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R. Chenoweth Co. Records BV 2608

Rabb, Joseph M. Papers M 0557

Rabbi Neustadt United Hebrew Schools Minute Book, 1900-1922 (bulk 1911-1920) SC 2644

Rader, Bennett SC 1992

Railroad Company Waybills Collections, 1896-1904 OM 0432

Railroad Mail Car Accident. Photographs, 11 November 1936 P 0701

Railroad Patterns Book BV 2596

Railroad Surveying Letter SC 2322

Railroad tickets and receipts, 1954-69 SC 2739

Railroadmen's Federal Building & Loan Association Records M 0655

Railroads SC 1229

Railway Mail Service SC 1230

Rainbolt, Elisha Ledger, 1851-1853 SC 3074

Raines, Edgar F. SC 1843

Rainey, George S. SC 1232

Rains, Vern SC 2245

Rairden, James SC 1239

Raisbeck, Samuel M. Correspondence and Papers, 1836-1904 M 0231

Ralston, Samuel M. SC 1231

Ramsey, James A. SC 1773

Ramsey, John F. SC 1233

Randel, Ernest Milford SC 1234

Randolph County Election Returns 1854 M 0073

Randolph County Records of Notices OM 0257

Randolph County SC 0411

Randolph County SC 0412

Randolph County SC 0413

Randolph County SC 1640

Randolph, Catherine Lawrence Papers, 1802-1824 SC 1235

Ranee, Eugenia M 0719

Raney, Washington SC 1237

Ransom Family Papers, 1912-2011 M 1200, OM 0599

Ransom Family Papers. Addition, 1920-1995 M 1362

Ransom, Minnie White Collection, ca. 1930-2001 M 1141

Ransom Place Historic District, Indianapolis SC 2533

Raper, Lewis Bennett Scrapbook, ca. 1902-1922 SC 2864

Rapp, Frederick Papers, 1816-1827 SC 2441

Rappites SC 1238

Rardin, Timothy SC 1784

Rathvon, William. Speech, Ca. 1938 CT 1494

Ratley, Greenbary SC 1240

Rauch, Gertrude Schnull M 0233, F 0279-80

Rauch, John Papers M 0456

Rauh, Samuel and Charles S. Papers M 0406

Rawlins, Joseph Ledger BV 3050-1

Rawls, Dr. George H. Oral History Interview, 29 March 2012 SC 3091, DVD 0654

Ray, Cloe Collection 1916-1920 P 0466

Ray, James B. SC 1241

Ray, James Brown SC 1890

Ray, James Mitchell SC 1242

Ray, John W. M 0236, BV 1709, F 0537

Ray, R. SC 1243

Ray, William Theodore Papers, 1945-1996 SC 2983, OMB 0140

Rayhill, Cyrus Family Papers, ca. 1855-1948 M 0858

RCA/Thomson Company Collection, 1900-2006 M 0962, OMB 0115

Read, James S. SC 1244

Reade, Jeremiah SC 1245

Readle, John H. SC 1859

Reagan, Marguerite Moffitt Ross Photographs, ca. 1910-1922 P 0573

Real Silk Co. Employee Picnic Photograph, 1930 P 0591

Real Silk Company Records M 0507, F1016-1055

Real Silk Hosiery Mills Guarantee Certificate, 1922 SC 3145

RealMed Corporation Event Photographs, 1998 P 0630

Reardon, Michael H. M 0234, OM 0049

"Rebuilding Indianapolis: the Sports Initiative" Oral Histories, 2010-2011 M 1025, DVD 0213-0236

