- R. Doyne Halbritter, Collector, Preston County Material, 1761/19371
- Ramsay Family Papers Collection (MS012), 1742/19601
- Randolph H. Lytton Historical Virginia collection, 1670/20047
- Randolph H. Lytton historical Virginia collection6
- Read and Johnston Ledger, 1761/17701
- Record Book Listing of Enslaved People of the Massie Family, 1823/18631
- Reid Family papers, 1760/18963
- Restoration Files for the Historic Structures Report, 1750/200529
- Reverend C. Shirley Donnelly Collection, 1731/1992, bulk 1860/19802
- Reverend Isaac Morris Family History, 1700/19281
- Reverend Paul A. Menzel collection, 1755/17662
- Richard A. Rutyna Papers, 1763/20115
- Richard Billups Papers, 1705/1857, bulk 1774/18226
- Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts, 1593/20152
- Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection, 1740/17992