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873 R. Eden Martin, collector, editor, and author. Sullivan and Moultrie County, Ill. Sources, 1834-2014 (6.0 items)

This collection includes several sources for Sullivan and Moultrie County history. The earliest source is a volume of records covering the period from 1834 to 1861, which R. Eden Martin transcribed and printed in [i]The Whitley Point Record Book: The Justice of the Peace Docket Book, Estray List and County Store ...

1234 Race Riot (Springfield, Illinois) Postcard, 1908 (1.0 item)

This collection contains a photo postcard from 1908, depicting the ruins of a home belonging to an unidentified Black family in Springfield, Illinois, destroyed by a white mob during the Springfield Race Riot of August 14-16, 1908. Handwritten inscriptions on the front and verso are attributed to an individual identified as “Eli.” The photographer is not identified.

977 Nellie Raikes Letters, 1940-1941 (3.0 items)

This collection includes letters from Nellie M. Raikes which briefly describe wartime conditions in Great Britain. The letters, written from London on May 22, 1940, and from Lanarkshire, Scotland on Feb. 4, 1941, and also a Christmas greeting in 1940, include envelopes with stickers indicating that they had been opened ...

206 Railroad Business Papers, 1840-1882 (1.0 folder; 41.0 items)

This collection contains business papers, including receipts, waybills, and debt and stock payments, of railroads in several states. The collection also includes a railway pass, a letter about cattle crossings, and a subpoena calling a railroad to court to answer claims that they killed a mule and built an illegal ...

1026 James G. Randall Collection of Abraham Lincoln source materials, 1859-1891 (6.0 cubic feet)

James G. Randall (1881-1953), professor of History at the University of Illinois, created this collection of photostatic and microfilm copies of Lincoln and Lincoln-related letters and documents from the originals in other collections. Part 1 of the collection includes photostats of items in the "Herndon-Weik" collection that were made in the ...

426 James G. Randall Papers, 1891-2000 (2.0 cubic feet; 1 oversize folder and 1 item)

This collection consists of the personal papers of James G. Randall, a professor of history at the University of Illinois. It includes correspondence, articles, reviews, and drawings.

196 Ruth Painter Randall Papers, 1954-1965 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains papers and correspondence of Ruth Painter Randall, a Lincoln scholar, author, and wife of the Civil War and Lincoln historian Dr. James G. Randall.

958 Randolph and St. Clair Counties (Ill.). Legal Papers, circa 1814-1819 (0.2 cubic feet)

This collection of Randolph County and St. Clair County legal papers includes documents signed by Matthew Duncan, the first territorial printer, and William C. Greenup, the clerk of the Randolph County Court and, later, a superintendent of the National Road.

208 Randolph County, Ill. Papers, 1692-1905 (0.7 cubic feet; 2 oversize folders, 64 microfilm reels)

This collection contains copies of early government records and other manuscripts for Randolph County, Illinois. Materials include county court records, parish records, Kaskaskia manuscripts, inventories, calendars, and indexes of records, and journal articles about documents in the collection.

804 Henry B. Rankin Letter, 1919 (1.0 item)

This collection consists of a typescript copy of a letter sent to G.E. Nelson from Henry B. Rankin on February 6, 1919. Nelson was president of the Old Salem Lincoln League.

847 Rational Brethren (Oxford, Ohio) and Coal Creek Community and Church of God (Fountain County, Ind.), 1816-1832 (1.0 microfilm reel)

This micofilm collection contains a manuscript record book for two communitarian organizations: the Rational Brethren of Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, 1816-17, and Coal Creek Community and Church of God, Fountain County, Ind., 1823-32. James M. Dorsey (1776-1857), an advisor of Robert Owen at New Harmony, Ind., co-founded the Rational Brethern ...

210 Heinrich A. Rattermann Collection, 1732-1923 (19.0 cubic feet; 2 microfilm reels)

Heinrich A. Rattermann of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a German-American poet, historian, businessman, and editor. This collection concerns the impact of the German-American on the history of development in America, and includes published and unpublished literary manuscripts; deeds, bonds, and other legal material; bills and receipts; and records of the Narren ...

