Manuscripts Index
John Richardson Diary, 1862-1863 (C4138)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The Diary of a Civil War soldier from Company A, Prairie Grove, Missouri.
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Mary Robards Richardson Inventory Book, 1913-1917 (C1217)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Includes account of real and personal property belonging to Mary Robards Richardson of Louisville, KY.
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Ray Gene and Betty Richardson Papers, no date (SP0036)
20 cubic feet
The Ray Gene and Betty Richardson Papers contain geneaology, research, and personal papers of Ray Gene and Betty Richardson of Lawrence County, Missouri.
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William H. Richardson Diary, 1846-1847 (C0899)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Diary of a volunteer under the command of Alexander Doniphan in the Mexican War. Richardson left Carrollton, Missouri, in August 1846 and reached Monterey in May 1847. By July he had returned to his home in Maryland.
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Paul R. Richeson, "The Perrys of Potosi", 1977 (R0376)
1 folder
This is a speech concerning a prominent early family in Washington County, Missouri, delivered
at a reunion of the Perry family at Brazoria, Texas. The Perrys were associated through business
and by marriage with the family of Moses Austin.
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Richey Family Letters, 1866-1890 (C0391)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Written about family affairs from Louisville, KY; Lexington, MO; Cincinnati, OH; and Stewartsville, MO.
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Richland Hotel Collection, circa 1930s-1940s (R0625)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Richland Hotel Collection contains items from the Richland Hotel in Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri, including two photographs of the hotel, a blotter, an envelope, and two rate cards.
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Richland Rural School, Henry County, Missouri Collection, 1906 (R1223)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir for the students at Richland Rural School for the term 1905-1906. Listed are the names of the teacher (Frank O. Denny), the school board (J.F. Boyd, president), and the names of the pupils. The surnames Lile, Duckworth, Boyd, Knisely, Dody, and Wood were common among the students.
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Richmond Baptist Church (Richmond, Mo.) Program, 1942 (C0713)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains one program of the centennial celebration and dedicatory service for the new church building, 14 June 1942.
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Richmond Heights Historical Society Records, 1900-2013 (S0274)
17 cubic feet
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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Ray S. Richmond Papers, 1914-1984 (S0553)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 scrapbook, 14 photographs
Ray Richmond was born in Fillmore, Illinois on June 5, 1896. He played minor league baseball for the Bloomers of Bloomington, Illinois before joining the St. Louis Browns in 1920 and 1921. Richmond played eight games for the Browns and had a lifetime record of two wins and one loss. He died in DeSoto, Missouri on December 21, 1969. Scrapbook primarily documents Richmond’s baseball career, with two letters from 1983 and 1984.
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Richwoods Mining Company Collection, 1911 (R1042)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for four shares of stock in the Richwoods Mining Company, whose chief office was at Richwoods in Washington County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to Harley Ballard on August 30, 1911.
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Rickman Family Papers, 1778-1978 (C4177)
0.6 cubic feet (34 folders)
The papers consist of genealogical materials pertaining to the Rickman and corollary families [Fristoe, Henderson, Higgins, Tatum, Thomas, Twyman, Wilson] of North Carolina, Virginia, and St. Clair County, Missouri. The material includes genealogical charts and corresponding notebook, birth announcements, census records, death certificates and obituaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. 1778-1978.
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Ida Riddle Photograph Collection, 1950 (P0780)
3 photographs
Copy photos of Theodosia, MO (Ozark County): Theodosia Mill, Theodosia Store
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Richard Price Rider Letter, no date (C1752)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Pearl Mitchell, Rocheport, MO, from Liberty, MO, n.d. Letter refers to an address made by Miss Mitchell at a Stephens College commencement when she presented a picture of former President Rider to the college. Miss Mitchell was a student at Stephens College, 1877-1880.
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William E. Rider Papers, 1893-1953 (K0014)
0.3 c.f.; 23 folders
Correspondence which Rider, a farmer in Pettis County, MO., received from family and friends concerning farming and personal matters.
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Stephen Ridgley Letter, 1837 (C0537)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Robert Ridgley, Upper Alton, Illinois, from Boston, Massachusetts, November 10, 1837. Describes local conditions to his brother.
