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Alice Peckham Rathbone Collection. 1816-1820. SC 241.

Alice (Peckham) Rathbone (1780-1845) was a recorded minister in New England Yearly Meeting of Friends who lived at Smithfield, Rhode Island, and Berwick, Maine. This collection consists of two travel diaries: an 1816 visit to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Ohio yearly meetings; and an 1820 visit to New York and Philadelphia yearly meetings. Also included is genealogical material on these families, including charts filed separately. Gift, 2004.

Joseph C. Ratliff Diaries. SC 223.

Joseph C. Ratliff (1827-1909) was a Hicksite Quaker businessman of Richmond, Indiana, at one time the president of the board of trustees of Purdue University. These two diaries provide a detailed account of his life in 1896 and 1897. Purchase from John Nixon Collection, 2002.

Horace Reeve Papers. SC 16.

1 item: "The Attitude of Friends toward Bible," n.d.

Barton T. Reynolds Account Book. 1859-1867. SC 231.

Barton T. Reynolds (1837-1928) was a farmer who also operated a threshing machine in Wayne County, Ind. This account book is largely concerned with income and expenses of the threshing business of Reynolds and Wickersham, but it also includes some personal accounts. Purchase from Craig Wiechman, 2003.

Elizabeth Nicholson Reynolds Diary. SC 121.

Elizabeth (Nicholson) Reynolds (1841-1927) was a Quaker farm wife of Dalton Township, Wayne County, Ind. She kept a diary from 1878 until her death in 1927. This collection consists of an abstract covering the years 1878-1902. It describes rural life in the period and marriages and deaths in the community. One peculiarity is that the childless Reynolds never noted births. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1990.

Richardson Family Papers. 1845-1870. SC 301.

This small collection consists of letters written to Isaac Richardson (1788-1857) and his wife Ann (Carter) Richardson (1793-1864), Hicksite Friends of Green Plain Monthly Meeting, Clark County, Ohio and their daughter Ruth (Richardson) Gause (1826-1889) of Waynesville, Ohio. Included is a significant letter of 1845 by Joseph A. and Ruth Dugdale. Purchase, 2009.

Richmond Commonplace Book. SC 38.

A commonplace book, ca. 1870, with essays on travel in Europe, American Indians, and women's rights. The essays are signed by Josie Woodside, Nemi Robertson, and Jessie Robertson. Although found in Richmond, it is uncertain where it was created. Gift of Nancy McDowell.

Richmond Ministerial Association Collection. 1980-. FRG 32.

The Richmond Ministerial Association is an ecumenical organization of clergy in Richmond, Indiana. This collection includes minutes of business meetings, correspondence, and financial records.

Richmond Young Friends Collection. 1977-. FRG 35.

Richmond Young Friends is the youth organization for the three Quaker meetings (First Friends, Clear Creek, and West Richmond) in Richmond, Indiana. This collection includes minutes, newsletters, and correspondence.

Ridge Cemetery Association Collection. 1929-. FRG 34.

The Ridge Cemetery Association is the owner of the Ridge Cemetery in Richmond, Indiana. The cemetery began in the 1828 as the burying ground for the Ridge Friends Meeting (Hicksite) and continues to be used. This collection consists of minutes of annual board meetings and financial records. It does not include burial data.

Hannah Roberts Collection. 1761. SC 286.

This small collection consists of a beautifully inscribed, handwritten copy of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s “Book of Discipline,” dated 1761. The creator, Hannah Roberts, has not been definitely identified. She may be the Hannah Roberts, born 6th Mo. 29, 1742, the daughter of Lewis and Hannah Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Purchase, 2008.

William Robinson Collection. SC 44.

William Robinson (1816-1902) was a Conservative Friends minister of Jericho Meeting, Randolph County, Ind. The collection consists of his account book, ca. 1873-1880, with comments on the separation of Conservative Friends at Jericho and vital records of the Friends there; an 1858 agreement to avoid destructive serenading parties; and an undated order to Conservative Friends to give up use of the Jericho Meeting house. Removed from FMS 33.

Robinson-Henley Papers. 1827-1986. FMS 39.

The Robinson-Henley Papers reflect the lives of several generations of the family of Francis W. Robinson (1810-1897), a Hicksite Quaker businessman of Richmond, Ind., and Joseph Henley (1768-1860), an Orthodox Quaker farmer of Carthage, Ind. The collection includes correspondence, business papers, genealogical material, and photographs relating to Richmond and Carthage.

Mary Rogers Collection. SC 122.

Mary Rogers (ca. 1786-1838) was an Orthodox Friend and Elder of Westland Monthly Meeting in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The collection consists of a memorial of Westland Monthly Meeting describing her last illness and death, 1838. Transferred from the Harlow Lindley Collection.

Timothy Rogers Journal. SC 10.

Timothy Rogers (1756-1828) was one of the first Friends to settle in the neighborhood of Yonge Street Meeting in Ontario. This autobiography and journal begins around 1790 and ends in 1827. It includes information about the settlement of Friends in Ontario and on Roger's travels.

William Rotch Collection. SC 124.

William Rotch (1734-1828) was a prominent Quaker merchant and shipowner of Nantucket. The collection consists of notes on his life made by Augustine Jones (1834-1925). Gift of Caroline Jones Woodman.

Rural Life Association Collection. 1942-1968. FRG 11.

The Rural Life Association, formed in 1942, was an organization of Quakers, Mennonites, and Brethren, mainly in the Midwest, to improve the quality of life in rural American communities. This collection consists of correspondence, publications, reports, board minutes, especially for the period 1956-1968. Gift of Ernest E. Mills, 1989.

Elbert Russell Papers. 1895-1966. FMS 8.

Elbert Russell (1871-1951) was a Quaker historian, author, minister, and leader. An 1894 Earlham graduate, he was professor of Bible at Earlham from 1895 to 1915, and a member of the faculty of the Duke Divinity School from 1927 to 1941, retiring as dean. The Russell Papers consist of correspondence, publications, class and lecture notes, and drafts of Russell's autobiography. Rudimentary finding aid.

William Russell Papers. 1862-1879. FMS 50.

William Russell (1844-1879), Earlham AB 1866, was a Friends minister of West Newton, Ind., and Friendsville, Tennessee. The collection consists of four manuscript volumes of poetry written while he was a student at Earlham, 1862-1866, a commonplace book, ca. 1862, and a typescript of poems written 1867-1879. Gift of Elbert Russell, 1942.