This collection contains Lydia Rawlins' manuscript diary, accompanied by two letters written to Lydia Rawlins. Lydia Rawlins was a schoolteacher and daughter of a preacher who lived in Manila, Indiana. When the diary begins she is teaching in Addison, Township in Shelby County, Indiana. Lydia was very religious and held anti-slavery views. Her diary covers the tension within her church regarding the issue of slavery and how the issue affected her faith.

This collection consists of various personal papers relating to Anna J. Reardon, a physics instructor and head of the physics department at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC Greensboro). It includes course materials for aviation, photography, and various physics classes. Also included are film negatives, a handbook of chemistry and physics, a Mamiya C3 camera, and photography materials and equipment.

Winifred Reid, Rebekah McClain Stroupe, and Eulalie Elliott Reid all attended UNCG in its earlier incarnations, the State Normal and Industrial School and the North Carolina College for Women. This collection includes a 1988 letter from Winifred Reid, a 1919 letter from Stroupe, and a 1928 letter from Reid, sharing their memories of the school.

Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born novelist who lived and wrote in the United States and England. This collection dates from approximately 1866 and includes an original holograph manuscript for Chapter 3, "The Galatea," of Reid's novel Afloat in the Forest, as well as related correspondence.

Maria Rendleman was a teacher in North Carolina in the nineteenth century. This collection includes a contract (signed March 26, 1858) to teach at the Public School House of District Number 25 in Rowan County for a term of three months.

The Reviewers Club was established in Greensboro, North Carolina, in January 1895, for the purpose of mutual improvement and the promotion of closer fellowship. The oprganization meets monthly from May through October to discuss various topics of literary, historical and social significance.

The collection documents the activities of the Reviewers Club and includes meeting minutes, yearbooks, and scrapbooks.

Twenty-three sheet music scores collected by Sallie Ridley and Mary T. Ridley.

This material contains the personal and alumni collection once owned by Gladys Wells Ringer, who attended The North Carolina College for Women from 1921 to 1923.

The collection contains student materials, correspondence, campus publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, and genealogical materials.

Rob Weiner is a scholar focused predominantly upon the Grateful Dead, collecting and publishing material researching, collating and celebrating the band.

This collection contains dissertations, theses, magazines, books, photographs, physical memorabilia and assorted printed documents relating to the academic study and personal enjoyment of the Grateful Dead.

This collection is primarily copies of over 350 research articles on George Herbert and other metaphysical poets. There is also one folder of items related to reviews and promotion of the Herbert Bibliography written by John R. Roberts.

Mary Robinson was a student of the State Normal and Industrial College, graduating in 1907.

The Mary Robinson Scrapbook dates from 1903 to 1907 and contains autographs from teachers, classmate information, a small photograph, and notations.

This collection contains various publications written by Hyman Rodman, the former head of the Family Research Center at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His publications cover various Social Science topics, such as Sociology, Developmental Psychology, and Family Relations.

Lettie Hamlett Rogers (1917-1957), the child of missionaries, spent her girlhood in China and Japan, before attending Woman's College (now UNCG), where she later became a professor of creative writing. She published four novels in her lifetime.

The Lettie Hamlett Rogers Papers date from 1940 to 1957 and contain typed manuscripts of her works.

O. E. Rolvaag (1876-1931) was a Norwegian-American novelist and educator. This collection dates from 1927 to 1928 and includes two letters written to critic Harry Hansen of the New York World.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American first lady, a humanitarian in her own right, and a United Nations diplomat. This letter was written to the students at Woman's College (now UNCG) in appreciation of flowers they had presented to her.

The Rotary Club of Greensboro was founded in January 1917, making it one of the earliest Rotary Clubs to be formed after the creation of the first Rotary Club in 1902. The Club has grown from its first 42 members to include over 300 business professionals in the Greensboro area.

Margaret Rowlett (1897-1963) was an alumna of Woman's College (now UNCG), and a popular illustrator, textile designer, and author of children's books. The Margaret Rowlett Papers date from 1947 to 1962 and contain manuscripts, artwork, stationery, correspondence and clippings.