211 John Raum Letters, 1832-1856 (1.0 folder; 13.0 items)

This collection contains letters written to John Raum of Golconda, Illinois.

1240 A. J. Rausern Letter, September 29, 1863 (1.0 item)

This collection contains letters written to John Raum of Golconda, Illinois.

212 Benjamin Wright Raymond Letter, 1851 (1.0 item)

This collection contains a handwritten letter sent from Benjamin Wright Raymond of Elgin, Illinois, to Anson Sperry of Marengo, Illinois.

213 Rea Family Papers, 1870-1950 (3.5 cubic feet; and 2 microfilm reels)

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, photographs, financial records, commonplace books, scrapbooks, and other papers.

850 Reginald A. Read Jr. Papers, 1822-1845 (0.2 cubic feet)

Reginald A. Read, Jr., a professional engineer from LaGrange, Ill., collected these materials from his family farm in Flushing, New York. The collection includes family correspondence, photographs, lectures, mathematical problems, "An Application to the Regents of the University of the State of New York to incorporate Trinity College and Grammar ...

1175 Thomas Buchanan Read Letter (1.0 folder)

This collection consists of a handwritten, one-page signed note from Thomas Buchanan Read to an unknown recipient. In the note, Read expresses his well-wishes for the recipient, and his “sincere hopes” for their future. Thomas Buchanan Read was an American poet and painter who famously wrote the poem “Sheridan’s Ride” about ...

215 Record of the Restoration of the Third State House, Vandalia Report, 1930-1945 (1.0 microfilm reel)

This microfilm copy of a report discusses the research and work involved in restoring Illinois' Third State House from 1930 to 1945. The report was compiled by Joseph F. Booten and George M. Nedved for the Division of Parks and Memorials of the Department of Public Works and Buildings. The report ...

320 Elias and Frances Rector, Missouri Territory Land transaction, 1815 (1.0 item)

This collection contains a deed of land for 400 acres of Missouri Territory, conveyed by Elias and Frances Rector and signed in 1815.

853 William Rector Field Notes, 1805-1806 (1.0 microfilm reel)

William Rector (1773-1826) was Surveyor General of Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas Territory from 1814 to 1824. This microfilm collection contains Rector's field notes for his Oct. 1805 survey of the southern boundary of Illinois from the west bank of the Wabash, as well as notes for his Dec. 1805-Jan. 1806 ...

217 Red Herring Poets Papers, 1975-1986 (0.6 cubic feet)

This collection contains the papers of the Red Herring Poets, a poetry workshop group that operated in Urbana, Illinois.

218 Benjamin Franklin Reed Papers, 1861-1863 (0.2 cubic feet)

This collection consists primarily of the Civil War correspondence of Benjamin Franklin Reed to his Douglas County neighbor Charles Welliver. Reed was a Union Army Captain in the 21[sup]st[/sup] Illinois Infantry who died in September 1863. Also included in this collection are miscellaneous photocopies, a photograph of Reed, and newspaper articles written by Reed's descendant in 1995 and 1996.

219 Joseph F. Reed Letters, 1829-1843 (1.0 folder; 29.0 items)

This collection contains letters written by Joseph F. Reed, a publisher and farmer from Ohio and Illinois.

220 Nancy Hogan Reed Collection, 1863-1907 (0.1 cubic feet; (1 volume, 8.0 items))

This collection contains Edgar and Vermilion Counties, Ill., materials acquired by Nancy Hogan Reed, of Sidell, Ill., while compiling her [i]Lives & Times[/i] (1988). Included are two Civil War letters from Joseph W. Spry of Catlin, Ill., who served in Co. K, 125th Ill. Vol. Inf. Spry's letters of Aug. 6, ...

222 Montraville Reeves Papers, 1863 (1.0 folder; (16 items))

Montraville Reeves, of Douglas County, Ill., enlisted as a private in Co. E, 79th Ill. Vol. Inf., and rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant in Co. G of that same regiment. In these letters of 1863 to his brother, Reeves describes army life, a skirmish near Murfreesboro, the condition ...

