List of US collegiate yearbooks
Collegiate and University yearbooks, also called annuals, have been published by the student bodies or administration of most such schools in the United States. Because of rising costs and limited interest, many have been discontinued: From 1995 to 2013, the number of U.S. college yearbooks dropped from roughly 2,400 to 1,000.[1] This is a partial list of those yearbooks that have been made available for digital search and download via their school libraries or archives.
United States
State | University | Yearbook name | Publication Date Range | Digital archive | Notes | |
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Alabama | University of Alabama | Corolla | 1893–2014 | Alabama Corolla yearbooks | ||
Alabama | Auburn University | Glomerata | 1897–2019 | Auburn Glomerata yearbooks | ||
California | Holy Names University | HNU Year Book | 1929–1979 | Holy Names' yearbooks | ||
Colorado | University of Northern Colorado | Cache la Poudre | 1907–2001, a few missing | Northern Colorado's Cache la Poudre yearbooks | ||
Connecticut | Wesleyan University | Olla Podridas | 1867–2009 | Wesleyan's yearbooks | ||
Georgia | University of Georgia | Pandora | 1886–2021 | Georgia's Pandora yearbooks Alt site, Georgia's Pandora yearbooks |
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Illinois | Northwestern University | Syllabus | 1885-20xx | Northwestern Syllabus yearbooks | not online? | |
Illinois | University of Illinois | Illio | 1895–2007 | Illinois The Illio yearbooks | ||
Indiana | Butler University | Drift (called Gallery, Senior Book, Carillon in early years) |
1891–2013 | Butler Drift yearbooks | ||
Indiana | Indiana University | Arbutus | 1938–2002, sporadic availability | Indiana Arbutus yearbooks | ||
Indiana | Purdue University | Debris (called A Souvenir 1890) |
1889–2007 | Purdue Debris yearbooks | ||
Iowa | University of Iowa | Hawkeye | 1892–1992, not published 1973-77 | Iowa Hawkeye yearbooks | ||
Iowa | Iowa State University | Bomb | 1894–1995 | Iowa Bomb yearbooks | ||
Kansas | Fort Hays State University | Reveille | 1914–2003 | Fort Hays State Reveille yearbooks | ||
Kansas | Kansas State University Resource includes K-State Salina books |
Royal Purple previously Bell Clapper & Sunrise |
1891–2009 | Kansas Royal Purple yearbooks | ||
Kansas | University of Kansas | Quivira (1893), Jayhawker (1918+) | 1893–1982 (sporadic) | 1893 Quivira yearbook (requires free sign-up) Kansas Jayhawker yearbooks (requires free sign-up) |
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Maine | University of Maine | Prism (1895-1997) Dirigamus (2004) |
1895-1997, 2004 | Prism Yearbooks | ||
Maine | University of Maine at Farmington | Effesseness Effesteco Dirigo |
1922-2009 | UMF Yearbooks (partial) | ||
Maine | University of Maine at Fort Kent | Acadian | 19xx-19xx | One edition, 1973, found online. | No longer published | |
Maine | University of Maine at Machias | Washingtonia | 1911-19xx | Four editions, mid-1970s, found online | No longer published | |
Maine | University of Maine at Presque Isle | Salmagundi | 1909-19xx | One edition, from 1979, is available online. | No longer published | |
Maine | University of Southern Maine (Gorham Campus and preceding institutions) | Green and White (1919-1948) Hillcrest (1949-1971) |
1919-1971 | USM Yearbooks | No yearbook 1944 | |
Maine | University of Southern Maine (Portland Campus and preceding institutions) | Puvian (1922-1925) Stag (1948-1957) Umpire (1958-1968, 1972) The Complete Annual (1969) The Log (1971) |
1922-1925, 1948-1972 | USM Yearbooks | ||
Maine | University of Southern Maine (UMPG, then both campuses) | Reflection (1973-1984) USM Yearbook (1994) |
1973-1984, 1994 | USM Yearbooks | ||
Maryland | University of Maryland | Reveille (1897-1934) Terrapin (1935-2022) |
1897-20xx | Maryland Terrapin & Reveille yearbooks | ||
Massachusetts | Boston College | Sub Turri | 1913–2009 | Boston College Sub Turri yearbooks | ||
Massachusetts | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Index | 1869–2005 | UMass Index yearbooks | ||
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Technique | 1885–1930, expansion ongoing | MIT Technique yearbooks | ||
Michigan | Eastern Michigan University | Aurora | 1893–1995 | Eastern Michigan Aurora yearbooks | Not available for 1897 (composite only) | |
Michigan | University of Michigan | Michiganensian | 1896-present | Michigan's Michiganensian yearbooks | ||
Michigan | Michigan State University | Red Cedar Log (named Wolverine 1900-1901 and 1910-1975, Glück-auf 1904-1905, Heliostat 1896, and Harrow 1887-1889) |
