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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Valuable Presents Given for Tobacco Tags for the Entire Year of 1902. These are Exact Fac-similes of the Tags Redeemable under Our Offer Fully Explained Inside
[Winston-Salem, N.C.]: [R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.], [1902]. [80] p.
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Railroad Convention (1864: Columbia, S. C.)
Memorial to the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the Confederate States of America
[S. l.: s. n., 1864]. 2 p.
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Raleigh, Henry, 1880-1945
Blood or Bread : Others Are Giving Their Blood : You Will Shorten the War--Save Life if You Eat Only What You Need, and Waste Nothing.
[United States]: [United States Food Administration], [between 1914 and 1918].
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Raleigh, Henry, 1880-1945
Halt the Hun! : Buy U.S. Government Bonds, Third Liberty Loan.
Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch, [1918?].
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Raleigh, Henry, 1880-1945
Hun or Home? : Buy More Liberty Bonds
Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., [1918?].
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Raleigh, Henry, 1880-1945
Hunger : for Three Years America Has Fought Starvation in Belgium
[United States]: United States Food Administration, [between 1914 and 1918].
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Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company, Held at Raleigh, Nov. 1, 1856; with the Reports of the President, Treasurer, &c.
Raleigh: Holden & Wilson, 1856. 20, [1] p.
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Ramsey, James B. (James Beverlin), 1814-1871
How Shall I Live?
Richmond: Presbyterian Commitees of Publication, between 1861 and 1865. 4, 16 p.
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Ramsey, James B. (James Beverlin), 1814-1871
True Eminence Founded on Holiness. A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of Lieut. Gen. T. J. Jackson, Preached in the First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg, May 24th, 1863
Lynchburg: Virginian "Water-Power Presses" Print, 1863. 21 p.
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Ramsey, John Ambrose
Letter from John A. Ramsey to the Trustees, June 28, 1810
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Randolph, Edwin Archer, b. 1854
The Life of Rev. John Jasper, Pastor of Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., from His Birth to the Present Time, with His Theory on the Rotation of the Sun
Richmond, VA: R. T. Hill, 1884. xii, 167 p.
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Randolph, Peter, 1825?-1897
From Slave Cabin to the Pulpit. The Autobiography of Rev. Peter Randolph: the Southern Question Illustrated and Sketches of Slave Life
Boston: J. H. Earle, 1893. 220 p.
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Randolph, Peter, 1825?-1897
Sketches of Slave Life: Or, Illustrations of the "Peculiar Institution"
Boston: The Author, 1855. 37 p.
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Rankin, Edward L.
conducted by Jay Jenkins
Oral History Interview with Edward L. Rankin, Jr., August 20, 1987. Interview C-0044. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Edward L. Rankin served as private secretary to North Carolina Governors William Umstead (1952-1954) and Luther Hodges (1954-1961). In this interview he describes their political leadership, the Pearsall Plan, and the spectrum of political responses to the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Rankin, G. C. (George C.), 1849-1915
The Story of My Life or More Than a Half Century As I Have Lived and Seen It Lived Written by Myself at My Own Suggestion and That of Many Others Who Have Known and Loved Me
Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX: Smith & Lamar, c1912. [v], 356 p.
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Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974
Poems about God
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1919. xii, 76 p.
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Raper, Arthur
conducted by Jacquelyn Hall
Oral History Interview with Arthur Raper, January 30, 1974. Interview B-0009-2. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Southern sociologist and civil rights activist Arthur Raper discusses his interactions with Jessie Daniel Ames and the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching during his tenure as the research director of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation (1926-1939). Raper describes Ames as both an effective and contentious leader.
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Rapp, Raymond
conducted by Rob Amberg
Oral History Interview with Raymond Rapp, November 17, 2000. Interview K-0253. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Mars Hill, N.C., mayor Raymond Rapp outlines his vision for planned development and discusses how to find balance between the desire for a small-town feel and a big-town economy.
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Perkel, George
conducted by Patricia Raub
Oral History Interview with George Perkel, May 27, 1986. Interview H-0281. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
George Perkel evaluates the failure of unions in the post-World War II South.
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Berstresser, Gordon III
conducted by Patricia Raub
Oral History Interview with Gordon Berkstresser, III, April 29, 1986. Interview H-0263. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Gordon Berkstresser III shares the fruits of his study of the textile industry.
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Jervey, Susan R. (Susan Ravenel), b. 1840 and
Ravenel, Charlotte St. J.
Two Diaries from Middle St. John's, Berkeley, South Carolina, February-May, 1865
[Pinopolis, S.C.]: St. John's Hunting Club, 1921. 56 p.
