Thomas Upton “Uppy” Ramsey (1921-2007) was a veteran of the United States Air Force who served during World War II. This collection contains black-and-white photographs of military aircraft in flight above Nebraska dating from 1942 to 1945.

The John Rees photograph collection consists of 63 items, primarily black-and-white photographs, depicting industry and construction in Utah in the first half of the twentieth century. Many of the images are in album pages and are accompanied by written identifications and autobiographical narratives, presumably written by the compiler, who may have been named John Rees.

The William E. Rice photograph collection contains from a booklet by W. E. Rice, titled Hite Ferry or Colorado River, to commemorate the opening of the Hite Ferry across the Colorado River in 1946.

Shirley Ririe is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher who in 1964 co-founded the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, which is based in Salt Lake City. This collection contains photographs of Ririe's personal life, family, and friends and of her career in dance.

William D. “Bill” Rishel (1969-1947) was a Utah bicycle and automobile enthusiast who promoted both industries in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

F.D. Robbins served as head coach for the University of Utah men's tennis team from 1987 to 2014. This colleciton contains black-and-white and color photographs of the University of Utah Men's tennis team and player photos dating from Robbins' time as assistant and head coach, from 1980 to 2014.

Paul Robbins (1939-2008) was a ski and travel writer who served as historian for the U.S. Ski Team for over thirty years. This collection contains photographs documenting Robbins career in sports journalism dating from approximately 1960 to 2005.

Bruce Roberts was a Utah journalist, concert promoter, and activist. Between 1975 and 1991, he was a partner and proprietor of the Coscmic Aeroplane Bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collecion contains digital-only newspaper clippings and photographs related to the Coscmic Aeroplane as well as photographs and slides depicting concerts and University of Utah Press projects.

The George F. and Florence Shermen Roberts photograph collection contains a University of Utah calendar from 1910, a football photograph, and a petition to the University to establish the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the school. Beta Theta Pi was founded in 1839 at Miami University. It was established at the University of Utah in 1913.

Ivard Ritchie Rogers (1915-1988) served in World War II and was an outdoorsman and river runner. He worked for the Utah Bureau of Investigation, including 20 years service as director. This collection includes black-and-white and color slides depicting Rogers' military service and images of his friends and family. Also included are photos of Southern Utah and Utah national parks, river running, and the Green, Colorado, and Yampa rivers.

Daisy Marguerite Rolapp (1895-1986) was a graduate of the University of Utah while her husband David Smellie Romney (1892-1975) served as mayor of Ogden, Utah in 1944 and as managing director of the Utah Symphony beginning in 1948. This collection contains black-and-white photographs of David and Daisy Romney, their families, photographs of performing artists, and photographs of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission.

The Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection contains one photograph album documenting the Roosevelt Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1345 at Camp F-29 working on public lands in the 1930s.

Joseph Rosenblatt (1903-1999) was a Jewish American businessman who, with his wife Evelyn Rosenblatt (1910-2004), contributed philanthropically to the University of Utah and to Utah's arts organizations. This collection contains photographs depicting the Rosenblatt family, properties, travel, and philanthropic events and images documenting EIMCO, Joseph Rosenblatt's mining equipment company.

The Galen J. Ross photograph is a promotional image used for Ross' political run for Attorney General.

The James G. Rossiter photograph collection contains a scrapbook and yearbook documenting the Pocatello Ski Association's events and activities in the 1970s. In addition to photographs of members, the books contain newspaper clippings and brochures.

Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School, known as Rowland Hall, is an independent private school in Salt Lake City, Utah that has been continuously in operation since 1867. The collection contains photographs of students, faculty, staff, and buildings dating from the 1890s to 2005.

Everett Ruess was an artist and writer who disappeared in the Utah desert in 1934. The Everett Ruess Family photograph collection contains photographs, negatives, postcards, albums, and glass slides of Everett, Stella, Christopher, and Waldo Ruess and their travels between 1900 and 1985.

The Joseph Stanley Russon photograph collection contains several family portraits and negatives, some formal some candid.

The Salt Lake and Utah Railroad, also known as the Orem Line or Orem Interurban, was an electric railroad line that offered freight and passenger services between downtown Salt Lake City and Payson, Utah from 1914 until 1946.

The Salt Lake City Fire Department photograph collection contains photographs of Salt Lake City firefighters, apparatus, and stations. This collection is digitized and available in the Digtial Library.