960 Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Records, 1828-2022 (54.6 cubic feet)

Predominantly consisting of records from the Religious Society of Friends Illinois Yearly Meeting and the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings affiliated with it, this collection includes minutes, clerk's and treasurer's records, publications, reports, committee records, correspondence, and various other materials.

1125 Edward G. Renesch Print, 1919 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains a print titled “True Blue” by Edward George Renesch in 1919. The image shows a Black family admiring the portrait of a man in uniform hanging over the mantle.

933 Residents of Willson (Ill.) Petition, 1865 (1.0 item)

This collection contains a petition to the President of the Great Western Railway of Illinois signed by 18 residents of Willson, Illinois. The residents of Willson, writing from Illiopolis, Illinois, ask the President of the Great Western Railway to "make a switch" on the rail line one mile west of ...

230 I. D. Reynard Letter, 1852 (1.0 item)

This collection contains a handwritten letter from I. D. Reynard of Fairfield, Illinois, to the Reverend George J. Donmyer of Buena Vista, Illinois, dated December 18, 1852.

231 John Reynolds Correspondence, 1835-1842 (1.0 folder; 4.0 items)

This collection contains correspondence of John Reynolds, governor of Illinois (1830-34), when he was in Congress. On Feb. 11, 1835, and Jan. 9, 1836, he wrote regarding a pension to Maj. P. W. Winchester, of Carlinville, Ill. His letter of Dec. 9, 1842, also to Winchester, and a letter the ...

232 Alda Cunningham Rice Collection, 1936-1986 (1.0 folder; 7.0 items)

This collection contains several items related to the history of Philo, including Locust Grove Cemetery Association records, newspaper clippings, and the compilations "A Bit of Local History of Philo Township: One Room Country Schools" and "Bits and Pieces about Rural Grade Schools of Gibson County, Indiana." There is also a ...

233 Edwin Rice Diaries, 1859-1865 (1.0 folder; 2.0 items)

This collection contains transcripts of two diaries kept by Edwin Rice of Lisbon, Kendall County, Ill. The first transcript (10 pages) includes entries early in 1859 and in mid-1862, and refers to sermons by Jonathan Blanchard, William W. Patten, and others. The second transcript (43 pages) recounts Rice's trip, Feb. 13-Sept. ...

1073 Jon Rice Essay, 1861 (1.0 item)

This collection consists of a manuscript essay possibly written by Jon Rice in Pacolet, South Carolina, in 1861.

234 Riehl-Thompson Family Papers, 1853-2010 (4.0 cubic feet)

The Riehl-Thompson Family Papers contain materials collected from two related Illinois families: the Riehls of Godfrey, on the Mississippi River near Alton, and the Thompsons of Rushville, in Schuyler County. The collection is divided into three parts. Part One consists of personal papers from the Riehl family, including a family history, biographical ...

235 George Ripley Papers, 1837-1880 (1.0 microfilm reel)

This collection contains microfilm copies of the correspondence and papers of George Ripley, founder of the Brook Farm Community in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.

849 William Ritchie Legal common-place book, ca. 1887-1902 (0.2 cubic feet; (1 box))

The collection consists of a fully-used [i]Attorney's Brief and Common-Place Book [/i](1881) containing 398 numbered pages and many inserted items. Written in different hands, it includes arguments, depositions, notes, and legal research on cases handled by the firm of Judd, Ritchie, Esher, and Judd, from 1887 to 1895, and by ...

237 Harry F. Robinson Architectural Materials, 1907-1953 (1.0 cubic feet)

This collection contains the architectural papers of Harry F. Robinson, an architect who worked in Chicago during the early and mid-twentieth century.

238 Sidney Z. Robinson Letters, 1862-1865 (0.2 cubic feet)

This collection contains typescripts of letters from Sidney Z. Robinson of Madison County, Illinois, to his parents and brothers. Robinson was a Union Army soldier in the 117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865.

