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Ratchford (William R.) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1961-1986
215.3 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1984-0021
Materials pertaining to Mr. Ratchford's term of office as United States Congressman representing Connecticut's fifth district.

Registrar's Office Records (UConn)    Finding Aid

1881-1997
474.05 linear feet
Administrative records, School records.
Collection Number: MSS 1984-0018
The Office of the Registrar compiles information about undergraduate courses and programs. The staff registers students, creates and maintains their records, provides certified documents, issues transcripts, processes grades, monitors NCAA student athletes' academic progress, and audits degrees. A significant portion of the collection is restricted from general use.

Riggio (Anita) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1964-2000
17 linear feet
Artwork, Correspondence, Drawings, Galley proofs, Illustrations, Notebooks, Sketches.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0121
Anita Riggio has illustrated a number of children's books and has also worked as a cartoonist and a commercial illustrator. The collection consists of original artwork and manuscripts for 25 children's books and two magazine articles, in addition to a selection of Ms. Riggio's production materials for her commercial work.

Ritvo (Lucille B.) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1968-1988
3.1 linear feet
Correspondence. Publications
Collection Number: MSS 1996-0015
The collection includes materials pertaining to Ritvo's political activities.

Roberts (Leroy) Railroad Collection    Finding Aid


15 linear feet
Photographs, maps.
Collection Number: MSS 1989-0073
This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangements with the Curator before visiting Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Photographs of Connecticut railroad stations and railroad maps and documents of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.

Rogasky (Barbara) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1988-1996
1 linear foot
Correspondence and manusripts.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0112
The collection contains research notes, correspondence, drafts, revisions and other materials pertaining to stories or books written by Ms. Rogasky.

Rogers Corporation Collection    Finding Aid

1945-1950
.25 linear feet
Annual reports, correspondence, business records.
Collection Number: MSS 1988-0057
Maker of paper, plastic, laminates and special products used in wireless communications; one of the oldest manufacturing companies in Connecticut.

Roper (Elmo) Papers    Finding Aid

1909-1972
67.15 linear feet
Correspondence, speeches, articles, scrapbooks.
Collection Number: MSS 1995-0050
Elmo Roper (1900-1971) was a pioneer in the fields of market research and public opinion polling. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, speech cards, articles, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks, some job files from Roper Research Associates, and a variety of press releases, advertisements, and legal papers from the various groups and corporations with which he was involved.

Rubins (Edward J.) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1942-1950, 1958-1964
.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0285
The collection primarily consists of correspondence between Edward J. Rubins and his wife, Ruth, between 1942 and 1943. Also included is a mansucript copy of Rubins' dissertation (1948, University of Maryland) and two letters from Albert Jorgensen, President of the University of Connecticut, concerning Rubins' employment at the University.

Rudberg Research Collection of the Central New England Railway    Finding Aid

2002-2008
.5 linear feet
Photocopies.
Collection Number: MSS 2008-0043
The collection consists of tour guidebooks compiled by Bernard L. Rudberg of photocopies of photographs, maps, correspondence, and documents related to the history of the Central New England Railway, which ran from Maybrook, New York, to Hartford, Connecticut, in the period between 1898 and 1927, at which point it was taken over by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.

Rudd (Malcolm Day) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1796-1939
4.5 linear feet
Correspondence, family papers.
Collection Number: MSS 1980-0033
Personal correspondence, family papers, and other papers of the general manager of the Holley Manufacturing Company from 1901 to 1942.

Rumaker (Michael) Papers    Finding Aid


linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0007
This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangments with the Curator before visiting Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

Russell (Ralph) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1939-1977
1 linear foot
Correspondence, legal files.
Collection Number: MSS 1995-0009
Collection documents Russell's dismissal from and eventual reinstatement with the Interior Department in the 1950s after he was accused of being a member of the Communist Party.