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  • Romaine, Howard. Papers, 1931-1973 (bulk 1963-1973). 3.5 linear ft. Location: 53:1-3; OS:R. Author, journalist and political activist. Personal and professional papers including correspondence and letters, financial papers, photographs, printed items, and writings especially relating to Romaine’s involvement with the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements and political campaigns. Mss. 3252
  • Roman, Alfred, 1824-1892. Papers, 1864-1887 (bulk 1884-1887). 38 items (photocopies). Location: A:4, Mss. Mf.:R. Military reports (1864-1865) and transcripts of letters (1874-1887) of Alfred Roman to General Beauregard discussing the writing, publishing and subsequent criticism of Roman's biography of Gen. Beauregard, and letters of Beauregard to Roman. In French and English. Originals are the property of Duke University Library and must be so cited. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 776, 815.
  • Roman, André Bienvenu, 1795-1866. Commission, 1835 Mar. 6. 1 commission. Location: Misc. André Bienvenu Roman served as governor of Louisiana for two terms, 1831-1835 and 1839-1843. Governor Roman appoints Charles W. Shaumburgh as associate judge of the City Court of New Orleans. Mss. 3907.
  • Roman, André Bienvenu, 1795-1866. Letter, 1835 Jan. 15. 1 letter. Location: Misc. André Bienvenu Roman served as governor of Louisiana for two terms, 1831-1835 and 1839-1843. Governor Roman writes James Turner Morehead, the Governor of Kentucky, requesting information on the expenses, disbursements, and resources of his state to compare with the expenditures in Louisiana. Mss. 4130.
  • Roman, Jacques Etienne. Land patent, 1806. 1 item. Location: OS.:R. Jacques Etienne Roman, father of Andre Bienvenu Roman, governor of Louisiana. Patent (registered in 1806) for land in St. James Parish, Louisiana, probably purchased by Jacques Etienne Roman and containing a survey (1781) authorized by Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish governor. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 254.
  • Roman, Sousthene. Land patent, 1853. 1 item. Location.: Misc.:R. Land patent for purchase of swamp and overflowed land in the southeastern land district west of the Mississippi River signed by Paul O. Hebert, Governor of Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.
  • Ronaldson and Puckett Company, Ltd. Papers, 1881-1914. approx. 3,400 items, 22 vols. Location: UU:6-8, O:15. Baton Rouge grocers, commission merchants, and dealers in general merchandise. Business papers and account books of Ronaldson and Puckett; and account books of their predecessor companies, David, Garig and Company; and David, Garig, and Thomas. Also included are records of the New Orleans patent medicine firm, the Minute Man Oil Medicine Company, Ltd. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1397.
  • Roosevelt, Henry L. Manuscript, circa 1930-1936. 1 typescript. Location: Misc. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (1879-1936) was a great-grandson of Nicholas J. Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy (1933-1936). This essay is entitled "Nicholas J. Roosevelt and his pioneer steamboat voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans in 1811." For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4401.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Photographic portrait, 1907. 1 copy print. Location: 65:5. This copy print of a much damaged original photographic print of Theodore Roosevelt while President of the United States includes the holographic message: "To the Hon. John A. McIlhenny with the warm good wishes of his friend and former colonel, Theodore Roosevelt, April 17th 1907." Mss. 3310.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Letter, 1906 February 8. 1 items. Location: Misc.:R, vault. 1. President of the United States. Letter to jurist Uriah Milton Rose invites him to serve as a delegate to the Second Peace Conference at The Hague in 1907. Original restricted, use photocopy. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3053.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Manuscript, 1905-1912. 67 items. Location: B:7, OS:R. President of the United States. Autographed typewritten copy, with handwritten corrections, of the manuscript of OUTDOOR PASTIMES OF AN AMERICAN HUNTER; galley proofs for four chapters; newspaper clippings of four chapters; and fifty-nine photographs. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2367.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Photograph, 1940 June10. 1 item. Location: E:68. President of the United States. Group photograph taken during a visit to Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2999.
  • Root, Beth Skoog, 1912-1984. Papers, 1933-1950. 0.5 linear ft. Location: E:124, OS:R. Shreveport, La., native and 1940 graduate of LSU School of Library Science. Papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, travel maps and brochures, and other printed items documenting Root's experience as an Army Special Services Librarian in the European Theater during World War II. Also includes photographs of Skoog family home in Shreveport and library facilities at Fort Polk and Camp Claiborne Army bases. Mss. 5007.
  • Roper, George. Letter, 1826 Nov. 25. 1 letter. Location: Misc. George Roper of Richmond, Va., writes to Hugh Alexander of Baton Rouge, La., regarding the sale of a tract of land in West Baton Rouge Parish, La., belonging to the estate of William O. Winstow. He also mentions affairs of the Second Baptist Church of Richmond. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4009.
  • Roque, Pauline. Letter, 1859. 1 item. Location: Misc.:R. Resident of Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Personal letter by Pauline Roque to her husband. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 849.
  • Rose, Julia. Old South Baton Rouge Collection, 2004-2013, undated (bulk 2004-2005). 0.4 linear ft. Location: 119:3, OS:R. LSU doctoral student's notes and files compiled during her time as a research assistant of Dr. Petra M. Hendry and Dr. Jay D. Edwards. Research covers a project documenting the history of the Old South Baton Rouge neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mss. 5165
  • Rosecrans, W. S. Selected correspondence, 1849-1873. 8 items [photocopies]. Location: U:103. Letters by Generals P. G. T. Beauregard, Robert E. Lee, and Charles P. Stone from the correspondence of General William Starke Rosecrans in the Rosecrans Collection at the University of California Library, Los Angeles. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1760.
  • Rosedown Plantation Restoration. Photograph collection, 1961-1962. 0.5 linear ft. (650 photographs and safety negatives). Location: A:98. The main house at Rosedown Plantation was built (1834-1835) by cotton planter Daniel Turnbull in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, near St. Francisville. In 1956 Catherine Fondren Underwood purchased the plantation and began extensive renovation. Chiefly photographs and negatives taken in 1961 and 1962 by Louis 'Red' Martel, documenting the restoration work carried out at Rosedown Plantation. A few additional photographs and negatives depict livestock, grounds, and St. Mary's Episcopal Church. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4350.
  • Rosenbaum, Max. Family Letters and Photographs, 1898-1945, undated. 0.3 linear ft. Location: S:165. World War I veteran and shopkeeper-resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Collection includes a series of letters written from Max Rosenbaum to his son, Bert Rosenbaum, who was in Europe serving in the United States Army during World War II. The collection is also comprised of photographs of Ruth (Elgutter) Rosenbaum's German-Jewish immigrant family. Mss. 4878.
  • Ross, David. Land grants and indenture, 1771-1795. 3 items. Location: OS:R. Two land grants and one indenture regarding the real property of David Ross, all located in either the Baton Rouge or Manchac districts of the Province of West Florida. Some items in Spanish. Mss. 4967.
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