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Hopkins, Samuel,
Cain, William,
Ray, David,
Thompson, Henry, and
Lytle, William
Samuel Hopkins's Bond for Building the President's House, January 25, 1794
1 pages, 1 page images.
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Ray, Emma J., b. 1859 and
Ray, Lloyd P., b. 1860
Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ray
Chicago, Illinois: Frees Methodist Publishing House, c1926. 320 p.
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Ray, Geraldine
conducted by Kelly Elaine Navies
Oral History Interview with Geraldine Ray, September 13, 1977. Interview R-0128. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Geraldine Ray has lived in Barnardsville, North Carolina, nearly her entire life. In this interview, she describes growing up on her family's farm, attending all-black schools, and caring for sick relatives and friends. She describes racial segregation as a problem that seemed less difficult to avoid than segregation and prejudice between local black residents. Geraldine learned several essential skills of farm life from her grandmother and then used them to support the family through illness. The interview concludes with a description of her husband—a childhood friend—and how they chose to raise their children.
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Ray, Maggie W.
conducted by Pamela Grundy
Oral History Interview with Maggie W. Ray, November 9, 2000. Interview K-0825. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Maggie Ray, teacher at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, reflects on the legacies of desegregation.
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Raymond, Zillah
Then and Now; Or, Hope's First School.
Wilmington, NC: Jackson & Bell, 1883. vi, [1], 231 p.
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Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884
Speech of Mr. Rayner, of Hertford, on the Bill to Provide for the Establishment of a State Hospital for the Insane in North Carolina; Delivered in the House of Commons, December 21st, 1848
[Raleigh: Printed at the Register Office, 1849]. 16 p.
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Rencher, Abraham, 1798-1883
Letter from Abraham Rencher to Elisha Mitchell, March 20, 1823
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Renfroe, J. J. D. (John Jefferson Deyampert), 1830-1888
A Model Confederate Soldier, Being a Brief Sketch of the Rev. Nathaniel D. Renfroe, Lieutenant of a Company in the Fifth Alabama Battalion, of Gen. A. P. Hill's Division, Who Fell in the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th, 1862
[S.l.: s.n., 1863?]. 16 p.
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Republican Party (N.C.). Executive Committee
Republican Hand-Book North Carolina. Republican State Executive Committee 1906
Greensboro, N.C.: The Committee, [1906?]. 107, [1] p.
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Pritchett, Laurie
conducted by James Reston
Oral History Interview with Laurie Pritchett, April 23, 1976. Interview B-0027. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Laurie Pritchett, who served as a police chief in Albany, Georgia, for seven years, describes his role in the civil rights movement in that city. He encouraged a moderate response to large demonstrations in the 1960s, a tactic that prevented the negative publicity brought about by brutal police reaction to marches in other towns in the Deep South.
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Revel, James
The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon's Sorrowful Account of His Fourteen Years Transportation, at Virginia, in America. In Six Parts. Being a Remarkable and Succinct History of the Life of James Revel, the Unhappy Sufferer Who Was Put Apprentice by His Father to a Tinman, Near Moorfields, Where He Got into Bad Company and Before Long Ran Away, and Went Robbing with a Gang of Thieves, But His Master Soon Got Him Back Again; Yet Would Not Be Be [sic] Kept from His Old Companions, But Went Thieving with Them Again, for Which He Was Transported Fourteen Years. With an Account of the Way the Transports Work, and the Punishment They Receive for Committing Any Fault. Concluding with a Word of Advice for All Young Men
[York: C. Croshaw, ca. 1800]. [2], 3-8 p.
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Richings, G. F.
Evidences of Progress among Colored People
Philadelphia: G. S. Ferguson, 1902. 595 p.
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Richmond, Legh, 1772-1827
The Negro Servant in "Annals of the Poor. Containing The Dairyman's Daughter, (with considerable additions) The Negro Servant, and the Young Cottager."
New Haven: Whiting and Tiffany, Sign of Franklin's Head, Corner of College Green, 1815. 51 p.
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Ridgel, Alfred Lee
Africa and African Methodism
Atlanta, Ga.: Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1896. 116 p.
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Riesenberg, Sidney K.
For Active Service, Join the U.S. Marines
[United States]: [U.S. Marines?], 1913.
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Riesenberg, Sidney H., b. 1885
Lend As They Fight : Buy More Liberty Bonds
[United States]: Third Federal Reserve, [1917?].
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Riesenberg, Sidney H., b. 1885
Over the Top for You : Buy U.S. Gov't. Bonds, Third Liberty Loan
Phila.: Ketterlinus, [1917?].
