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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 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
- Spring Supplements
- 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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