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Julia B. Slemons Harrison Riedel Papers, 1600-1990 (K1022)
5 c.f.
Genealogical research on the Slemons, Gardner, Lyles, also biography, Brigadier General William F. Slemons. C.S.A.: His Ancestors and Descendants, by Riedel
Mark Riedel Photograph Collection, 1924, 1927 (P0628)
Panoramic group portraits of the Lancaster High School class of 1924, and members of the Phi Sigma Epsilon chapter at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri.
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Mrs. Mark T. Riedel Photograph Collection, 1935-1944 (P0829)
5 photographs
Photos of New Overland School classes.
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Robert Edgar Riegel Letter, 1971 (C3322)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Harriet Brown, [Columbia], MO, from Hanover, [NH], 1971. Comments on manuscript collection; reactions to abolitionist John Brown; description of roommate in hospital where Riegel was undergoing therapy for arm and shoulder muscles; and reminiscence of Missouri summers.
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Carl R. Rieger Papers, 1943-1998 (C4556)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of Carl R. Rieger contain military papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to his time spent as a prisoner of war during World War II.
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Wray M. Rieger Papers, 1942-1972 (C4315)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)
The papers of a former military officer and Dean Emeritus of faculties and professor of chemistry at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College consist of military papers containing special orders, memos, reports, forms, separation papers, physical exams, service records, staff lists, and photographs of Rieger and other military officers. Additional records in the collection consist of letters of recognition upon Rieger’s retirement from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College.
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Charley Riggs Portrait, no date (P0420)
1 photograph
Photo of Charley Riggs artist.
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Riggs Photograph Collection, 1911 (P1053)
Six mounted photographs of the Moran Bolt & Nut Manufacturing Company and vicinity, St. Louis, taken May 2-3, 1911.
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Zadok Riggs Stray Notice, 1840 (C1476)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Stray notice posted by Zadok Riggs before Y.E. Hicks, justice for Rocky Fork Township, Boon[e] County, MO. Stray steer appraised at $12 by James Bryson and Samuel Riggs.
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Right-To-Work Referendum Collection, 1973 (S0431)
0.25 cubic foot, 9 folders
This collection contains reports, brochures, and correspondence pertainining to the Right-to-Work Referendum, a proposed amendment to the Missouri Consitution to limit labor unions by making membership voluntary.
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Riley Family Papers, 1855-1967 (CG0065)
3.5 c.f.
Financial, legal, and personal documents produced mainly by Henry C. Riley, Sr., H.C. Riley, Jr, and other Riley family members. Other materials, including a plat map book and business ledgers, were created by Charles C. Bock, Riley Bock’s paternal grandfather. There is also a printed photograph, a circuit judge commission, a large map of judicial circuit courts in Missouri, and microfilm rolls for the donor’s historical research.
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Riley Family Papers, 1909-1968 (C3837)
0.4 cubic feet (14 folders)
Papers of John Willard Riley, Jr., concerning his research into his family genealogy. The papers were given to Gerald M. Petty who used them in the writing of his book, Petty, Wright, Riley and Other Related Families. The papers consist of correspondence, charts, newspaper clippings and notes.
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J. Riley Ledger, 1856-1860 (C2331)
0.30 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a Hannibal, MO, merchant's ledger containing transactions of his print shop, lumber business and general store.
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Lewis Riley Papers, 1857-1875 (C0326)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letters of a Union Cavalryman to his wife describing battles and scrimmages in the South, particularly Vicksburg, MS, near Memphis, TN, and Little Rock, AR, and concerning the buying of property. Letters from Lewis' friends to their relatives; deed for land in Miller County; receipts and pension certificate issued to Riley's survivors.
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Joan Rimmon Photograph Collection, no date (P0413)
13 photographs
Photos from antique album, unidentified portraits, some identified as work of a Columbia, MO photographer.
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Russell Robert Rine Papers, 1974 (K0348)
0.01 c.f.
"The Snow Fox", a fictionalized history of the Rine family before and during Revolutionary War times, written by Rine.