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McKay, Martha C.
conducted by Belinda Riggsbee
Oral History Interview with Martha McKay, March 29, 1974. Interview A-0324. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Martha McKay, women's rights activist and Democratic Party member, describes the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1973. Focusing on the role of the North Carolina Women's Political Caucus in lobbying for ratification of the amendment, McKay describes how the opposition successfully organized to defeat the amendment and how that defeat affected the NCWCP.
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Riley, Robert
conducted by Chris Stewart
Oral History Interview with Robert Riley, Sr., February 1, 1994. Interview K-0106. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
obert Riley, Sr., describes his thirty-one years at the White Furniture plant in Mebane, NC, a tenure that ended with the plant's closing in 1993.
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Ripley, Eliza Moore Chinn McHatten, 1832-1912
From Flag to Flag: A Woman's Adventures and Experiences in the South During the War, in Mexico, and in Cuba
New York: D. Appleton, c1888, 1889. 296 p.
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Ripley, Eliza Moore Chinn McHatten, 1832-1912
Social Life in Old New Orleans. Being Recollections of My Girlhood
New York; London: D. Appleton and Company, 1912. 331 p.
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Rivera, Alexander M.
conducted by Kieran Taylor
Oral History Interview with Alexander M. Rivera, February 1, 2002. Interview C-0298. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
African American photojournalist Alexander M. Rivera describes the civil rights movement and its aftermath. In particular, he describes some of his photographs, as well as the impact of the Brown decision (and the demise of legal segregation) on African American businesses and African American schools, including North Carolina Central College.
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Rivera, Alexander M.
conducted by Kieran Taylor
Oral History Interview with Alexander M. Rivera, November 30, 2001. Interview C-0297. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
African American photojournalist Alexander M. Rivera describes the civil rights movement from his perspective as a reporter for the Pittsburgh Courier. He focuses on the nature of race relations and racial violence and describes the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision on the changing social landscape.
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Rives, James P.
Letter from James P. Rives to Seth, September 8, 1867
2 pages, 2 page images.
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Roberson, Nellie
The Organized Work of Women in One State. From The Journal of Social Forces 1, no. 1 (November 1922): 50-55; no. 2 (January 1923): 173-177; no. 5 (September 1923): 613-615
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1922-1923. [2], 124 p.
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Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1881-1941
Under the Tree
New York: B. W. Huebsch, Inc., 1922. [viii], 87 p.
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Roberts, James, b. 1753
The Narrative of James Roberts, a Soldier Under Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary War, and Under Gen. Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, in the War of 1812: "a Battle Which Cost Me a Limb, Some Blood, and Almost My Life"
Chicago: Author, 1858. viii, 9-32 p.
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Robertson, Mary
conducted by Jacquelyn Hall
Oral History Interview with Mary Robertson, August 13, 1979. Interview H-0288. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Mary Robertson offers an insider's view of the organized labor movement in western North Carolina.
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Robinette, Jefferson M.
conducted by Cliff Kuhn
Oral History Interview with Jefferson M. Robinette, July 1977. Interview H-0041. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Jefferson Robinette recalls a lifetime of labor in textile mills, furniture factories, and a dairy. He got his first job when he was twelve and worked until he was eighty-three.
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Robinette, Jefferson M.
conducted by Cliff Kuhn
Oral History Interview with Jefferson M. Robinette, July 1977. Interview H-41. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Jefferson M. Robinette Jefferson M. Robinette reflects on a very long career, during which he worked for many companies, not all of them textile mills.
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Robinson, Blackwell P. (Blackwell Pierce)
The History of Escheats
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, [1955?]. 62 p.
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Robinson, Nina Hill
Aunt Dice: The Story of a Faithful Slave
Nashville, Tenn.: Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South: Barber & Smith, agents, 1897. 144 p.
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Robinson, Thomas J.
Debater's Speech of Thomas J. Robinson, 1848
9 pages, 11 page images.
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Robinson, Willa V.
conducted by Malinda Maynor
Oral History Interview with Willa V. Robinson, January 14, 2004. Interview U-0014. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Residents of Maxton, N.C., respond to integration.
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Robinson, William H., b. 1848
From Log Cabin to the Pulpit, or, Fifteen Years in Slavery
Eau Clair, Wis.: James H. Tifft, 1913. 200 p.
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Robson, John S., b. 1844
How a One-Legged Rebel Lives: Reminiscences of the Civil War: The Story of the Campaigns of Stonewall Jackson, as Told by a High Private in the "Foot Cavalry": From Alleghany Mountain to Chancellorsville: With the Complete Regimental Rosters of Both the Great Armies at Gettysburg
Durham, NC: Educator Co. Printers and Binders, 1898. 192 p.