1155 Rock Island City Council Photograph, 1935 (1.0 folder)

946 Rockford Equal Suffrage Association Records, 1888-1900 (1.0 volume)

This collection consists of a single bound volume of records, primarily comprised of meeting minutes but also including membership lists and the governance documents, for the Rockford Equal Suffrage Association.

1056 Rockwell Land Company Letter, 1857 (1.0 item)

This collection consists of a letter from Dixwell Lathrop to John Arnold Rockwell describing mining operations in LaSalle, Illinois.

239 Joseph Blackburn Rogers Papers, 1898-1976 (0.8 cubic feet)

This collection contains the correspondence and personal and professional papers of Joseph Blackburn Rogers, a Baptist minister who served in several Illinois cities in the early 20th century.

019 Michael R. Rogers, Provost and Quebedeau Families, 1957-2006 (0.2 cubic feet)

This collection contains genealogical material collected by Michael R. Rogers of Jeanerette, La., for his compilation, [i]From the Illinois County [sic] to the Bayou Teche Country with the Provosts and Quebedeaus[/i] (2002), a copy of which is cataloged: Q.929.2 P929r. There are five folders in the collection: 1. Michael R. Rogers, comp., ...

241 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Letter, 1930 (1.0 item)

On Mar. 23, 1925, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., wrote Charles M. Woodbury of Charles M. Woodbury, offering advice on an unidentified problem involving the Izaac Walton League.

240 Theodore Roosevelt Letters, 1915-1917 (1.0 folder; 2.0 items)

This collection contains two letters from Theodore Roosevelt and a note from Lawrence M. Larson, a professor at the University of Illinois.

242 Roseville (Ill.) Temperance Union Records, 1867-1870 (1.0 volume)

This 112-page record book of the Roseville Temperance Union, in Warren County, Ill., includes a statement of the organization's purpose, its constitution, a list of its members, minutes of its meetings, and financial accounts. The Library acquired the book in 1941.

904 Steve Rosswurm Staley Workers Solidarity Collection, 1993-1995 (0.2 cubic feet; (5 folders))

This collection contains correspondence and photographs from the family that Rosswurm "adopted" during the lockout, newsletters and other mailings from the Chicago-area Staley Workers Solidarity Committee, issues of [i]News from the War Zone: Staley Workers' Solidarity Report[/i], and contribution letters and mailings from UPIU [United Paperworkers International Union] Local 7837.

983 Alonzo Rothschild Papers, 1880-1919 (1.0 cubic feet)

This collection consists of the personal and research papers belonging to independent Lincoln researcher, Alonzo Rothschild.

244 James Russell Collection, 1859-1970 (0.5 cubic feet)

This collection contains 19[sup]th[/sup] and 20[sup]th[/sup] century historical material including publications, printed ephemera, correspondence, and research notes collected by James Russell. Much of the material concerns the Charleston (Illinois) riot of March 28, 1864.

245 Cyrus Rutherford Papers, 1875-1909, 1941-1945 (1.0 cubic feet; 15 volumes, 12 folders)

Cyrus Rutherford, the son of Hiram Rutherford, was a doctor in Newman, Ill., where he was also mayor. In addition, Rutherford helped establish Newman Township High School, served as president of the Board of Education for over thirty years, and was active in the Royal Templars of Temperance. This collection ...

246 Hiram Rutherford Papers, 1815-1898 (2.2 cubic feet; and 1 microfilm reel)

This collection contains scrapbooks, ledgers, notebooks, correspondence, clippings, and other materials that document Rutherford's education and medical practice. The correspondence, of which the Library has transcripts, describes Rutherford's practice and cultural aspects of the region, and is written mainly to John J. Bowman of Elizabethville, Pa. The collection also contains ...

919 Simeon Ryder Letter, 1849 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains a letter written in 1849 by Simeon Ryder, who worked for the company that wanted to build the Alton and Sangamon railroad line. Ryder's letter is addressed to the investment company Cooper and Hewitt in hopes they will make an offer to contract and build the whole road. ...