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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Frank A. Robinett Papers, 1961 (C0954)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter in response to an article, "Cowboy and Cattlemen," by Lewis Atherton in the MONTANA MAGAZINE, 1961. Robinett relates stories of early cattlemen he knew in Texas, particularly of one Bill Washington. Also Atherton's response.
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Marvin S. Robinson II Papers, 1970-1990 (K1070)
30 c.f.
Robinson is a community activist with interests in local government, politics, social, health and cultural issues, and the establishment of the Quindaro Ruins in Kansas City, KS as an historical site. Includes personal journals and writings, correspondence, newsletters, news articles, and reference files maintained by Robinson. Concerning his efforts to save Quindaro, and other activism in the African-American community
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Solon Robinson Cattle Report, no date (C2778)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Transcript of New York cattle market report appearing in the NEW YORK TRIBUNE, 4 July 1854. Description of cattle drive from Texas to Illinois by Jas. Gilchrist, T.C. Ponting, and W. Malone, 1853. Prices, route, profit, and cattle breed included.
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Rocheport Roller Mills (Rocheport, Mo.) Records, 1882-1937 (C0344)
10 rolls of microfilm
Records of the grain mill established in 1875, originally called Monitor Mills. It produced Tuberose and Snowflake flour, as well as meal, ship stuff, and bran.
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Rockbridge Bank (Rockbridge, Mo.) Records, 1869-1936 (C0063)
6.25 cubic feet, 3 volumes
Bank business papers, legal papers, insurance papers, deposit slips and receipts, and miscellaneous papers. Also includes books of accounts used during the regular course of the business.
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Rocketdyne Photographs, 1962 (P0981)
5 photographs
Photos of Rocketdyne, a division of North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Neosho where engines are made, 1962
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John Rodelander Papers, 1909-1955 (K1015)
1 c.f.
Rodelander was the head chef at the Hotel Phillips. Includes menus and other printed materials concerning the Hotel Phillips and various Kansas City restaurants.
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Edward L. Roemer Papers, 1886-1938 (K0698)
2 c.f.
Catalogs and records of Roemer, a fine cabinetmaker in Kansas City, MO. Includes drawings, sketches, and patterns for furniture
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Roff Family Papers, 1844-1888 (C0392)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Documents concerning land transactions in Shelby County, Missouri. Four deeds, five checks, and two memorial poetry cards.
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Rogers-Banks Family Papers, 1820-1878 (C2339)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of the Banks and Rogers families of Marion County, Missouri. Record book of Dr. Lynn Stanton Banks, physician and surgeon. Collection includes business and legal papers, Baptist church minutes, and physician records.
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Rolla, Missouri Promotional Recording Collection, 1980 (R0118)
0.01 cubic foot (1 45 rpm phonodisc, 1 CD)
The Rolla, Missouri Promotional Recording Collection contains a promotional phonograph recording entitled, “The Good Life Is Here In Rolla, Missouri.” It was recorded by the band Sinkin’ Creek, and produced on a 45 rpm phonodisc by the American Bank of Rolla.
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James Sidney Rollins Record Book, 1834-1868 (C2150)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
Rollins, a Boone County, MO, lawyer, businessman, and politician, was influential in securing the location of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Record book contains personal and business accounts.
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Harry Von Romer Autobiography, 1970-1980 (S0171)
0.01 cubic feet, 3 folders
The Harry Von Romer Manuscript contains two handwritten chapters by St. Louis laborer and union organizer Harry Von Romer. During the Great Depression, Von Romer worked to organize the auto industry, in particular, the Fisher Body Plant. The chapters describe daily life among the working class in the 1910s and 1920s in St. Louis, working conditions during the Depression, and the organizing efforts, parades, and strikes of local labor unions in St. Louis.
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Harry Von Romer Collection, 1880-1981 (S0471)
7 cubic feet, 149 folders, 7 photographs
Harry Von Romer was a laborer, union organizer, and a Central Trade and Labor Union convention delegate. The collection includes labor agreements, correspondence, constitutions and bylaws, as well as union-related buttons and badges Romer collected over his lifetime.
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Rosati, Missouri Collection, 1918-1983 (R0181)
0.04 cubic foot (2 folder, 1 audio cassette)
The Rosati, Missouri Collection contains photocopies of materials pertaining to the history of Rosati (formerly Knobview) in Phelps County, Missouri. The collection includes the business notebook of Antonio M. Piazza, a tape-recorded interview with Jodie Donati, and a research paper by Francesco Brogi.
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Rosati, Missouri Label Collection, circa 1930s-1940s (R1013)
(1 folder)
These are two unused labels for strawberries packed by the Knobview Fruit Growers Association at Knobview and Concord wine made by R.M. Cardetti & Sons at Rosati in Phelps County, Missouri.
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Rose Cliff Hotel, Van Buren, Missouri Collection, 1928-1960 (R0594)
0.3 cubic foot (4 volumes)
The Rose Cliff Hotel, Van Buren, Missouri Collection contains a guest register, cash book, and expense ledgers of the Rose Cliff Hotel at Van Buren, Carter County, Missouri.
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Mark H. Rose Papers, 1975-1991 (K1063)
15 c.f.
Professional papers of Rose, Ph.D. in History, with specialties in cities, technology, business, and public policy. Includes correspondence; subject files concerned with conferences, meetings and symposium; the writing, publishing and presentation of articles and papers; and special projects; and grant applications he was asked to evaluate.
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Myra Belzer Rostov Papers, No date (K1097)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
The collection contains one photograph of the Executive Committee of the Jewish National Workers Alliance Branch #95.
