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Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

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Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media

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Historic Yearbooks & Directories Guide

All copies of these historic yearbooks and directories are available at the Columbia Public Library or the Callaway County Public Library branches of the Daniel Boone Regional Library.

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Digital High School Yearbook Archive | Columbia Area High School Yearbooks | College Yearbooks | Boone, Callaway and Cole County City Directories | Historic Telephone Books | University of Missouri – Columbia: Student, Faculty and Staff Directories | Fulton Area Yearbooks and City Directories |

Digital Yearbook Project

Daniel Boone Regional Library has digitized almost 100 years of yearbooks from Douglass, Hickman, Rock Bridge, and Southern Boone County R-1 High Schools. The books have been scanned and uploaded in full resolution to Google Photos. Browse the pages and even download an entire yearbook to your computer! A directory can be found in our Community School Yearbook Archive.

Columbia Area High School Yearbooks–Print Collection

  • Douglass High School
    1960
  • Hickman High School (Cresset)
    1913; 1915; 1916; 1918; 1921; 1922; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1937; 1938; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006;

    • Spring Supplements
      1963; 1964; 1965
  • Rockbridge High School
    1974; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005
  • University High School (Tiger Claw)
    1928; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1971-72; 1973
  • Columbia Independent School
    2003
  • Gentry Middle School
    1999-2000
  • Jefferson Junior High School
    1966; 1967; 1968; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1989; 1992
  • Oakland Junior High School (Eagle Crest)
    1972-73; 1975; 1979; 1981-82
  • West Junior High School (SAGA)
    1973; 1978-79; 1980

College Yearbooks

  • University of Missouri (SAVITAR)
    1894-5; 1895-96; 1898; 1901-02; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1907; 1908: 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; Class of 1940 Memories (printed 1990); 1941; 1942; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1950; 1951; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1985; 1986; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998-99; 1999-2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004-2005; 2005-2006

    • Commencement Program 1921; 1894-1994-100 Years
    • Reflections Fall 1992, Spring 1993
  • Christian College (now Columbia College)
    1945 and 1963 (as College Widow), 1964 (as Ivy Chain)
  • Columbia College (Centaurian)
    1975; 1976; 1977
  • Stephens College (Stephensophia)
    1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1953; 1955; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1974-1975; 1989
    Stephensophia has also been uploaded to Missouri Digital Heritage. 58 yearbook titles have been uploaded between the years 1900 – 1965.
  • University of Missouri School of Medicine (Mutations)
    1976
  • Westminster College (Blue Jay)
    1940; 1941; 1943; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1990
  • Missouri Showme
    Sept. 1950; Dec. 1950; Sept. 1951 (2 different issues); Nov. 1951; Dec. 1951; Jan. 1951; Feb. 1951; Mar. 1951; Apr. 1951; May 1951
  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy
    1962

Boone, Callaway and Cole County Directories

  • Columbia City Directories
    1936; 1947; 1949; 1951; 1954; 1956; 1958; 1961; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1967; 1969-70; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978-79; 1979 – 80; 1980-81; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; Jul. 2001; Dec. 2002; Dec. 2003; Jan. 2005; Jan. 2006; Jan. 2007; 2008; 2009; 2011; 2012; 2013
  • Boone County Rural Residences
    1976; 1982; 1984
  • Fulton City Directories
    1987; 1988; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1999
  • Jefferson City Directories
    1990; 1995; 1996; 1999; 2000; 2011; 2012; 2013

Historic Telephone Directories

  • City of Columbia
    Winter 1935; Jul. 1946; Jan. 1948; Jan. 1949; Jul. 1949; Jan. 1950; Jan. 1951; Jan. 1952; Jul. 1953; Jan. 1955; Jan. 1957; Dec. 1968; Dec. 1969; Dec. 1970; Dec. 1972; Dec. 1973; Dec. 1974; Dec. 1975; Dec. 1976; Dec. 1977; Dec. 1978; Jan. 1980; Jan. 1981; Jan. 1983; Mar. 1984; Feb. 1985; Feb. 1986; Feb. 1987; Dec. 1987; Feb. 1988; Feb. 1989; Feb. 1990; Feb. 1992-93; Feb. 1993-94; Feb. 1995 – 96; Feb. 1996 – 97; Apr. 1997; Apr. 1998; Apr. 2002-03; Jul. 2004; Jul. 2005; Jul. 2007; Jul. 2008; Jul. 2009; Jul. 2010; Jul. 2011; Jul. 2012
  • Columbia/Jefferson City
    2005-06; 2008 – 09; 2012 – 13

University of Missouri–Columbia: Student, Faculty and Staff Directories

  • 1961-62; 1970-71; 1971-72; 1972-73; 1973-74; 1974-75; 1975-76; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1978-79; 1979-80; 1980-81; 1981-82; 1982-83; 1983-84; 1984-85; 1986-87; 1987-88; 1989-90; 1990-91; 1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94; 1994-95; 1995-96; 1996-97; 1997-98; 1998-99; 1999-2000; 2000-01; 2001-02; 2002-03; 2003-04; 2004-05; 2005-06; 2008-09; 2009-10; 2010-11

Callaway County High School Yearbooks (all held at the Callaway County Public Library)

  • Fulton (Vespa)
    1949; 1951; 1957; 1960; 1961; 1964; 1965; 1970; 1974; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 2002; 2003; 2004
  • Fulton Junior High/Middle School
    1980; 1981; 1982; 1995; 1997
  • Missouri School for the Deaf (Memories)
    1981; 1987; 2000
  • South Callaway (Callawegian)
    1968; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984

Fulton City Directories (all held at the Callaway County Public Library)

  • Fulton City Directories
    1967; 1969; 1971; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1978; 1980; 1982; 1984; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1996; 1999; 2002; 2004; 2005

Fulton and Callaway County Telephone Books (all held at the Callaway County Public Library)

  • Fulton Telephone Books
    1972; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1979; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 2000; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2011
  • Callaway County Telephone Books
    1968; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1993; 1994; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006

World Book Online Reference Center

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