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Andrew H. Ringo Papers, 1834-1870 (C1867)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Memorandum book; notes on MISSOURI vs. MOSES MC LELLAN; tax receipts; accounts; notice of sheriff's sale of land and slaves in Richmond, Ray County, MO; oath of loyalty of Ringo, exemption from military duty, 1862; military passes; and promissory notes.
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Issie J. Ringolsky Papers, 1894-1915 (K0993)
1 c.f.
Ringolsky was a partner with David I. White in the Ringolsky & White law firm. Includes case files for clients were business owners in Kansas City, several of whom were involved in the garment industry.
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John F. Riordan Papers, 1943-1952 (C4517)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)
This collection includes personal correspondence from Corporal John F. Riordan who served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The letters from Riordan came from Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne Wyoming, Camp Sutton North Carolina, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Okinawa, and Korea.
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Ripley County Centennial Inc. Collection, 1959 (R1008)
(1 folder)
This collection includes a certificate of souvenir stock in Ripley County Centennial, Inc., a centennial booklet, a promotional brochure, and two souvenir pinback buttons for the Ripley County Centennial celebration at Doniphan, Missouri, on August 17-22, 1959.
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Gervice Gates Ripley and Clinton H. Gates Photograph Collection, 1916 (P0567)
panoramic photos of the 1st Missouri at Laredo, Texas, September 1916
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Rippeto-Sapp Family Papers, 1924-1927 (C4619)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)
Love letters written between Ina L. Rippeto of Boone County, Missouri, and Virgil E. Sapp of Jefferson City, Missouri, before their marriage. Also includes an award certificate of Ina Rippeto.
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J.R. Rippey Papers, 1898 (C4186)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of the secretary to the Missouri Board of Agriculture, consisting of letters written to Rippey regarding the prevention and quarantine of livestock with infectious diseases.
"The Rise of Higher Education in the Missouri Valley, 1818-1900," Earl Leon Heck, 1965 (C2914)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Histories of academics, colleges, and universities in the Missouri Valley.
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John C. Risk Diploma, 1855 (C2421)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bachelor's degree in liberal arts from the University of Missouri. Signed by James Shannon, president.
Risk was an educator and minister in Lewis County, MO.
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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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Letitia Ritchie Diary, 1878 (C1216)
0.07 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Written for her son between May and August 1878, describing her travels from London to Chicago and return. Includes a daily log reading, description of the country from New York to Chicago, clippings, postcards, and photographs. The ocean voyage was made aboard the Steamer ALSATIA.
Ritter and Howard Families Papers, 1850-1956 (R0100)
1 cubic foot (50 folders, 6 volumes, 3 oversize volumes)
The Ritter and Howard Families Papers contains correspondence, legal records, business papers, and miscellaneous materials of the Ritter and Howard families of Jasper County, Missouri. Included are mining lease and drill records, and records of the Stone School District. Three generations of two families are represented in this collection.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Ritter Papers, 1839-1929, 1962 (C1779)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The Friedrich Wilhelm Ritter Papers contain photocopies of the papers of a German immigrant and the Ritter family of Shelby County, Missouri. The papers include obituaries, poetry, recipes, accounts, correspondence, naturalization documents, Ritter's will, and other papers. The collection is in German and English and is part of the German Heritage Archives.
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Richard Ritter Papers, 1856-1920 (C3473)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Commission as clerk of circuit court; commission as captain of Company A, 28th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Volunteers; subsequent commissions as lieutenant-colonel and colonel; mustering out rolls, limited correspondence, tax receipts and various land deeds. Two diaries, will, and correspondence.
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Marcia G. Rittmaster and Larry H. Rittmaster Papers, 1942-1963 (K1057)
0.08 cubic foot (6 folders, 23 photographs)
The Marcia G. Rittmaster and Larry H. Rittmaster Papers contain photographs related to Rittmaster relatives, many of whom are unidentified, along with three programs for events in the Jewish Community.
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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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The River and Railway Transportation Company Articles of Association, 1877 (C0905)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of the notarization, recorder's statement for Cooper County, charter granted by the State of Missouri, and minutes of the board of directors' meeting, 3 March 1877.