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Rothville Bank (Rothville, Mo.) Papers, 1889-1955 (C0069)
3.5 cubic feet, 65 oversize volumes
Journals, ledgers, and papers detailing the daily business of the Rothville Bank.
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Rotoscope Collection, 1938-1981 (R1499)
11 cubic feet (23 folders, 50 reels 35mm film)
The Rotoscope Collection contains the personal papers of Rowe Carney Jr., photographs, patents, schematics and design materials, promotional material, and 35mm reels of film related to the Rotoscope. Invented by Rowe Carney Jr. of Rolla, Missouri, and Tom Smith of Urbana, Missouri, the Rotoscope is a single camera, single projection system capable of taking and projecting a scope of 180 degrees on one reel of film. The collection also includes film scripts written by Rowe 'Doc' Carney and correspondence related to the production of two of his films.
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Roy Nelson Canning Company Records, 1907-1993 (R1029)
1 cubic foot (1 volume, 42 folders)
These are records of the Roy Nelson Canning Company, a large tomato-canning concern especially active in Stone, Taney, and Douglas Counties in Missouri. The collection consists of land records, deeds, financial statements, insurance papers, and records for individual factories, mostly for operations in Stone County, Missouri.
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Rozier & Jokerst Mercantile Records, 1876 (R0464)
0.05 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Rozier and Jokerst Mercantile Records contain a daily account journal of the general mercantile firm of Rozier & Jokerst of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The principals were Henry Louis Rozier and Francis L. Jokerst. Included are names of patrons, goods bought, and amounts charged. Inclusive dates are January 8, 1876, through September 23, 1876.
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Rozier Store Records, 1867-1885 (R0132)
3 rolls
These are daybooks, journals, and miscellaneous records of a mercantile operation run by Jules Rene Rozier, first at Rozier Landing on the Mississippi River in Perry County, Missouri, then in partnership with Charles F. Lawrence at St. Marys in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
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Francis Claude Rozier Financial Records, 1875-1891 (R0465)
0.2 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Francis Claude Rozier Financial Records contain financial journal kept by Francis Claude Rozier (1816-1879) of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, and after Francis Rozier’s death, by his son, Henry Louis Rozier (1849-1927). It provides periodic summaries of personal financial affairs, including lists of assets, expenses, and other financial transactions.
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Francis Claude Rozier Records, 1871-1919 (R0461)
0.5 cubic foot (1 oversize volume)
The Francis Claude Rozier Records contains a ledger with lists of real estate owned by Francis Claude Rozier of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The listings are for properties in Missouri, Iowa, and Texas. Also included in the records are assessments of the real, personal, and intangible property owned by Rozier, his widow and his estate.
Henry Louis Rozier Records, 1883-1902 (R0463)
0.2 cubic foot (2 volumes)
The Henry Louis Rozier Records contain a ledger and journal of Henry Louis Rozier, a private banker in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. Accounts indicate loans, payments, and other financial transactions.
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Joshua Rucker Records, 1851 (R0054)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Joshua Rucker Records contain photocopies of the daybook from Joshua Rucker's store in Franklin County, Georgia.
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Gerean Y. Rudnick Papers, 1954-1968 (K0981)
0.2 c.f.
Rudnick and other family members were owners of Thriftway grocery stores in Kansas City. Includes newspaper clippings and grocer magazine clippings on their Thriftway stores.
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Ruskin Heights Presbyterian Church Records, 1954-2009 (K1169)
21 c.f.
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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William James Ryan Papers, 1914-1996 (K0457)
10 c.f.
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
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.
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)
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 material 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 roll of microfilm)
The Pierre Sabourin Records contain an account book, on microfilm, of Pierre Sabourin of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The first section is a record of an unidentified mercantile operation, May 1, 1830, to August 9, 1830. The second section, June 9, 1831, to April 4, 1832,
concerns the buying and selling of planks, primarily with the firms of Menard & Valle and Valle & Griffard of Ste. Genevieve.
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Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection, 1925 (R0248)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
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.
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Saint Joseph Stockyards Company Records, 1896-1963 (K0192)
0.3 c.f.
Minutes of the Stockyards Company including attachments and associated items such as the Articles of Incorporation of the organization, proxy statements, contracts, orders to pay dividends, reports to the Board and some correspondence.
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Sainte Genevieve "The Way We Worked Exhibit" Oral History Records, 2011 (CG0021)
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
The 96 oral histories were produced by Bolduc House Museum in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri for the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit "The Way We Worked". This is the local copy of the records.
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Sainte Genevieve Savings Association Records, 1865-1874 (R0466)
0.9 cubic foot (1 folder, 4 oversize volumes)
The Sainte Genevieve Savings Association Records include a letter book, account books and draft stubs for the Sainte Genevieve Savings Association of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. Firmin A. Rozier was president and Oliver D. Harris, Eugene Guibourd, and Hiram Blackledge were cashiers.
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Sainte Genevieve Telephone Company Records, 1899-1906 (R0339)
0.5 cubic foot (8 folders)
The Ste. Genevieve Telephone Company Records contain bills for various goods and services rendered to the Ste. Genevieve Telephone Company. John Tlapek and Henry L. Rozier organized the company, which later became part of the Bell system.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection, 1885-1967 (R0165)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection contains photocopies of miscellaneous papers concerning the history of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The papers include a historical address by Firmin A. Rozier, a printed directory of the Catholic Church, a souvenir program from a production of Shaun Rue, and two architectural reports by Ernest A. Connally on historic homes.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Mercatile Records, 1819-1825 (R0212)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Beaver Creek United Baptist Church Records contain microfilm copies of minutes of meetings and membership records of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Phelps County, Missouri. The church was founded in 1866 as Willow Spring Baptist Church, and
was relocated and renamed in 1874.