynolds Papers, 1862-1866 (C2459)
1 roll of microfilm
Official and private correspondence, diary, and memorandum of Confederate lieutenant-governor of Missouri, concerning military and political affairs of Missouri and of the Confederacy in the southwestern, trans-Mississippi area. 998 pages.
Originals in the Library of Congress.
Thomas Reynolds Certification, 1840 (C1633)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certified list of the Missouri presidential and vice-presidential electors: Abraham Byrd, Edward Dobyns, James Holman, and Walter G. Meriwether.
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Rhea Church Records, 1844-1900 (R0123)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Rhea Church Records contain letters of recommendation for individuals joining the Rhea Church in southern Phelps County, Missouri. Baptist churches in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri issued most of the letters.
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Earl Rhine Papers, 1958-1975 (S0627)
1.2 cubic foot, 23 folders, 454 photographs, 2 oral history interviews
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.
Marcus Morton Rhoades Diary, 1865 (C3215)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Diary kept by Rhoades while he was adjutant of the 9th Regiment, Missouri Infantry. Concerns a boat trip from New Orleans to Ste. Genevieve, MO, after being paroled from the army.
A. Stacy Rhodes Collection, 1834-1940 (C3780)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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)
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.
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Edwin Stanton Rice Papers, 1851-1947 (C0397)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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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Herbert Francis Rice Papers, 1944-1963 (C2903)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Personal correspondence with friends and business associates, largely concerning the Civil War in Missouri; manuscripts of articles by Rice on various Missouri history subjects; newspaper clippings from the KANSAS CITY TIMES; Rice's obituary; and miscellaneous handbills and programs.
James S. Rice Notebook, 1856-1875 (C2373)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Notebook of a Baptist minister in Salem, Dent County, MO. Accounts, 1859-1876; proceedings of board of education, 1867-1870; marriage records, 1860-1875; eighteen rules of mathematics; fifteen "rules of decorum of Baptists." Rice organized Lost Creek Church, ten miles north of Salem.
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John and William J. Rice Papers, 1861-1865 (C2450)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a furlough, discharge papers, and parole certificates.
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Montana Rice Papers, 1836-1867 (C0396)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain positive photostats of the following: two letters from John Y. Rankin, Confederate soldier, describing the last two years of the Civil War; two letters to John Rice of Palmyra, Missouri, one of which is from Thomas Marlin; deeds of gold claims in Utah Territory and Montana for William Rice.
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Patricia Rice Papers, 1973-1986 (S0722)
0.6 cubic feet, 10 folders
This collection contains resource materials collected by Patricia Rice while reporting on women in politics from 1973-1986 as an employee for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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John A. Rich Diaries, 1884-1943 (C0898)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
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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Pam Rich Papers, 1973-1980 (C3957)
0.8 cubic feet (60 folders)
Papers of Pam Rich, lobbyist for Women's Political Caucus, 1979-1980, an organization which advocated ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by Missouri. Includes correspondence with state legislators, campaign brochures, publicity clippings for and against ERA, newsletters, and notes on various legislators.
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Ron F. Richard Papers, 2000-2018 (CA6543)
0.2 cubic feet, 15 DVDS, 15.3 GB of digital files
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.
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Allen D. Richards Papers, 1875-1893 (C0156)
0.2 cubic feet
Papers of justice of the peace and postmaster of Dewitt, Carroll County, MO.
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Carol R. Richards Papers, 1967-1985 (C4073)
7.0 cubic feet (188 folders), 5 audio cassettes
The papers of journalist Carol Richards consists of articles, books, clippings, correspondence, handwritten notebooks, audio cassettes, and miscellaneous research materials on a variety of topics such as education, Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, and women's issues.
Channing Richards Papers, 1835-1863 (C2167)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Channing Richards contain correspondence between Channing Richards and his wife Lydia Williamson Richards, 1835-1842. The letters discuss social and family activities in New Jersey and Ohio; business as a grain merchant; transportation; and weather. Also included is a letter from Channing Richards, Jr., Union soldier, 1863.
J.P. Richards Check, 1859 (C0908)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A check written on the banker J.P. Richards, Hannibal, Missouri, for $600.
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John Edward Richards Legal Papers, 1860-1936 (C2155)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
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)
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.
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William A. Richards Letters, 1841-1854 (C1759)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters from Missouri to his brothers in Richmond, VA, and New York City.
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Hayes Ayres Richardson Papers, 1933-1971 (K0278)
6 c.f.
Richardson was Director of Welfare for the City of Kansas City, MO 1940-1959 and most of the papers pertain to this period: newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, and photographs. Also his campaign for the Kansas City Council and his interest and work in government and economics which he taught at the University of Kansas City.