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This page contains names of manuscript collections with brief descriptions of them. Highlighted collection names link to finding aids in PDF format that offer more detailed descriptions of the collections. The highlighted collections do not represent all available finding aids at the W.S. Hoole Library. We will add more to the list as we convert our paper finding aids to electronic aids for web presentation.

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W. Radford letter, 1865 July 15
Original and typed copy from Admiral Radford in Norfolk, Virginia to Lieutenant Commander T. C. Harris, commanding U.S.S. Yantic, relative to security of Jefferson Davis, a prisoner at Fortress Monroe.

Albert M. Rains papers, 1902-1966
Correspondence, speeches and federal government publications relating to housing, labor, mass transportation, and the Warrior-Tom Bigbee Rivers, the Chattahoochee River development program and waterways development (especially the Coosa River development). Correspondents include Silvio O. Conte, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Conrad M. Fowler, Charles B. Heinz, H. A. Morris and John Sparkman.

Jacob Ramser receipt, 1852 November 11
A receipt from Jacob Ramser to Alpheus Baker for payment of $1000 for a slave named William, aged about 20, who is missing parts of three toes on his right foot.

Recuil de Toutes Sportes des Pieces [Collection of All Kinds of Pieces], 1738
Manuscript volume of poetry, rebound late 19th - early 20th century; binding broken. Contains poetry and epigrams, often political, in different hands.

Surveyor's notes of Red River, ?
A set of surveyor's notes describing a tract of land along a "Red River," no date.

Henry W. Reese, Jr., papers, 1863-1905
Letter to Mrs. Tuomey describing his arrival in Vicksburg; letter from William Garrard to H. F. Reese about the life of his brother; paper written by H. F. Reese about his brother's life.

Republic Steel records, ca. 1930-ca.1980
correspondence, security & insurance records, etc.

W. C. Revis letter, 1832 February 8
Letter from W. C. Revis to Jno. Rutherford. Speaks of "our own Virginia," on own health, views of the political situation, slavery and "Cousin Emily," apparently Rutherford's wife.

Catlet[?] G. Richardson receipt, 1839-41
A receipt by Catlet[?] G. Richardson for money paid for the hire and sale of slaves by S.J. Tinker, 1839-41, Montgomery Co., Kentucky.

Jennie Cochrane Maxwell Richardson family history, 1967 February 28
Transcript of oral history dictated by Mrs. Richardson. Relates history of her family as early settlers in Tuscaloosa.

Warfield Creath Richardson papers, 1842-1937
Consists primarily of literary material, including poems, short stories, and essays, and a small file of correspondence, including a letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

William Richardson Will, 1839 July 31
The last will and testament of William Richardson of Green Co., Kentucky, which decreed, among other things, the manumission of some of his slaves and the future security of the rest.

Richmond Defender newspaper clippings, 2005
Clippings from the Richmond (VA) Defender, monthly newspaper, vol. 1, no. 1 (February 2005), concerning the city's historical sites associated with slavery.

Henry L. Rives & J.B. Myrick articles of agreement, 1875 October 6
Document in which the parties pledge “not to renew old difficulty,” and “in all things conduct ourselves towards each other peaceably, quickly and inoffensively.”

Sons of the American Revolution, James "Horseshoe" Robertson Chapter, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records, 1946-1960
Correspondence, membership lists, bank deposits, programs of chapter meeting, genealogical worksheets, newspaper clippings, and biographical sketches of James Robertson.

Wilhelmina Simpson Robinson papers, 1937-1938
Materials relating to Wilhelmina Simpson's participation in the Rural Project, a "program of supervised student teaching in selected crowded rural Negro schools of Montgomery County[, Alabama]." Included are photographs of Tankersley, Peoples Village, Ramer, Little Zion, Jericho, and Pine Grove schools, as well as children's activities.

Rodes family papers, 1906-1916
Miscellaneous papers, mostly legal and financial, of this family in Holt, Alabama

P.C. Rogers paper, 1959
Contains one photocopy of transcript of speech, "Growing Old Gracefully," delivered by P.C. Rogers, President, Louisiana Retired Teachers Association, to the Alabama Retired Teachers Association, Summer Conference, June 24, 1959.

Ross-Searcy-Snow Families papers, 1816-1963
Personal correspondence, legal papers, genealogies, and photographs (1850-1932) of James Thomas Searcy, M.D., 1839-1920, and his wife, Ann Rebecca Ross, 1847-1902. Personal correspondence and legal papers of her father, Walter Raleigh Ross, 1793-1850. Personal

A. C. Roycroft papers, 1839 - 1890
Papers of a Confederate Army officer and Northport (Tuscaloosa County) resident, including Roycroft's diary from the final months of the Civil War.

Russeville District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church ledger, 1926 - 1930
Ledger containing meeting minutes, budget, and member lists for the churches that hosted the yearly meetings in north Alabama: Hackleburg, Haleyville, Hamilton, Russellville, and Belgreen.