Rechlin, Alice Theodora Merten. Dissertation and Research, 1946-1989 M 1401

Recipes SC 2235

Recker Family photographs, 1880s-1890s P 0433

Reclaiming A German-American Past SC 2568

Records of the U.S. Senate F 0814

Records of U.S. Postal Department F 1085-89

Records of U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs F 0362-4

Records of U.S. Department of State F 0743-44

Records of U.S. House of Representatives F 0814 F 0817

Records of U.S. Office of Chief of Engineers F 0754

Records of U.S. Paymaster General F 0763

Records of U.S. War Department F 0223

Records, William Henry Letters, 1862-1865 M 1232

Rector, William SC 1247

Redd, George N. Collection M 0070

Reddick, James M. SC 1248

Redding, Thomas B. Letters, 1861-1865; 1892 SC 1250

Reddish, Sanford SC 1249

Reed, Benjamin SC 2003

Reed, Byford Lee Korean War Materials, ca. 1944-1954, 2009 M 1211

Reed, Isaac SC 2058

Reed, James F. Diary SC 2619

Reed, John S. Letter SC 2588

Reed, Roscoe C. Family Collection, 1824-1924 M 1151

Reese, Charles E. SC 1252

Reese, Joseph Photograph Album, 1860s P 0553

Reeve, Benjamin F. SC 1251

Reeves Pulley Company Collection, 1896-1969 P 0008

Reeves, Charles Monroe Collection, 1888 P 0358

Regenold, Michael SC 1878

Regenold, Michael SC 1881

Reichmann, Eberhard Collection M 0438

Reid, Edward F. Papers, 1863-1888 (bulk 1864-1865) SC 1068, F 1368

Reid, John S. SC 1253

Reid, Samuel SC 1254

Reimer,Thomas E. Collection, 1862-1866 SC 2253

Relfe Family Postcard Collection, 1907-1931, n.d. P 0560

Relyea, Benjamin J. SC 1255

Remembering Indiana in the Twentieth Century M 0704

Repentigny, Louis G. Legarneur SC 1256

Rerick, Dr. John H. Papers, 1862-1928 M 0996, OM 0462

Rerick/Graham Families Letters, 1877-1947 SC 3122

Research for Freetown Village, Old Ward 4 SC 2542

Revels, Willis R. Portrait, ca. 1870 P 0491

Review Club Records M 0437

Revolution SC 1257

Reynolds, David. Family papers, 1863-1932 (bulk 1863) SC 2319

Reynolds, James Madison SC 1259

Reynolds, John SC 1258

Reynolds, John SC 1260

Reynolds Manufacturing Company. Photographs, ca. 1909-1919 P 0693

Reynolds, Stephen Marion Papers M 0235

Reynolds, Turner Letters, July-November 1863 SC 2792

Rhea, Joseph C. Civil War Journal, ca. 1860s SC 3404

Rhodehamel Family Papers SC 2592

Rhodehamel, Harley W. Jr. Collection, 1941-2003 M 1110

Rhodes, Jacob B. Diary, 1852-1858 M 1278

Rhodey, Gustave Letter, 1919 SC 3086

Richardson, Henry J. (Henry Johnson) Papers, 1910-1992 (Bulk 1960-1979) M 0472, BV 2627-2628, OMB 0028, OM 0446

