Yearbooks & School Newspapers

School Yearbooks and Newspapers in the Missouri Valley Room

One of the most popular resources in the Missouri Valley Room are the yearbooks. These may not be checked out, but can be viewed in the department. We welcome gifts of yearbooks for the missing years. Please contact us at lhistory@kclibrary.org or call 816.701.3427.

Most high school yearbooks in our collection have been digitized and can accessed here.

NOTE: Many Paseo High School yearbooks can be accessed through the Paseo Alliance.

Yearbooks

Elementary, Middle, Junior High

School Name Years Available Yearbook Title Notes
Allen School 1954   Kansas City, MO
Bancroft 1928 Booster Kansas City, MO
Baptiste Junior High 1964-1966, 1968-1970, 1980-1982 Leprechaun  
Benjamin Banneker 1993-1994   Kansas City, MO
Benton 1919-1932, 1935-1936 Bentonian Kansas City, MO
Bernard C. Campbell Junior High 1997, 2002-2003 Take 5, Mane Event Lee’s Summit, MO
Bingham Junior High 1963, 1965-1980, 1982-1984, 1986-1987 Totem Kansas City, MO
Bingham Middle School/Bingham Middle Magnet 1989, 1992-1993, 1996   Kansas City, MO
B’nai Jehudah 1948 The Scroll Kansas City, MO
Brittany Hill Middle School 2000 Eagles Blue Springs, MO
Butler-Dwyer Junior High 1991 Bearcats Blue Springs, MO
Central Junior High 1922-1924 (Within Central High School yearbook), 1925-1927, 1964-1970 The Falcon Kansas City, MO
Central Middle School/Central Middle Magnet 1991-1997, 2002-2006   Kansas City, MO
Chester A. Franklin 1975   Kansas City, MO
Coles Vocational/Coles Junior High 1939-1942 Pilot, The Coleian Kansas City, MO
Coronado Middle School 1999, 2010 Conquistador Kansas City, KS
Courtney School 1955, 1957-1963, 1966-1972, 1975-1977, 1984-1985 Courtney Memoirs, Echos of Courtney School, The Eagle, Courtney Memories Independence, MO
D. D. Eisenhower Junior High 1981 Patriot Kansas City, KS
Delano 1992 Memories Kansas City, MO
East Middle School 2008 Eastonian Kansas City, MO
Ervin Junior High 1968-1970 Frontier Kansas City, MO
Fairview Elementary 1985-1986   Olathe, KS
Genesis Alternative 1994   Kansas City, MO
Grandview Junior High 1991 Breakin’ Through Grandview, MO
Hall-McCarter Junior High 1986 Lair Blue Springs, MO
Hillcrest Junior High 1963-1965   Shawnee Mission, KS
Independence Junior High 1941-1942, 1957 Echo, The Cub Independence, MO
Indian Hills Junior High 1963-1965 The Warrior Prairie Village, KS
Indian Hills Middle School 1999   Prairie Village, KS
Jim Bridger Junior High 1975, 1977-1979, 1983 Pioneer Independence, MO
Kansas City Academy of Learning 1994   Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Middle School of the Arts 1998-1999 Encore Kansas City, MO
Lakeview Middle School 1997   Kansas City, MO
Lincoln Junior High 1970, 1974-1976 Junior Lincolnian Kansas City, MO
Lincoln Middle School 1992   Kansas City, MO
Longview Farm Elementary 2009   Lee's Summit, MO
Maple Park Junior High 1979 The Viking Conquest Kansas City, MO
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High 1974-1975, 1977, 1988 The Peacemaker Kansas City, MO
Mission Valley Middle School 2002 Zoom into MV Speedway Prairie Village, KS
Missouri Valley Military Academy 1940, 1946 Catalog Mexico, MO
New West 1991-1992   Kansas City, MO
Northeast Junior High 1926-1927, 1964-1971, 1980-1982 The Bucaneer; Viking Memories; Junior Hi-Lite Kansas City, MO
Northwest Junior High 1981 Hi-Lites – You Were There Kansas City, KS
Nowlin Junior High 1968, 1971, 1974 Black and Gold Kansas City, MO
Ott Elementary 1985   Independence, MO
Palmer Junior High 1982, 1986-1987   Independence, MO
Pittman Junior High 1967, 1972 Pittman Profiles Kansas City, MO
Plaza Middle School 1998 Plaza Kansas City, MO
Pleasant Lea Middle School 2005-2006 Flashback Lee's Summit, MO
Randall Elementary 2001-2002   Independence, MO
Raytown Junior High 1957-1959, 1961-1962, 1972, 2005, 2011 Ramizzou Junior Raytown, MO
Raytown South Junior High 1966, 1996 Southerner Raytown, MO
Rosedale Middle School 1980 Mt. Marty Kansas City, KS
Smith Hale Junior High 1967, 1969-1972 Kiva Kansas City, MO
Southeast Junior High 1965, 1973-1975 The Explorer Kansas City, MO
Southeast K-8 Zoo Academy 1997-1999   Kansas City, MO
Southwest Charter School 2004 Southwest Saga Kansas City, MO
Trailwoods Elementary 2003, 2009   Kansas City, MO
University Academy 2006 Gryphon Kansas City, MO
West Junior High 1965-1967 The Cardinal Kansas City, MO
Westport Junior High 1924-1927, 1980 The Iris; The World Kansas City, MO
William Bryant Elementary 2006 William Bryant Bobcats Blue Springs, MO

