Manuscripts Index
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)
1 roll of microfilm (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.
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River des Peres Watershed Coalition Records, 1929 (S1243)
0.25 cubic foot
The River des Peres Watershed coalition contains photographs and glass slide negatives the organization collected chronicling the construction of the River des Peres Sewerage and Drainage Works. The photographs in the collection primarily depict the construction near the Missouri History Museum.
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River Faces Scrapbook, 1983-1987 (S1150)
0.025 cubic foot
This collection contains a scrapbook of River Faces parade in downtown St. Louis
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River Power and Transport Association Corporate Records, 1927-1933 (C1232)
0.13 cubic feet (1 volume)
Corporate records of the River Power and Transport Association, Wilmington, DE, 1927.
Appended to these records are the minutes of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis River Front Improvement Corporation, 1933.
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Riverside Inn Records, circa 1910 (R0870)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a brochure for the Riverside Inn on the Elk River near Elk Springs in McDonald County, Missouri. It includes four photographs of the resort and descriptive text.
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Riverside School, Butler County, Missouri, 1910 (R1239)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir of the Winter Term, 1910, for the Riverside School in Butler County, Missouri. Farrar Foster was the teacher and J.D. Mercer, R.P. Neel, and W. A. Cravens were directors of the local school district.
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Rives and Stemmons Store Records, 1867-1889 (R0152)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Rives and Stemmons Store Records contain an account ledger for a general store in Avilla, Jasper County, Missouri owned and operated by Doctor B. Rives and Thomas J. Stemmons. Enclosed with the volume are two contracts and a broadside pertaining to horse and mule breeding.
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Cornelius Roach Speeches, 1915-1930 (C0157)
0.3 cubic feet
Contains the speeches of Cornelius Roach, secretary of the state of Missouri, 1909-1916, and editor of the JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
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Goldie Elliff Roark Photograph Collection, 1959, no date (P0748)
12 photographs
Photos of McDonald County historic sites and natural features.
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James A. Roark Papers, 1896-1936 (C2645)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters and papers concerning Roark's employment on the Missouri, Gasconade, and Osage Rivers, 1896-1917; federal employees. Two river guide booklets; Missouri rivers, 1901, Ohio River, n.d. Broadside on the State Democratic Convention, St. Louis, 1940. Two David Lawrence clippings on federal wage controls, 1942.
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Robards Family Bible Records, no date (C0901)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The records contain pages from the Robards family Bible listing marriages, births, and deaths.
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RoBards Family Photographs, no date (P0956)
Photos of the Robards family of Hannibal
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Ann Stillwell Robards Papers, 1967-2002 (K1291)
4.5 c.f.
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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John Lewis RoBards Scrapbooks, no date (C1437)
3 volumes
Materials collected primarily by RoBards on family members, his childhood friend Mark Twain, and Hannibal, MO. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, programs, speeches, and miscellaneous items. See also Collection 3609.
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John Lewis RoBards Papers, 1832-1922 (C3609)
0.2 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers and genealogy of a prominent lawyer, writer and orator of Hannibal, Missouri. Includes incomplete journal of overland trip to California in 1849.
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"Robert Levi Todd", no date (C0697)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The major events in the lives of the family of Robert Levi Todd from the family's settlement in Missouri in 1816 to the death of Robert Levi Todd, Jr., in 1891.
Annie Louise Roberts Papers, 1910s (CA5976)
3 folders
Court documents, insurance papers, abstracts, and financial papers of the St. Joseph, Missouri resident, dating to the 1910s.
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C.C. Roberts Railroad Collection, 1866-1922 (C4212)
1.5 cubic feet (65 folders)
Stock transfers; receipts; meeting minutes; vouchers; invoices; certificates; business proposals; court cases; agreements; construction specifications; articles of incorporation; accounts; reports; and balance sheets, etc. of numerous railroad companies. Also includes material from the Missouri and Arkansas Lumber and Mining Company and a builder/general contractor.
Charles C. Roberts Photograph Collection, 1988 (P0693)
1 folder
Photos of the Frisco House and Wright County Historical Society members.
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James H. Roberts Diary, 1858-1909 (K1000)
0.04 c.f. (2 folders)
Roberts built houses, made and sold brooms, taught school, and owned a small mercantile store briefly. He was interested in Spiritualism and his second wife and one of his daughters were mediums. Includes a handwritten diary consisting of both shorthand and longhand entries. Entries were made every year on the writer's birthday, beginning at the age of 27, continuing until his death at 78.
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James H. Roberts Diary, 1867 (C1218)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
A transcription of a diary includes a memorandum by James H. Roberts setting down his reasons for leaving Barton County, MO.
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John M. Roberts Diaries, 1878-1881 (C4341)
0.3 cubic feet (13 folders)
The diaries of John M. Roberts, a rural schoolteacher in Henry County, Missouri, describe the classes he taught, students, the weather, and health of family members. The diaries also describe his other occupations as a farmer, itinerant bookseller, a reporter for local newspapers, and a brief view as a partisan Democrat.
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John W. Roberts Folklore Collection, 1975-1985 (CA4756)
6 cubic feet, 1 card file
Student papers and related materials received by a former University of Missouri-Columbia folklore professor.
Michael Roberts Papers, 1940-1991 (S0525)
0.25 cubic feet
Michael Roberts was a St. Louis real estate and media entrepreneur of WHSL-TV, St. Louis' first African-American owned television station. The papers, which range from 1960-1991, photographs and newspaper clippings.
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Mrs. W.C. Roberts Collection, 1850-1877, no date (P0202)
4 photographs
Copy photos of George Caleb Bingham, ca. 1877, Eliza Thomas Bingham, and Rollins Bingham.
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Ollie and Edna Roberts Postcard Collection, 1909-1970 (CA6747)
0.2 cubic feet
Postcards of buildings, structures, parks and scenery around Missouri. The postcards were collected by Ollie and Edna Roberts.
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William George Roberts Papers, 1908-1962 (R1386)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders, 23 photographs)
The William George Roberts Papers contain early correspondence between Sarah, Carrol, Emma, and Andrew Roberts. The collection also includes correspondence and papers involving William G. Roberts during his service in World War II. Also included are photographs from his military service and personal papers involving William G. Roberts' life before and after the war.
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Archibald McIntyre Robertson Papers, 1856-1857 (R0053)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Archibald McIntyre Robertson Papers contain an original and typescript journal that records Archibald Robertson's journey through Europe, the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Sinai, and Palestine in 1856-1857.
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George A.S. Robertson Papers, 1918-1987 (C4312)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of a former World War I fighter pilot and later Deputy Superintendent of Insurance contain biographical and genealogical data on George A.S. Robertson and the Robertson and related family.
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Katherine Ann Robertson Photographs, 1949 (P0302)
20 photographs
Photos by Katherine Ann Robertson of the James Hicklin home east of Lexington, MO in 1949.