Richardson, Ida Frances M 0237, BV 1710-1719, OMB 0028

Richardson, Lewis B. M 0238

Richardson, Roselyn Comer Papers, 1900-1993 M 0649, OM 0131

Richardson, Sherman D. SC 1925

Richardson, William B. Papers, 1832-1889 M 0595

Riche, D.M. SC 1261

Richey, John SC 1262

Richie, James SC 1263

Richmond Bridge and Turnpike Road Company SC 1264

Richmond Electric Railway Meeting Invitations, 1903 SC 3024

Richmond-Kennedy SC 1265, OM 0145

Richsquare Literary Society Records M 0239

Ricketts, Dillard SC 1266

Ricketts, William F. Collection, 1916-1919 P 0419

Ridlen, Theodore B. Papers SC 2486

Ridley, Elton T. Oral History Interview, 2011 SC 2928, DVD 0240-0241

Ridley and Holliman Family. Collection, 1900-2015 M 1377

Rigdon, Sidney SC 2145

Riley, Adaline SC 1267

Riley, George Washington Collection, 1898-1920 SC 2796

Riley, James Letter SC 2615

Riley, James Whitcomb Collection, 1880-1956 M 0240, OMB 0057

Riley, T. B. SC 1268

Rinard, George SC 1269

Rinehart, Isabelle M. SC 1270

Ringer, Marty M. SC 2013

Ringo and Robertson Family. Collection, 1861-1931 M 1430, OM 0703

Ripley County SC 0414

Ripley County Photographs by Violet E. Toph and Frank Tucker, 1940 P 0322

Ripley, Christopher SC 1271

Riser Family Collection, ca. 1890-1977 M 1096

Risk, Cecil SC 1272

Risley, Harriet and Harvey Correspondence, ca. 1861-1900 SC 3029, OM 0551

Ritchey, Florence and Isaac . Papers, 1903-1953 M 0736, OM 0388

Ritzinger, Myla Fletcher SC 1273

Riverside Amusement Park. Photographs, 1954 P 0718, DVD 1477

Riverside Amusement Park. Slides, 1977 P 0686

Rivet, Adrian Papers, 1840-1864 M 1023, OM 0510

Rivet, Jean Francois SC 2146

Roach, David A. SC 1985, ART

Roads – Greenfork SC 1275

Roads SC 1274

Robb, Hamilton Letter SC 2623

Robb, William SC 2147, F 0282

Robbins, Arreanna Diary SC 2418

Robbins, Coy D. SC 1892

Robbins, John W. Washington Township Plat BV 2656

Robbins, Margaret. Oral History Project, 1992 SC 1927, CT 0809-0814, DVD 1348

Robbins, Richard "Dick", Collection, Ca. 1940 M 0881, OMB 0106

Robbins, Theo I. Letter, 1884 SC 3497

Roberts Cemetery Association Cemetery Records, 1873-1911 M 0784

Roberts-Courtney-Hodgson-Gaisford Family Photographs, ca. 1870s-1915 P 0527

Roberts, Donald and Sally Collection, 1927-2013 M 1071

Roberts, Elijah Collection M 0325

Roberts, Helen SC 1276

Roberts, John M. SC 1744

Robertson, Elliott SC 1277

Robinson Family SC 1282

Robinson and Shambaugh. Collection, 1864-1907 SC 3470, OM 0692

Robinson, Andrew Milton SC 1283, ART, VC, PC

Robinson, Dar A. Scrapbook, 1917-1919, 1992, 2005 BV 4478, SC 2911

Robinson, Elisha J. SC 1278

Robinson, Glen E. "Once a Soldier" (Memoir), 1976 M 1111

Robinson, Henry A. SC 1279

Robinson, Henry E. SC 1280

Robinson, John SC 1281

Robinson, Josephine Album OMB 0019

Robinson, Mark Photograph Album, Ca. 1860s P 0472

Robinson, Solon SC 1284

Rochelle Court #14 Order of the Calanthe Records, 1906-1933, n.d. M 0972, BV 3639-3648, OM 0475

Rock City Hook and Ladder Company SC 1768

Rockhill, William SC 1285

Rockstroh, Todd. Collection, ca. 1910s-ca. 1940s P 0421

Rockville Debating Society SC 1286

Rockwell, Eri SC 1287

Rockwood, Charles SC 1288

Rodgers, Andrew SC 1289

Rodgers, Torrence W. SC 1290

Rogers Family Papers, 1853-1867 SC 1003

Rogers, Eliza O. SC 2016

Rogers, George SC 1904

Rogers and Rothenburger Papers, 1836-1978 M 1251, BV 5182-5197

Romizer, Annie. Diaries, 1900-1929 M 0815

Ronalds, George and Mary SC 1291

Roosa, Omar Errol M 0241, OM 0052, VC

Roosevelt, Theodore Letter SC 2404

Roosevelt, Theodore Photographs, 30 May 1907 P 0118

Roosevelt, Theodore SC 2272

Root Glass Company Letter, October 26, 1922 SC 2951

Rorick, William SC 1798

Rose, Chauncey. Daguerreotype and Cartes de Visite, ca. 1860s P 0643

Rose, John B. SC 2148

Rosencranz, Albert C. SC 1292

Ross, Frank C. SC 1928, OM 0255, VC

Ross, John C. SC 1293

Ross, John SC 1294

Ross, Levi SC 2265, OM 0242

Ross, Meshack SC 2182

Rost, Carl L. Collection, ca. 1880s-1952 M 1050

Rost Family Papers M 0668

Rotary Club of Indianapolis Records, 1913-1998 M 0760, BV 3378-3421, OMB 0087

Rotary Club of Indianapolis Records Addition, ca. 1980-1991 M 1330

Roush, J. Edward SC 1955

Roush, William SC 1295

Rowe, Daniel H. SC 1296

Rowland, Oran W. Letter, 22 July 1863 SC 2873

Rowland-Shilladay SC 1297, F 0100

Rowntree, Herbert SC 1298

Royse-Gandy Papers SC 2478

Rubush and Hunter Architectural Firm Records, ca. 1897-1963 M 1212, OMB 0159

Rubush & Hunter Photographs, 1902-1941 P 0174

Ruckersfeldt, Charles Certificate, 15 December 1864 OM 0522

Ruckle, Nicholas R. Letter, 29 March 1892 SC 3365

Rudd, John. Collection, ca. 1920-ca. 1969 P 0350

Ruddell SC 2279

Rudisill, Jacob SC 1299

Rugenstein, John C. Photographs, ca. 1880s-ca. 1930, n.d. P 0194

Rumley, Fanny Scott SC 1873

Rummel Family. Correspondence, 1861-1879 M 1398

Runshe, Abraham SC 1300

Rush County SC 1301

Rush, Nixon SC 1771

Ruskaup, Fred SC 2238

Russell, Alexander SC 1303, OM 0192

Russell, James Noble SC 2080, OM 0191

Russell, Rebecca SC 1302

Russo, Dorothy Ritter Papers II M 0569

Ryan, John SC 2019

Ryan, Townsend. Papers, 1836-1899 (bulk 1862) SC 1304

Ryman, Alanson R. M 0243

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