High Schools - Public & Private

School Years Available Yearbook Title Notes
Archbishop O'Hara 1999, 2003, 2006 Shield Kansas City, MO
Barstow 1913, 1915, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1951-1952, 1956, 1964, 1977 The Weather-Cock Kansas City, MO
Bishop Hogan 1948, 1969-1973, 1980-1981, 1983 Prism, Rampage Kansas City, MO
Bishop Lillis 1945-1961, 1963-1966, 1969-1973, 1979 Lillislog Kansas City, MO
Bishop Miege 1960-1965 The Miegian Kansas City, KS
Blue Springs 1928, 1974, 1989 The Souvenir, Campus Cadence Blue Springs, MO
Blue Springs South 2002 The Predator Blue Springs, MO
Blue Valley Northwest 2014 Horizon Overland Park, KS
Bonner Springs 1927 The Kaw Bonner Springs, KS
Center 1937, 1949, 1952, 1961-1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973-1984, 1986-1987, 1989-2009 The Yellowjacket Kansas City, MO
Central 1899-1985, 1987-1989, 1992-2000 The Cee Jay; The Centralian Kansas City, MO
Central 1938, 1940 Wakitan St. Joseph, MO
Christian Brothers College Military 1965 Guidon St. Louis, MO
Coles 1951, 1954 Pilot Kansas City, MO
De la Salle 1955-1958, 1964, 1997 Parade Kansas City, MO
East 1927-1962, 1964, 1966-1970, 1972, 1974-1978, 1982-1991, 1995-1996 Eastonian Kansas City, MO
Grandview 1976, 1981, 1983 Bulldog Grandview, MO
Hickman Mills 1973-1974, 1977-1978, 1983-1985, 1996-1997, 1999 The Pride Kansas City, MO
Independence     See under William Chrisman High School.
J. C. Harmon 1975, 1979, 1980-1984, 1986 Aerie Kansas City, KS
Kansas City High School 1915, 1922 The Spectator; The Quiverian Kansas City, KS - See under Wyandotte High School
Latour High School 1947-1949 Echo Latour, MO
Lawrence 1965-1967 Red and Black Lawrence, KS
Lee’s Summit 1945, 1947-1948, 1985-1991, 1995-1996 The Reflector Lee’s Summit, MO
Lee's Summit North 2004, 2006-2007 Aurora Lee's Summit, MO
Lee's Summit West 2007-2010 Epic Lee's Summit, MO
Liberty 1992, 1998 The Spectator Liberty, MO
Lincoln 1909-1910, 1914-1915, 1917, 1919-1920, 1924-1942, 1944-1971, 1973-1975, 1978, 1981-1986, 1989-1990, 1993-1995, 2014-2018 The Lincolnian Kansas City, MO
Loretto Academy 1926, 1937-1939, 1948, 1962-1965, 1967-1968, 1971, 1975-1977, 1979-1980, 1983 The Laurel; Rosemarian; Laurelette Kansas City, MO
Manhattan 1920-1924 The Blue M Manhattan, KS
Manual 1897-1966, 1973-1974 Manualite Kansas City, MO
Marshall 1928 The Mar-Saline Marshall, MO
North Kansas City 1940, 1955-1956, 1964, 1966, 1968-1970, 1973-1975 The Owl; Purgold North Kansas City, MO
Northeast 1914-1949, 1951-1972, 1974-1980, 1982, 1984-1994, 1997, 1999-2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019 The Nor’Easter Kansas City, MO - 50th reunion for class of 1960 book, 20th reunion or class of 1965, and 25th reunion for class of 1965 books are available.
Notre Dame de Sion 1949, 1952, 1958, 1960-1961, 1966, 1981-1982, 2002 Le Flambeau; Sionian Kansas City, MO