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Rodenko, Igal
conducted by Jacquelyn Hall and Jerry Wingate
Oral History Interview with Igal Rodenko, April 11, 1974. Interview B-0010. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Igal Rodenko came of age during the 1930s and became increasingly involved in leftist politics during those years. During World War II he embraced philosophies of non-violence and pacifism and worked in a camp for conscientious objectors during the conflict. He became a member of CORE during its formative years and participated in the 1947 Journey of Reconciliation, an interracial endeavor to test segregation policies on buses in the South.
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Attmore, William, d. 1800 and
Rodman, Lida Tunstall
Journal of a Tour to North Carolina by William Attmore, 1787
Chapel Hill: The University, 1922. 46 p.
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Roeg, Herman
Help the Red Cross
[United States]: [Red Cross], [between 1914 and 1918].
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Rogers, Carolyn
conducted by Peggy Van Scoyoc
Oral History Interview with Carolyn Farrar Rogers, May 22, 2003. Interview K-0656. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Carolyn Farrar Rogers discusses how growing up in rural North Carolina sheltered her from racism and taught her the values of hard work and racial self-worth. These values served her well as a teacher during the early desegregation period.
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Rogers, John
Letter from John Rogers to John Haywood, August 20, 1800
2 pages, 2 page images.
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Rogin, Lawrence
conducted by William Finger
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Rogin, November 2, 1975. Interview E-0013. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Larry Rogin grew up in the Northeast in an immigrant family inclined toward radical politics. In the 1930s, Rogin became actively involved in the labor movement. In this interview, he describes his work in labor education, focusing specifically on the Brookwood Labor College, the Central Labor Union, and his work with the Hosiery Workers' Union in the South.
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Rohrer, Grace Jemison
conducted by Kathryn Nasstrom
Oral History Interview with Grace Jemison Rohrer, March 16, 1989. Interview C-0069. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Born in 1924, Grace Jemison Rohrer eventually settled in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with her family. In the 1960s she became involved in organizing the Republican Party in Forsyth County and she joined forces with Democratic women in order to establish the North Carolina Women's Political Caucus in 1971. In 1973, Governor James Holshouser appointed her to serve as the Secretary of Cultural Resources. Throughout the 1970s, Rohrer advocated for women to have a more active role in politics, and she actively supported the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Roper, Moses, b. 1815
Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery. With an Appendix, Containing a List of Places Visited by the Author in Great Britain and Ireland and the British Isles; and Other Matter
Berwick-upon-Tweed: Published for the author and printed at the Warder Office, 1848. i-vi,7-68 p.
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Roper, Moses, b. 1815
A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Gunn, 1838. 89 p.
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Roseborough, Rufus Milton
Address of Rufus M. Rosebrough for the Dialectic Society, February 1832
6 pages, 7 page images.
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Thomson, Alfred Grayson, 1838-1863,
Garrett, Franklin, b. 1840,
Ross, Jesse Goodwin, 1840-1862,
Taylor, Simon Henderson, 1840-1861,
Davidson, Thomas Benjamin, 1840-1864, and
Michie, William Cochran, b. 1840
Resolution, [January 1861]
3 pages, 3 page images.
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Rounsaville, Peter King, 1824-1867
Valedictory Speech of Peter King Rounsaville, June 5, 1844
15 pages, 16 page images.
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Olave, Katushka
conducted by Alicia Rouverol
Oral History Interview with Katushka Olave, December 9, 1998. Interview K-0659. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Katushka Olave describes her activism on behalf of the Latino community in Durham, North Carolina.
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Rowan County (N.C.). County Court
Patrol Regulations for the County of Rowan; Printed by Order of the County Court, at August Term, Anno Domini 1825
Salisbury: Philo White, 1825. 7 p.
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Rowan County Medical Society
Tariff of Fees
Salisbury: [s.n.], 1854. [1] p.
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Rowan Way-Side Hospital (N.C.)
Rowan Way-Side Hospital, Salisbury, N.C.
[Salisbury, N.C.]: s. n., 1862. 1 p.
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Rowland, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1804-1859
The Real Glory of a Church. A Dedication Sermon, Preached in Fayetteville, North-Carolina, at the Opening of the Presbyterian Church, Which Was Destroyed by Fire in the Conflagration of the Town on the 29th of May, 1831, and Re-built and Dedicated August 12th, 1832. To Which Is Appended an Acount [sic] of the Destruction of Fayettevil[le]
New York: Jonathan Leavitt and John P. Haven, 1832. 34 p.
