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Amber Haley Powell Collection, 1853-1896, n.d. (C1845)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains letters, receipts, and army passes from the Civil War, and miscellaneous material of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families of Sullivan County, Missouri, including letters from California; an obituary of Elijah M. Gregory; pictures and history of Boonville, Missouri; a description of Locust Street in Boonville about 1840; and undated genealogies of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families.
James Powell Account Book, 1874 (C3168)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a typed copy of a personal account book of James Powell of Atlanta, MO.
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Josiah Y. Powell Papers, 1803-1927 (C4558)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)
Papers of Josiah Y. Powell, a carpenter-farmer-surveyor from Chillicothe, Missouri. Included are correspondence, speeches, poems, clippings, and an obituary for Powell.
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Stephen R. "Dick" Pratt Collection, 1998-1980 (K1206)
0.55 c.f.
Pratt served as Prosecuting Attorney for Clay County, MO, Kansas City Councilman, and Circuit Judge of Clay County. Includes scrapbooks: his political campaign Division II Circuit Court Judge, and cases he handled; and his appointment as an Honorary Missouri Colonel.
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Presbyterian Church Farmington, Missouri Records, 1832-1982 (R0114)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
The Presbyterian Church of Farmington, Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of minute books, membership rosters, papers of clerks of Session, and miscellaneous business and historical materials of the Presbyterian Church in Farmington, Missouri.
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Preston Family Papers, 1827-1937 (K0135)
0.3 c.f.
Miscellaneous correspondence, papers and photographs of the Preston family while in Rocheport, Fayette, and Walker, MO.
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William P. Preston Papers, 1834-1852 (C2447)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of William P. Preston contain correspondence of a Baltimore, MD, lawyer concerning a kidnapping, business, and family news.
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Newton Jasper Price Papers, 1866 (R0818)
(1 folder)
This is a holograph letter dated February 27, 1866 from N. J. Price at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, to "Bro. John." the letter concerns a legal matter and a forthcoming move.
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Price-Sebree-Jackson Letters, 1779-1910 (C0381)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Typed copies of letters which appeared in THE SUNNY SOUTH. Cover such subjects as the Revolution, Episcopal Church, politics, and Sebree family genealogy. Also personal letters.
Pritchett Family Papers, 1753-1984 (C4013)
0.6 cubic feet (15 folders)
The papers consist of correspondence, published volumes, genealogical information, legal documents, and miscellaneous materials of Carr Waller Pritchett, Henry Smith Pritchett, and Ida Pritchett.
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R.L. (Lewis) Proctor Papers, 1942-1952 (K0570)
0.3 c.f.
Papers of TWA flight engineer R.L. Proctor include training manuals, a flight engineers handbook, Far East Survey Flight notebooks, a few photographs and biographical information.
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Arthur Proetz Papers, 1885-1917 (S0065)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder, 1 roll microfilm
The Arthur Proetz Papers consist of a family scrapbook containing theatre programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings from German and English newspapers, documenting the musical and cultural milieu of turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
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Barbara Smith Pugh Collection, 1871-1990 (R1531)
1.5 cubic feet (30 folders, 1 oversize item)
The Barbara Smith Pugh Collection contains photographs and papers created and collected by Barbara Smith Pugh during her life. Photos depict family members from both the Smith and Pugh families. Barbara was an avid genealogist and photographer from Rolla, Missouri.
Puls Family Photograph, 1922 (P0288)
1 photograph
One ink jet copy print of Puls family at Noser Mill Dam in 1922.
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Abe "Butch" Rabin and Sara Stolov Rabin Papers, 1933-1982 (K1135)
0.1 c.f.
Family photographs, correspondence and certificates awarded to Butch Rabin, former constable of the Jackson County Courthouse, and community volunteer. Also photographs of Mayor H. Roe Bartle, and Colonel James H. Wood.
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Raff Family Papers, 1852-1923 (R0124)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Raff Family Papers contain the correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the Raff family of Crawford County, Missouri. Included are letters from George Raff of Greenock Scotland and the letters of Archie Raff from Camp Funston, Kansas and Fort Sill, Oklahoma during his service in World War I.