Oak Park 1966, 1968, 1978, 1987, 1989 Cambia Kansas City, MO
Olathe East 1995 Aurora Olathe, KS
Olathe South 1991 Talon Olathe, KS
Park Hill 1987-1988, 1995 Troyian Kansas City, MO
Park Hill South 1999 South Paw Riverside, MO
Paseo 1927-1962, 1964, 1967-1968, 1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1981, 1983, 1985-1986, 1988-1994, 1997, 1999-2000 Paseon Kansas City, MO - Paseo yearbooks are available online through the Paseo Alliance.   Memory books for classes of 1939-1940 and 1962 are available.
Pembroke-Country Day School 1946, 1948-1951, 1956, 1958-1960, 1969-1975 The Raider Kansas City, MO
Pembroke Hill 1990, 2011 The Pinnacle Kansas City, MO
Raytown 1937, 1960-1962, 1967, 1969, 1974-1977, 1988-1989, 1991, 2006-2007 The Ramizzou Raytown, MO
Raytown South 1967, 1972, 1983, 1986, 1988-1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 Polaris Raytown, MO
Rockhurst 1923, 1927, -19481949, 1977-1978, 1980-1981, 1983-1993, 1995-1998, 2000-2005 The Chancellor; Quarry Kansas City, MO
Rosedale 1909-1911, 1913-1916 Mt. Marty Kansas City, KS
Ruskin 1957, 1959-1975, 1977, 1985, 1999 Mirage Kansas City, MO
Saint Mary’s 1968-1969, 1979-1980 Directions Independence, MO
Saint Michael the Archangel 2018-2019 Magnum Opus Lee's Summit, MO
Saint Pius X 1963-1964 Tiara Kansas City, MO
Saint Teresa’s Academy 1956, 1959-1962, 1968-1976, 1979, 1981-1994, 1996-2016 Avila; Teresian Kansas City, MO
Schlagle 1976, 1983, 1989 Equestrian Kansas City, KS
Shawnee Mission 1939, 1941-1942, 1947, 1954, 1956-1958 Indian Shawnee Mission, KS
Shawnee Mission East 1967-1968, 1992, 1995 The Hauberk Shawnee Mission, KS
Shawnee Mission North 1960 Indian Shawnee Mission, KS
Shawnee Mission Northwest 1998-1999 Lair Shawnee, KS
Shawnee Mission South 1979 Heritage Shawnee Mission, KS
Shawnee Mission West 1974 Saga Overland Park, KS
Smith Cotton 1928-1929, 1936, 1947 Archives Sedalia, MO
Smithville 2007 Warrior Smithville, MO
Southeast 1939-1949, 1951-1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1981, 1993-1994, 1996-2003, 2009-2010 The Crusader Kansas City, MO
Southwest 1926-1984, 1986-1990, 1992-1993, 1997 The Sachem Kansas City, MO - Memory book for class of 1940 is available. Senior class portrait albums for classes 1927-1941 are available.
Sumner 1925 The Sumnerian Kansas City, KS
Sumner Academy of Arts and Science 1983 Excalibur Kansas City, KS
Sunset Hill 1955-1958, 1962, 1969, 1973-1974   Kansas City, MO
Truman 1967, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1985-1988, 2010-2011 Heritage Independence, MO
Van Horn 1956-1984, 1988, 1992, 1994 The Falcon Independence, MO
Washington 1980 Hatchet Kansas City, KS
West 1970-1975 Royal Gold Kansas City, MO
Westport 1907-1986, 1989, 1994-1994, 1997-2007 The Herald

Kansas City, MO

Westport High School Memory Records (45 RPM 7” vinyl EP) for 1961-1962 are available.

