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Railroads Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1268
Scope and Contents
The Railroads Collection is a subject-based collection that contains correspondence regarding the building of various railroads, traveling on railroads, etc. It also includes timetables and printed matter pertaining to railroads in the United States, mainly in the Midwest and western United States, and a scrapbook of fronts of railroad timetables from the United States dated 1881. In addition, this collection contains a report relating to the transcontinental railroad. Probably a draft, and...
Dates:
1830-1969
Ralph M. Captain Elementary School COVID-19 Pandemic Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: A3195
Scope and Contents
The memoirs were written by thirty-eight fifth-grade students taught by two teachers at Ralph M. Captain Elementary School during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The printed memoirs are arranged alphabetically by surname or initial; some of the students did not provide their full names.
The memoirs vary in length from one paragraph to three pages. The students discussed their activities and their thoughts and feelings about the pandemic. Gracie...
Dates:
2020
George Brown Randolph Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2372
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of typescript copies of correspondence gathered by George B. Randolph regarding the genealogy of the Randolph family of Virginia, Alabama, and Kentucky.
Dates:
1895-1901
B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr. Citizens Committee for Quality Education Through Neighborhood Schools Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3063
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of papers relating to the Citizens Committee for Quality Education Through Neighborhood Schools maintained by one of its co-founders, B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr. It is arranged alphabetically by topic and dates from 1964 to 1972, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1969 to 1972. The records include newspaper clippings, newsletters, lists of member/donor/volunteer names, campaign information about the committee’s candidates and school board elections...
Dates:
1964-1972; Majority of material found within 1969-1972
Rausendorf Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1802
Scope and Contents
The Rausendorf Family Papers consist of correspondence, including letters written during World War I and World War II, family records, passports, certificates, notebooks, programs, newspaper clippings, journals, medals, and foreign currency.
The Family Records consist of general Rausendorf family documents, ranging in date from 1864 to 1947, including ancestry charts, Charles Rausendorf’s citizenship papers, baptismal...
Dates:
1892-1988
Mabel A. Real World's Fair Diary
Collection
Identifier: A3372
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one diary written by Mabel A. Real, documenting her visit to the 1904 World's Fair. Entries cover the period from June 27, 1904 to July 5, 1904. The diary is written on a small lined notepad, with many pages left blank. The entries are written in pencil, and the pages are not numbered. The front and back cover and several pages have separated from the notepad. Two initial entries are dated: "Mon. June 27, 1904," beginning with the words "Going to St. Louis," and...
Dates:
1904
Richard Reilly Social Protest Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1026
Scope and Contents
The Richard Reilly Social Protest Photograph Collection contains photographs documenting a wide range of protests related to social justice, racial equality, LGBTQ rights, and improving conditions for the poor. The bulk of the collection deals with issues of racial justice and police violence, including sustained protests following the shooting death of Michael Brown; the acquittal of St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith; and the death of...
Dates:
2013-2020
Harry Lee Reisenleiter Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1030
Scope and Contents
The Harry Lee Reisenleiter Photograph Collection contains photographs and postcards documenting the military service of Private First Class Harry Lee Reisenleiter. Reisenleiter served with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and jumped into Normandy on D-Day, in addition to fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and the Rhineland, Normandy, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. The majority of the collection consists of commercially produced postcards and photographs....
Dates:
1942-1945
Harry Lee Reisenleiter World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3112
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of military documents, correspondence/telegrams, 82nd Airborne Division war-time publications, ration books, and newspaper clippings relating to Harry Lee Reisenleiter’s World War II military service. The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of document and dates from 1942 to 1986. The bulk of the papers date from 1944 to 1945. Date gaps exist from 1946 to 1958 and from 1960 to 1985.
Military documents regarding Reisenleiter’s service include...
Dates:
1942-1986; Majority of material found within 1944-1945
Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0904
Scope and Contents
The Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection documents the USO careers of Rhinehart, who played the trumpet, and Montgomery, who played the drums. The women met while performing with the USO in Guam, and they became life partners, although they kept their relationship secret for most of their lives.Photographs show snapshots of the two women and their fellow musicians on tour and performing, including Rhinehart’s bandmembers Velma Wunch, Jean Skinner, and Greta. Photographs...
Dates:
ca. 1935-ca. 1970; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
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- Center for Hearing and Speech 2
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- Delassus Deluzières, Pierre Charles de Hault, 1738-1806 2
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 2
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- Dependahl, Mildred O'Toole 2
- Dorrill Studio (1929-1966) 2
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- Feiner, Sidney R., 1921-1982 2
- Frenzel, Milton, 1913-1986 2
- Frenzel, Virginia, 1913-2005 2
- Fruin-Colnon Contracting Company 2
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