1889-20xx | Michigan State Red Cedar Log yearbooks | Several gaps | |
Minnesota | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Katonian (several names) | 1906–1981 | Mankato State Katonian yearbooks | ||
Minnesota | University of Minnesota | Gopher | 1888–1967, 1982–1983 | Minnesota Gopher yearbooks | ||
Missouri | University of Missouri | Savitar | 1895–2005 | Missouri Savitar yearbooks | ||
Nebraska | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Sombrero (1884-1906) Cornhusker (1907-2004) |
1884–2004 | Nebraska Cornhusker yearbooks | ||
New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire | Granite (1909-2015) | 1909-2015 | New Hampshire Granite yearbooks | ||
New Jersey | Montclair State University | Palatine, La Campana | 1909, 1919–2012 | Montclair La Campana yearbooks, etc | ||
New Jersey | Rutgers University Other coordinated campuses |
Scarlet Letter, etc. | 1871–2005 | Rutgers Scarlet Letter yearbooks Also see Special Collections |
Not published between 1944-1946. | |
New York | Cornell University | Cornellian | 1871–2007, others? | Cornell Cornellian yearbooks | ||
New York | Fordham University | Maroon | 1916–1948, expansion ongoing | Fordham Maroon yearbooks | The 1941 issue was called the Centurion | |
North Carolina | All North Carolina colleges | (see link) | All North Carolina colleges yearbooks | |||
North Carolina | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Yackety yack (named the Hellenian from 1890-1900) |
1890–1992 | North Carolina Yackety yack yearbooks | ||
Ohio | Bowling Green University | The Key | 1918–2008 | Bowling Green The Key yearbooks | No Key yearbooks issued in 1933 or 1935 | |
Ohio | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnatian | 1894–1972 | University of Cincinnati Cincinnatian yearbooks | Not published in 1906, published sporadically since 1972. | |
Ohio | Ohio University | Athena | 1892–2019 | Ohio University Athena yearbooks | The Athena is unavailable online between 1894-1907. | |
Ohio | Ohio State University | Makio | 1880–2021 | Ohio State Makio yearbooks | The Makio was not published in 1881, 1893, 1979, nor from 1995-2000. | |
Ohio | University of Toledo | The Blockhouse | 1922–1985 | University of Toledo The Blockhouse yearbooks | The Blockhouse was not produced between 1972 and 1979. The last issues were in 1981 and in 1985. | |
Ohio | Wooster College | Index | 1874–2021 | Wooster College Index yearbooks | ||
Pennsylvania | Carnegie Mellon University | Thistle | 1906–2016 | Carnegie Mellon Thistle yearbooks | ||
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State University | La Vie | 1890–2005 | Penn State La Vie yearbooks | ||
Rhode Island | Brown University | Liber Brunensis | 1880–2007 | Brown University Liber Brunensis yearbooks | ||
South Carolina | University of South Carolina | Garnet and Black | 1899–1994 | South Carolina Garnet and Black yearbooks | ||
Vermont | University of Vermont | Ariel, Folklore (2001-) | 1886–1997, 2001–20xx | University of Vermont Ariel yearbooks | ||
Virginia | University of Virginia | Corks and Curls | 1888-2018 | University of Virginia Corks and Curls yearbooks | ||
Virginia | Virginia Tech | The Bugle | 1895-present | Virginia Tech The Bugle yearbooks | The Bugle was not published in 1944 and 1945 because of low enrollment during World War II. | |
Washington | University of Washington | Tyee | 1900–1994 | University of Washington Tyee yearbooks | ||
Washington | Washington State University | Chinook | 1892–1992 | Washington State Chinook yearbooks | ||
West Virginia | West Virginia University | Monticola | 1896–1987, 1992 and 2000 | [=subject%3A%22West+Virginia+University%22 West Virginia University Monticola yearbooks] | ||
Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Badger (named Trochos in 1885, 1886) |
1885–2012 | Wisconsin Badger yearbooks |
See also
The Hathi Trust Digital Library provides many yearbook collections online, if colleges and universities are member institutions. Some otherwise unavailable collegiate yearbooks are available via subscription service through Ancestry.com. Commercial services such as e-yearbook.com may also be a resource.
A 2021 resource, listing multiple collegiate and high school yearbooks by state is The Ancestor Hunt - there may be some duplication between this resource and those in the table above.[2]
References
- ^ Smith, Susan. "The Future of the Venerable Yearbook". cmreview.org. College Media Review. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Referenced here, in this blog posting, along with links to many free and paid sites. Accessed 1 December 2021.