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Laura Louise Runyon Papers, no dates (C4631)
0.3 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Papers of a history professor at Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg, Missouri. Materials include lecture notes taken while studying at the University of Chicago and programs from presentations by the Euterpean Fraternity of America.

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James F. Rupe Collection, 1885-1943 (C3463)
0.8 cubic feet

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Records of Dr. James F. Rupe of Clay County, MO, including ledgers; account books, Paradise, MO, Christian Church treasurer's books; two warranty deeds; and four diplomas, including his diploma from medical college in St. Joseph, MO, in 1886.

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Rural Revolt in Missouri Collection, 1979-1984 (S0427)
0.01 cubic foot, 4 folders

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This collection contains seven papers on rural revolt in Missouri. Two of the papers were delivered at Missouri Conference on History, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, April 1979; three at the Mid-America Conference on History, Springfield, Missouri, September 1979; and two were written for the history courses at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Washington University.

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Rural Schoolteacher's Photographs, 1930 (P1194)

Class portraits of schoolchildren with their teachers, ca. 1930s, including Warner School in Livingston County and Shinar School in Daviess County.

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Rural Sociological Society of America Records, 1910-1973 (C3305)
9.6 cubic feet (784 folders, 6 volumes, 244 slides), 2 oversize volumes, 2 audio tapes, 27 rolls of microfilm

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The records of the Rural Sociological Society of America contain presidential and committee correspondence and include accounts of how some of the first rural sociologists became interested in the profession. Microfilm is available for Rural Sociology, the official quarterly.

Rural Sociological Society of America Records, 1919-2010 (CA5646)
39.75 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 1 audio disc, 2 video cassettes

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Addition of research project files; committee files; presidential papers; secretarial papers; annual meeting records; publications; audiovisual material; photographs; program and conference materials; administrative records; and miscellaneous material.

Siegfried "Fred" Ruschin Papers, 1920-2008 (K1193)
4 c.f.

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Personal records of Ruschin and his family, particularly relating to applications for restitution for losses in German under the Nazis; writings and other materials relating to Ruschin career as a librarian at Linda Hall Library; his volunteer work; and other interests, research, writing that he did.

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Leonard R. Rush Papers, circa 1945-1946 (R1400)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Leonard R. Rush Papers contain of photocopies of a pamphlet recording the history and deeds of the 273rd Regiment, 64th Infantry Division of the United States Army in which Leonard Rush served during World War II.

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Howard A. Rusk Papers, 1937-1991 (C3981)
24 cubic feet (888 folders), 13 audio tapes, 23 audio cassettes, 1 video tape, 7 video cassettes

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The papers of Howard A. Rusk, who developed the field of rehabilitation medicine, include correspondence, photographs, writings, publicity clippings, photographs, speeches, and other materials documenting his work in the field.

Ruskin College (Trenton, Mo.) Papers, 1899-1909 (C3803)
0.3 cubic feet (14 folders)

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Papers related to the Ruskin Hall Movement, a British socialist movement, and to Ruskin College, an American branch of the movement located in Trenton, MO. The collection includes a typescript history, catalogs, and newspaper articles.

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Ruskin Heights Presbyterian Church Records, 1954-2009 (K1169)
21 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Church including general office files, pastor's files including sermons and special services, newsletters, bulletins, photograph albums, publications, architectural drawings, and records of several women's organizations associated with the church.

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Russell Family History Collection, 2004 (R1163)
(2 folders)

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This is a photocopy of a history of the family of Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease, complied by John Steele McCormick, circa 1932-1934. It also contains additional material and photographs up to 2004, supplied by the donor and representing the line of descent from Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease.

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Russell Family Papers, 1837-1938 (R0330)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Russell Family Papers include correspondence, legal papers, tax receipts, lists of household purchases, and miscellaneous papers of Cyrus Russell (1795-1860), and his sons Cyrus Russell (1819-1905) and Theodore Pease Russell (1827-1889) of Arcadia in Iron County, Missouri.

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Cornelia Russell Papers, 1866-1871 (C3080)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Cornelia Russell contain letters concerning farming and family life, and a price list of grocery items.

Francis T. Russell Botanical Specimens, 1850-1891 (C2334)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a volume of botanical specimens. Russell, a Columbia, MO, attorney and curator of the University of Missouri, collected most of the specimens on a trip to California and return via the Isthmus in 1850.

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Frank Russell Photograph Collection, 1887, 1909 (P0870)
2 photographs

Copy prints of Mark Twain.

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Fred Russell Photographs, 1930, no date (P0895)

Photographs of Boone's Lick Spring and buildings in Iron, Madison, and Washington Counties.