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Rainwater Family Papers, 1863-1939 (R0227)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Rainwater Family Papers contain photocopies of the Civil War letters of Major Charles C. Rainwater, a Confederate officer, to his wife, Sarah Fowler Rainwater, at Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri. The letters mention fighting at Hartville and Cape Girardeau, and Rainwater’s disabilities from wounds. There are also genealogical data on Samuel Fowler and his family, and biographical sketches of Sarah Fowler Rainwater.
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John Ralls Papers, 1837-1848 (C2156)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John Ralls contain typed copies of correspondence between John Ralls and his immediate family: wife, daughter Mary, brothers William and Nathaniel. One letter is written from Santa Fe about the Mexican War. Ralls genealogical data is also included.
Rankin Family Papers, 1834-1868 (C0393)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters and papers of a Boonville, MO, family concerned with the McFarland estate, Rankin estate, and the firm of William and Smith Rankin.
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Rannells Family Papers, 1836-1914 (S0786)
4.4 cubic feet, 211 folders, 10 oversized items, 1 CD
The Rannells Family Papers contain correspondence, legal materials, account books, and household receipts relating to the real-estate business of Charles Rannells (1814-1877), as well as his son, Edward's, legal career.
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Edward Chinn Ransdell Letters, 1824-1890 (C2649)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Twenty-one letters containing only family news.
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Ranslow and Burger Families Papers, 1862-1939 (SP0089)
0.5 cubic foot (7 folders, 19 photographs)
The Ranslow and Burger Families Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, and personal papers of the Ranslow and Burger families of Christian and Taney counties in Missouri.
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Irwin Raut Papers, 1871-1927 (C2410)
0.19 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers of Irwin Raut contain miscellaneous material, including price lists for trunks (1874-1879), railway schedules, information on Sedalia and St. Louis, and a scrapbook of poetry.
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Ray Family Collection, 1900-2002 (R1356)
5 cubic feet (91 folders, 2CDs, 10 oversize volumes)
The Ray Family Papers contains the personal papers of Wilda I. Housden Ray and genealogical information on the Ray and Housden families, photographs of the family and Licking, Missouri.
Mildred Kittell Ray Collection, 1857-1973 (K0024)
0.19 c.f. (10 folders)
Letters written by John Taylor, Mrs. Ray's great grandfather, and his brother, James Taylor, to their parents in Oldham, England, about their experiences in Kansas City, 1857-1863, as well as letters from Mrs. Ray's mother and grandmother. It also includes research notes and writings by Mrs. Ray concerning the Taylor and Fisher families, including notes on diaries kept by Abel Fisher concerning his trip to California and his early days in Kansas City, 1855-1858
Carol M. Raynor Papers, 1961-2022 (CA6505)
3.2 cubic feet
Journals and miscellaneous material of a psychiatric nurse therapist and writer from Saline County, Missouri. The journals cover Raynor's frequent travels to London and include photographs, drawings, postcards, and ephemeral material.
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Allen Walker Read Papers, 1835-2002 (C4033)
82 cubic feet (2127 folders), 11 oversize items, 2 audio tapes, 6 audio cassettes
The papers of Allen Walker Read contain the personal and professional papers of a prominent etymologist, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, teaching and research materials, writings, and records pertaining to his involvement in linguistic organizations and conferences.
Reagan-Boegel Family Papers, 1855-2021 (S0505)
0.75 cubic foot
The Reagan-Boegel Family Papers contain family tree charts, photographs, and newspaper clippings chronicling the history of the Reagan and Boegel families of Montgomery and St. Charles counties dating back to the mid-1800s.
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Thomas W. Records Papers, 1866 (K0557)
0.1 c.f.
Daily diary with entries on the weather; business activity; unusual events in the city such as runaway horses, Cholera, or the circus; record of visitors, letters written and received, and his travels during that year. Records was a merchant/farmer in Blue Springs, MO.
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Reed Family Papers, 1894-1996 (C4065)
2.4 cubic feet (69 folders)
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Hazel Reed Papers, 1913-1975 (SP0055)
1 cubic foot (39 folders, 19 photographs)
The Hazel Reed Papers contain correspondence, genealogical research, photographs, and newspaper clippings created by Hazel Irene Carmack Reed. The collection includes material concerning various families from Missouri including Allee, Bartlett, Birdsong, Bybee, Carmack, Decker, Hill, Howard, Reed, Smith, and Yarbrough. There is a significant focus on the Allee family history and Pulaski County, Missouri.
