Search Results: School Yearbooks from Whiting Books

1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Rubbing wear to the extremities. Fore-edge of the page block shows light wear. Binding is straight and tight. A clean, solid copy. No writing found. Scrapbook style yearbook with articles and write-ups designed to look like newspaper clippings. Numerous photos of students, faculty, buildings, and campus life. Colorado Woman's College was founded in 1888 with the intention of creating a women's college in the West on par with Vassar. Student enrollment at the time of this publication was fewer than 400. Enrollment peaked in the 1960s at more than 1,100 and began a decline afterward as women's colleges fell out of favor. By 1982, the college had merged with the University of Denver, which had acquired the college's assets the year before..

1950. Book. Illus. by Ruth Ann Boddeker. Very Good. Hardcover. Rubbing wear to the extremities. Binding tight and square. Numerous signatures and writing throughout..

1951. Book. Good. Hardcover. Rubbing wear, discoloration to covers. Binding tight and square. Numerous signatures and writing throughout..

1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Decorative green-patterned covers with embossed title and inset photograph. Minor handling wear. Many signatures and lots of writing from students. Contains the usual photos of students and school activities, as well as local ads..

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1957. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Shelf wear, bumping, rubbing wear to covers. 255 pages with Index. Endpaper color photos of the school. Numerous inscriptions and autographs from students. Only the second yearbook issued for this school..

1962. Book. Good. Hardcover. Cream-colored leatherette with red design and lettering. Bumped corners and edge wear. Chip at the head of the spine. Browning and some indentations to the covers. Ownership name and inscriptions and signatures from students, mostly in the front and Autographs section at the back, but some also scattered throughout. 168 pages, 31 pages of ads from Houston businesses of that era (early 1960s), with Advertising Index. Faculty and Student Index included. Other contents include Dedication (to Father James Vanderholt), Academics, Activities & Organizations, Administration, Personalities, Classes, and Athletics. The endpapers feature a two-page spread of an image of students outside the school on Crawford Street. Visible in the background is a partial view of the old Union Station building, now part of Minute Maid Park, home to the Houston Astros..

Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Nice, clean copy in an illustrated paper dust jacket with some edge chipping and a crease along the spine and rear panel. End sheets and division pages were drawn by Andy Belschner, who also designed the cover. Dust jacket design and cartoons in the Faculty section were drawn by Charlie Dent. The sketches in the Campus section were drawn by Robert Carnes. 447 pages with Student Director (Index). Numerous local ads..

1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Red leatherette with raised white lettering and design. Bumped corners and edge wear. Some crease or dent marks to the covers. Ownership name and inscriptions and signatures from students, mostly in the Autographs section at the back, but some also scattered throughout. 177 pages, 32 pages of ads from Houston businesses of that era (early 1960s). Faculty and Student Index. Other contents include Academics, Administration, Classes, Personalities, Clubs & Organizations, Activities, and Athletics. The title page features an image of students outside the school on Crawford Street. Visible in the background is a partial view of the old Union Station building, now part of Minute Maid Park, home to the Houston Astros..

1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover.

1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 148 pages, no Index. Endpaper illustrations of the campus. Numerous inscriptions and autographs from students. Also numerous local ads from area businesses. A 1962 school newspaper, The Echo (Volume 18, No. 1, October 4), is laid in at pages 22/23..

College Station, Texas: Yearbook Students at the Texas A&M High School Publications Workshop, 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. Soiling and rubbing to covers, foxing to the endpapers. Yellow cloth covers with maroon lettering and graphics. 63 pages with Index. Numerous black and white photos accompany the text to help document the week-long workshop..

1922. Book. Good. Hardcover. Small Folio, 9 X 12 Inches. Dark brown, flexible cloth covers with gilt stamping. Fair to Good condition. The cloth is tearing along the spine and the endpapers are splitting, but still holding. The interior is well-preserved and clean--no writing or marks. This may be the first yearbook published after a fire destroyed the old school building in Houston in 1920 and the new building, current to this yearbook was constructed under emergency conditions. The staff included photos on opposing pages that show the old and new school buildings. The staff also printed an interesting message to fellow students and faculty: "Although we have been severely criticized by some and our policies condemned by others, yet we sincerely believe that the three issues of The Aegis that we published are far superior in many ways to any that have been published before. .. we bear no malice toward anyone and hope that we have been a help to the school in creating the remarkable spirit that… Read More

1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Just a trace of wear, couple of pages with lower corner creases. Clean copy, no writing inside..

Olivet, Illinois: The Students of Olivet College, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. Dark green leatherette and silver, with embossed design and lettering to the front cover. Some edge wear and bumping to corners. Foxing to the first few and last pages. Binding square and tight. No writing in the yearbook, except for the student/owner's name: Bernalice Peake. That surname is found a few more times in the student listings and on the faculty (husband & wife). Numerous ads in the back, mostly from Danville, Illinois, with some from Olivet, Georgetown, Ridgefarm and a few other places. Olivet College was founded in 1907 in Georgetown, Illinois and relocated to Olivet, Illinois a year later. A fire destroyed the campus in 1939 and the college moved to its present location in Bourbonnais. This year book was only the thirteenth volume published and represents an historical document from the old campus location and early days of the university..

Olivet, Illinois: The Students of Olivet College, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Dark green leatherette with embossed design and lettering to the front cover. Some edge wear and bumping to spine ends and corners. Foxing to the first few and last pages. Stain to top edge of page block that carries into the pages in a faint, thin strip. Front hinge cracked. No writing in the yearbook, except for a religious passage on the blank verso of the last student Index page. Numerous ads in the back, mostly from Danville, Illinois, with some from Olivet, Georgetown, Ridgefarm and a few other places. Olivet College was founded in 1907 in Georgetown, Illinois and relocated to Olivet, Illinois a year later. A fire destroyed the campus in 1939 and the college moved to its present location in Bourbonnais. This year book represents the Olivet campus location..

Baton Rouge, 1946. Book. Good. Soft cover. Some soiling and cover wear. Stapled page block in tan cardstock covers with green lettering and graphics. Many student signatures on a dedicated page. Numerous locals ads. First postwar annual for this school and any annual from this school is hard to find..

Taylor Publishing Co., 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Clean, sharp copy. No writing or marks. Small-town Texas school yearbook with the usual photos of students, asministration and faculty, and activities. Lots of local area business ads from back in the day..

1949. Book. Good. Hardcover. Rubbing and fading. Clean interior. Previous owner name. Binding tight..

Austin, Texas, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A very nice clean copy, no writing. Mild shelf wear. Protective clear plastic cover..

Houston, Texas: The Students of the Rice Institute, 1939. Book. Good. Leatherette. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Rubbing and bumping to the covers. Scratches to the rear cover. Foxing near the endpapers and a few light scatterings elsewhere. Binding is tight and square. No marks or writing..