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Joseph William Russell Letter, 1847 (C1640)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to Mary L. Russell, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, MO, from Chicago, [IL], July 4, 1847. Russell, at a convention in Chicago as a member of the Cape Girardeau delegation, wrote his wife about the convention, the crowds, American House, and Chicago, and listed the Cape Girardeau delegates.

Julia Ann Russell Deed, 1864 (C1858)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a deed to 80 acres of land in Nodaway County from William Russell to Julia Ann Russell for the sum of $100, 13 October 1864.

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Sol Smith Russell Papers, 1848-1902 (C3625)
1.7 cubic feet (42 folders, 3 oversize volumes)

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Newspaper clippings, reviews of stage plays, correspondence, and scrapbooks on the life and career of a popular comedian of the late 1800s, and his contemporaries.

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Theodore Russell Speech, 1868 (C1568)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Address given to the Ironton Library Association on the history of Ironton, MO. Settlement, iron companies, public officials, settlers, businesses, churches, Arcadia Seminary, lodges, civic organizations, and the Civil War.

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Thomas T. Russell Letter, 1845 (C1639)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to John Huey, Huntsville, AL, from Boonville, MO, Oct. 20, 1845. Russell, a young doctor from St. Louis, wrote Huey about moving to Alabama and establishing a medical practice. The letter discusses Russell's education and medical practice in St. Louis.

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William N. Russell Law Notebook, 1864 (C0845)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Notes on law lectures of Professors Campbell, Cooley and Walker, taken by William N. Russell in 1864. Also gives date he began law practice (May 16, 1864) and a record of clients and fees.

Rustemeyer Family Papers, 1884-1953 (C4017)
0.3 cubic feet (14 folders), 1 computer disc

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The Rustemeyer Family papers contain correspondence written to Bernard Rustemeyer by friends and family in Germany after his immigration to America in 1882.  The collection also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the Rustemeyer, Alteköster, Stöckbrand, and Giese families, and Rustemeyer’s hometown, Körbecke, Germany.

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Ruth Rust Studio Photographs, 1922-1946 (P0860)
0.13 linear feet

Photos by Ruth Rust Studio of Jefferson City, MO, many of which are of Missouri representatives.

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Lela Jean Howat Rutherford Papers, 1909-1976 (C4127)
1 cubic foot

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The Lela Jean Howat Rutherford Papers document the life and family of Mrs. Rutherford from her time as a University of Missouri student to the early 1970s. The papers consist of photographs, diaries, correspondence, and other miscellaneous items.

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Edmond Rutter Papers, 1853-1855 (C0394)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bill of sale for an enslaved African American by Betsey Rutter to her husband. Notice in regard to stray horse in Knox County, MO. Letter from General Land Office, Shelby County, MO.

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William A. Ruyle Papers, circa 1864 (R0033)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The William A. Ruyle Papers contain a transcript of a letter written by William A. Ruyle to his father, describing his wartime experiences with the 5th Regiment, Missouri Infantry. It includes accounts of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and events prior to the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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Richard Huston Ryall Papers, 1863-1864 (R0499)
1 folder

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These are Civil War letters of Richard Ryall, 6th Missouri Cavalry, from New Iberia, Louisiana.
The letters, written to his brother, Isaac, in Maries County, Missouri, concern war news and
family matters including the death of a brother in Union service. With the letters are typescripts, a
photograph of Ryall in uniform, and a biographical sketch provided by the donor.

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Ryan Family Papers, circa 1890s-2000 (C2561)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Papers of a family from Wright County, Missouri, include photographs as well as correspondence and educational, military, and political material concerning H. Eugene Ryan, a lawyer from Mountain Grove who later moved to Ohio.

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George P. Ryan Papers, 1908 (R1172)
(1 folder)

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This is a letter dated December 17, 1908 from George P. Ryan, principal of Jerico Springs High School in Cedar County, Missouri, to Carola C. Ward of El Dorado Springs, Missouri. The letter concerns Ward's application for a position in the Cedar County schools.

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N.W. Ryan Letter, 1917 (C0482)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Ann Ellen Smith, Cameron, MO, from Houston, TX, Dec. 19, 1917.

Discussion of morale of the soldier, and mail and packages as a morale builder. Written by a member of the field artillery stationed at Camp Logan.

William James Ryan Papers, 1914-1996 (K0457)
10 c.f.

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Research material, draft manuscripts, and oral history interviews and transcripts related to Ryan's book and other writings on the history of radio and television broadcasting in the Kansas City region.

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Elaine Baum Ryder Papers, 1908-2006 (K0701)
1 c.f.