Mary Dell Rudd graduated from Curry High School, Greensboro, in 1936. This collection dates from 1925 to 1936 and contains correspondence, greeting cards, two scrapbooks, school programs, dance cards, photographs and other ephemera.

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was a British author, art historian, and architectural critic. This letter was written by Ruskin to his publisher in 1880: "I send you a phot[ograph] from my sketch of Amiens folk - now destroyed by Violet le Duc -- can you set in hand a pretty vignette from it..."

Edith Russell was a student of the State Normal and Industrial College, graduating in 1919 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Russell and her husband, Herschel R. Harrington, founded Harrington-Russell Studios in 1930.

Florence Rutherford was a student of the North Carolina College for Women, graduating in 1928 with a Bachelor's degree in English. Rutherford was a member of the Cornelian Society, Education Club, and French Club.

The Florence Rutherford Scrapbook consists of materials dating from 1925 to 1927. Among its contents are photographs, event programs, tickets, invitations, permission cards, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and party memorabilia.

Small manuscript book (61 pages) containing handwritten transcriptions of stories, poems and songs.

Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster (1838-1912) was an American children's author, poet, and editor. The correspondence in this collection dates from 1884 to 1905 and pertains to the authors' work for Ladies Home Journal.

Frances Gibson Satterfield was a freelance journalist and an active alumna of the Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro).

The Frances Gibson Satterfield Papers date from 1889 to 1988 and contain research material and manuscript copies of her commemorative booklet about Charles Duncan McIver, a travel journal, personal correspondence, and photographs.

This collection contains one book of reflections, edited by Marion Saunders, with poetry, essays, school materials, and publication excerpts.

Dr. Jeannette Saurborn taught physical education in public elementary schools in Michigan and New York. This collection contains notes, correspondence, clippings and educational materials related to physical education for children.

Florence Louise Schaeffer joined the Chemistry Department at the Woman's College (now UNCG) in 1922. She became Department Head in 1934 and taught at the College until 1973.

Katherine Yoder Scharrer was a member of the graduating class of 1922 at the North Carolina College for Women (NCCW), now known as UNCG. This collection dates from 1923 to 1977 and primarily consists of correspondence to Scharrer from her husband Andrew (Andy) Scharrer and her mother Emily Manetta Asbury Yoder.

Jessie Rosenberg Schell is a freelance writer who received both her bachelor's degree and an MFA in creative writing from UNCG. This collection contains an undated draft copy of her 1977 novel, Sudina.

Carl Heinrich Schnauffer (1822-1854) was a German political poet, soldier, and editor who emigrated to the U.S. in 1851.

The Carl Heinrich Schnauffer Papers date from 1844 to 1871 and contain correspondence, manuscripts in various states of completeness, student notebooks, memorabilia, and miscellaneous items, including a medical chest.

Dr. Annie Vellna Scott, a 1914 alumna of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG), served as a medical missionary in China during the war with Japan, just prior to World War II.

The collection consists of three typewritten pages written by Dr. Scott in November 1937, describing her experiences over several days as a medical missionary doctor in China during the war with Japan.

The Elizabeth Sewell Papers contains correspondence from Elizabeth Sewell, publications written by Sewell, a fragment of a manuscript written by Sewell, and some biographical information. Elizabeth Sewell served as the Joe Rosenthal Professor of Humanities at UNCG from 1974-1977.

The Sewing Book dates from 1893 to 1894 and contains loose leaves of models and instructions for a sewing course at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School.

Charles Shaw, librarian at the North Carolina College for Women (now UNCG) from 1920 until 1927, collected these letters written by famous women. The collection dates from 1881 to 1916, and include correspondents such as Susan B. Anthony, Mary Antin, Cecelia Beaux, Margaret Deland, Zona Gale, Lillian Nordica, Alice F. Palmer, Annie Peck, and Lucy Stone.