Reed-Carter Family Papers, 1867, 1893, 1976, 1980 (S0134)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The Reed-Carter Family Collection contains a pamphlet titled Trails West: Breckenridge Hills (A Brief History), histories, and newspaper clippings of the Reed-Carter family, the first African-American family in Breckenridge, Missouri.
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Sherwood Reese Papers, 1878-1891 (R0380)
1 folder
These are miscellaneous papers and family history of Dr. Sherwood Reese, a physician at
Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri.
Albert L. Reeves, Jr. Papers, 1930-1957 (K0864)
8 c.f.
Reeves was an attorney and U.S. Representative from Missouri's 5th District. Includes correspondence, clippings, speeches and articles related to his election campaign, his congressional term and his campaign for re-election. Also his service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II.
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Albert L. Reeves, Sr. Papers, 1900-1971 (K0640)
2 c.f.
Personal and professional papers depicting U.S. District Court Judge Reeves' judicial career and family material. Includes manuscripts and family materials; photographs; speeches/addresses; cases; correspondence, clippings, and an oversize scrapbook. Also drafts of unpublished book by Reeves, Shame of a Great City.
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Earl J. Reeves Papers, 1933-2001 (C4378)
5.4 cubic feet (143 folders)
Correspondence, reports, newsletters, teaching material, diaries, education material, genealogical material, military service, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, travel and newsletters of a professor of Political Science, former president of Missouri Valley College, and co-director of Community Bible Study International (CBSI) for Asia.
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Regenhardt Family Papers, 1809-1980 (CG0036)
1.2 c. f.
The Regenhardt Family Papers include Civil War muster rolls of the 56th Enrolled Missouri Militia, McNeely family Bible records, Regenhardt Construction Company papers related to the building of Academic Hall on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, and postcards of Academic Hall.
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Leonard D. and Marie H. Rehkop Collection, 1917-1990s (CA6608)
4.75 cubic feet, 28 oversize items
Addition of correspondence, photographs, school papers, business papers, women’s extension club records, and miscellaneous material of a family from Higginsville, Missouri, that owned Rehkop Studio in Higginsville, Concordia, and Sweet Springs, Missouri.
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Jack Reitzes Papers, 1931-2006 (K0996)
1 c.f.
Born in Kansas City, Reitzes was an member of Temple B'nai Jehudah. Materials related to his and his family's activities including newspaper clippings, yearbooks, correspondence, commemoration booklets, event programs, newsletters, photographs.
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Ruth Olive (Dean) Relaford Papers, 1927-1933 (K1351)
0.06 c.f.
Central Junior High School, KC, MO commencement programs + newsclipping, 1928,1931; Deepwater (MO) high school report cards, 1933; Methodist Episcopal Church membership certif., 1927; etc.
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Arthur B. Remley Papers, 1875-1937 (C4659)
0.4 cubic feet (6 folders)
Lecture notes and account books of a Ray County, Missouri, farmer who attended the University of Missouri in the 1870s.
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Renshaw and McLin Family Papers, 1845-2000 (SP0087)
4 cubic feet (61 folders, 3 volumes, 1 oversize box)
The Renshaw and McLin Family Papers contain the personal papers of the Renshaw and McLin families of Cave Spring, Missouri, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, and genealogical material. The collection also consists of records related to Mount Zion Presbyterian Church located in Cave Spring.
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William Rensing Papers, 1945-1986 (K0523)
0.5 c.f.
Photographs, newspaper articles concerning the works of the German-born, Kansas City area sculptor.
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Repass Family Papers, 1869-1870 (C1999)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters from Reuben Fleming Repass and Ellen Missouri Brown Repass, Rose, Hill, MO, to Reuben's family in Rural Retreat, VA, discussing family matters, climate, prices, and crops.
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Reppy-Frissell-Drake Family Papers, 1860-1930 (C0155)
0.1 cubic feet
Personal correspondence of a DeSoto, Missouri, family concerning the Civil War, relatives in the east, and family news. Additional Frissell family papers are available at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis.
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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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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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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.
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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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.