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Royal, William
Advice to Soldiers
[Raleigh, N. C.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865]. 8 p.
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Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter (Ala.)
Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Alabama at the Annual Convocation Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing December 8, 1863
Montgomery: Montgomery Advertiser Book and Job Office, 1864. 17 p.
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Royall, William Lawrence, 1844-1911
Some Reminiscences
New York; Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1909. 210 p.
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Rubinow, S. G.
How Cooperative Fair Work Is Carried on in North Carolina
[Raleigh]: [North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture], [1919]. 8 p.
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Rubinow, S. G.
Some Results of Fair Work in North Carolina
Raleigh: North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, 1919. 18 p.
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Rudd, Dan. A. (Daniel Arthur), b. 1854 and
Bond, Theo., b. 1879
From Slavery to Wealth. The Life of Scott Bond. The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance
Madison, Ark.: The Journal printing company, 1917. 384 p.
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Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865
Agricultural, Geological, and Descriptive Sketches of Lower North Carolina, and the Similar Adjacent Lands
Raleigh: Printed at the Institution for the Deaf & Dumb & the Blind, 1861. xi, [13]-296 p.
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Byrd, William, 1674-1744 and
Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865
The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina; A Journey to the Land of Eden, A.D. 1733; and A Progress to the Mines. Written from 1728 to 1736, and Now First Published
Petersburg, VA: Printed by Edmund and Julius C. Ruffin, 1841. iv, 143, [1] p.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, [Nov.-Dec.] 1842 [Containing a request that his father let him leave college in order to go to sea and make it his profession]
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, April 1, 1841
4 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, April 1841
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, August 1841
2 pages, 3 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, August 8, 1842
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, August 8,1841
2 pages, 3 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, February 20, 1843
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas Jr.
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, February 21, 1842
2 pages, 3 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, Jan.uary 27, 1843 [Containing a Description of a Disturbance on Campus]
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, January 13, 1844
2 pages, 3 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, January 1841
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, January 29, 1842
2 pages, 3 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, July 18, 1842
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, July 24, 1843
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, March 1841
4 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, May 11, 1841
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, September 6, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images.
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Ruffin, Thomas
Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, January 11, 1843
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Rush, Christopher, 1777-1873
A Short Account of the Rise and Progress of the African M. E. Church in America, Written by Christopher Rush, Superintendant of the Connexion, with the Aid of George Collins. Also, a Concise View of Church Order or Government, from Scripture, and from Some of the Best Authors on the Subject of Church Government, Relative to Episcopacy.
New York: J. J. Zuille, 1866. 106 p.
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Russell, Daniel J.
History of the African Union Methodist Protestant Church
Philadelphia: Union Star Book and Job Printing and Publishing House, 1920. 66 p.
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Russell, John
conducted by William Finger
Oral History Interview with John Russell, July 19, 1975. Interview E-0014-3. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
John Russell describes his work as an international representative and organizer for the Amalgamated Meat Workers Union following its merger with the Fur and Leather Workers Union in 1955. Russell discusses the limitations and opportunities that resulted from this merger, his work organizing poultry workers, and his thoughts on the changing nature of the labor movement.
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Russell, John
conducted by William Finger
Oral History Interview with John Russell, July 25, 1974. Interview E-0014-2. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
John Russell describes the events leading to the merger of the Fur and Leather Workers Union with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters in 1955. Russell focuses on the progressive political views of the Fur and Leather Workers, their strong regional presence in the south, the role of leaders within their trade union movement, and the aftermath of the merger.
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Russell, Phillips
conducted by Mary Frederickson
Oral History Interview with Phillips Russell, November 18, 1974. Interview B-0011-3. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Southern writer and University of North Carolina professor Charles Phillips Russell describes his participation as a teacher in worker education programs during the 1930s and 1940s. Focusing specifically on the Southern Summer School for Workers and the Black Mountain College Institute of the Textile Workers of America, Russell compares the role of faculty, the role of students, and the curriculum at each institution. In addition, he speculates on schools of thought endorsing political action and economic action within the labor movement, specifically as they related to worker education.
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Ryan, Abram Joseph, 1839-1886
Father Ryan's Poems
Mobile: Jno. L. Rapier & Co., 1879. 263 p.
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Davis, Ashley
conducted by Russell Rymer
Oral History Interview with Ashley Davis, April 12, 1974. Interview E-0062. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Ashley Davis was a member of the Black Student Movement (BSM) at the University of North Carolina during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this interview, he describes how the BSM supported the striking food workers at UNC in 1969.