National Register of Historic Places forms written by Ryder while a researcher for the Kansas City Landmarks Commission, booklets, books, newspaper clippings and magazines, and photographs.

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Mary E. Ryder Scrapbook, 1947-1981 (S0730)
0.1 cubic foot, 2 folders, 17 photographs

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This collection contains correspondence and several news clippings that chronicle the life and achievements of Mary Ryder, a labor activist and founder of the Mary Ryder Home.

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S. Patti Construction Company Records, 1916-1976 (K0021)
114 c.f.

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Progress photographs of construction jobs in Missouri, Kansas and Alaska done by S. Patti Construction Company and associates. Also included are architectural drawings of structures for which they were the contractor

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S.W. Hurst and Company (Tipton, Mo.) Records, 1872-1905 (C4169)
0.8 cubic feet (10 folders , one oversize)

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Eight ledger books and two scrapbooks pertaining to a store in Tipton, Missouri which sold drugs, jewelry, stationery and music from approximately 1885 to 1900. Some additional materal falls before and after this time period. The scrapbooks contain colorful, old-fashioned advertisements for a variety of products including shoes, thread, coffee, medicine, etc. Numerous images of women and children, animals, birds, fruit, flowers, pastoral scenes, etc.

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Pierre Sabourin Records, 1830-1832 (R0387)
1 volume microfilmed

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This is an account book of Pierre Sabourin of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The first section is a
record of an unidentified mercantile operation, 1 May 1830 to 9 August 1830. The second section, 9
June 1831 to 4 April 1832, concerns the buying and selling of planks, primarily with the firms of
Menard & Valle and Valle & Griffard of Ste. Genevieve.

Frank C. Sabourn Letters, 1898 (C2687)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Written to Cornelia Vernatti, Montgomery City, MO, by a clerk in Company L, 5th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, from Camp George H. Thomas, Georgia, and Camp Hamilton, Kentucky. Descriptions of camp life and his duties.

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Howard Frederic Sachs Papers, 1960-1981 (K0550)
4 c.f.

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Personal, family and professional papers of Federal Judge with the Western Missouri District Court. Also research and writings on the history of the Jewish community in Kansas City, MO.

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Eugene Sackin Papers, 1918-1940 (K0705)
0.5 c.f.

A scrapbook kept by Sackin while overseas during World War II. Also World War I letters from Isadore Levin to his family dated 1918.

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church Records, 1867-1981 (S0052)
3 rolls microfilm

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The records of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Florissant, Missouri, contain registers for baptisms, first communions, baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Collection materials are written in Latin, German, and English.

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Sailer Family Papers, 1833-1939 (R1405)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders, 25 negatives)

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The Sailer Family Papers contain copies of the personal papers and photographs of the Sailer family of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This collection includes images of the Sailer family and extended family, correspondence, newspaper articles, land records, birth records, and local history research for Cape Girardeau and Rolla, Missouri.

Sailer-Holmes Family Papers, 1865-2006 (CG0069)
0.2 c.f.

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The Sailer-Holmes Family Papers contains personal papers, correspondence, and photographs collected by three generations of the family mainly in the cities of Cape Girardeau and Rolla, Missouri.

Saint David's Welsh Society of Greater Kansas City Records, 1966-2015 (K1201)
2 c.f.

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Organizational records including minutes, newsletters, memorabilia, rosters, photographs and two bound volumes. Also files for the 61st Annual Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu, held in Kansas City, MO.

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Saint Francis Levee District Records, 1893-1980 (R0076)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The Saint Francis Levee District of Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of ledgers, minute books, and financial records of the Saint Francis Levee District.

Saint Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association Collection, 1891 (R1273)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet containing the program, premium list, and regulations of the twentieth annual fair of the St. François county Agricultural and Mechanical Association, held September 8-11, 1891 at Farmington, Missouri.

Saint Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association Records, 1872-1895 (R0481)
(1 rolls of microfilm)

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The Saint Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association Records collection contains a daybook, 1872-1873, and livestock entry book, 1882-1895, of the St. Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association.

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Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection, 1876-1951 (R0242)
0.1 cubic foot (9 folders)

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The Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection contains obituaries, wedding announcements, anniversary notices, and miscellaneous biographical material clipped from Saint Francois County newspapers.

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Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection, 1925 (R0248)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Saint Francois County, Missouri Booklet contains “A Message to the Homeseeker,” a booklet advertising the towns of Bonne Terre, Farmington, and Flat River in Saint Francois County and Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri. There are descriptions of 157 business and illustrations of 85 commercial establishments, public buildings, and churches in those communities.