William Chrisman 1904-1905, 1907-1921, 1924-1940, 1942-1952, 1954, 1957-1965, 1968-1970, 1975-1976, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1999 The Gleam Independence, MO - 50th reunion for class of 1942 is available, 50th & 55th reunion for class of 1945 books are available, 35th reunion for class of 1947 is available, 60th reunion for class of 1950 is available.
Winnetonka 1972-1979, 1991-1994, 1997 Odyssey Kansas City, MO
Wyandotte 1972, 1974-1975, 1983 Quiverian Kansas City, KS

Colleges, Universities & Trade Schools

School Years Available Yearbook Title Notes
A. J. Beauty Academy 1957   Aline Jefferson Beauty Academy
Avila College 1966 Erica Kansas City, MO
Baker University 1949, 1954 The Wildcat Baldwin, KS
Benedictine College 1972 The New Raven Atchison, KS
Bethany College 1955 The Daisy Lindsborg, KS
Calvary College 1971, 1977-1978 Crown Kansas City, MO
Central College 1934, 1941-1944 Ragout Fayette, MO
Central Methodist College 1969 Central Collegian Fayette, MO
Central Missouri State University 1912, 1915-1916, 1920, 1925, 1931, 1941, 1945, 1953, 1955, 1959-1975, 1979-1981, 1985, 1989-1992 Rhetor Warrensburg, MO
Chillicothe Business College 1929, 1941 The Dux Chillicothe, MO
College of the Ozarks 1990-1991   Point Lookout, MO
Conception 1969 Respond Conception, MO
Culver Military Academy 1927 Roll Call Culver, IN
Drury College 1921, 1926, 1950, 1970 Sou’wester Springfield, MO
Finlay Engineering College 1937 The Tangent Kansas City, MO
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical College 1929 The Famecean Tallahassee, FL
General Hospital and Medical Center School of Nursing 1962 Generale Kansas City, MO
Graceland College 1918, 1924, 1930-1932, 1937, 1944-1954, 1977 Acacia Lamoni, IA
Guilford College 1974 The Quaker Greensboro, NC
Independence Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing 1953-1956 Sanilog Independence, MO
Junior College of Kansas City 1920-1928, 1963-1969 Sunburst Kansas City, MO
Kansas City College of Osteopathy & Surgery 1927, 1952, 1954-1956, 1958, 1960 Stethoscope Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Dental College 1916-1917 The Molar Kansas City, MO
Kansas City – Western Dental College 1934-1939, 1944 The Bushwhacker Kansas City, MO
Kansas City School of Law 1905, 1907-1913, 1915-1916, 1918-1936 Pandex Kansas City, MO
Kansas City School of Pharmacy 1924, 1928 The Mortar Kansas City, MO
Kansas State Normal College 1963 The Sunflower Emporia, KS
Kansas State University 1927, 1942-1943, 1946-1948, 1952-1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1966-1968, 1984, 1993 Royal Purple Manhattan, KS
Kansas University 1901-1903, 1906, 1908-1910, 1912, 1914-1918, 1920, 1922, 1925-1927, 1930-1932, 1936, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1973, 1978, 1990-1992 Jayhawker Lawrence, KS
Kemper Military School & College 1913, 1948   Boonville, MO
Kirksville State Normal School 1915   Kirksville, MO
Lathrop Polytechnic Institute 1928, 1930-1931, 1938-1939 The Vocational Advocate Kansas City, MO
Lincoln University 1958, 1960 Archives Jefferson City, MO
Metropolitan Junior College     See under Junior College of Kansas City.
Missouri University 1897-1898, 1901, 1905, 1910-1911, 1914-1921, 1923-1925, 1927-1932, 1934-1941, 1945, 1948-1949, 1950-1953, 1956, 1960, 1964-1966, 1976, 1978-1980, 1992 Savitar Columbia, MO
Missouri University – Kansas City 1937-1938, 1947-1967 The Kangaroo Kansas City, MO
Missouri Western State College 1966, 1970-1973, 1976, 1978-1984, 1989-1992 Griffon St. Joseph, MO
National College 1916-1964 Shield Kansas City, MO - Methodist; Directories for the class of 1964 published in 1994 and 2004 are available.
Northeast Missouri State College/University 1933, 1966-1967, 1972, 1976-1977, 1980-1982 Echo Kirksville, MO
Northwest Missouri State College/University 1928-1930, 1955, 1968, 1978, 1980-1981, 1988, 1999 Tower Maryville, MO
Ottawa University 1949 The Ottawan Ottawa, KS
Park College 1924, 1926, 1928, 1939-1940, 1955, 1975 The Narva Parkville, MO
Penn Valley Community College 1970-1972 The Outlook Kansas City, MO
Phillips University 1955 The Phillipan Enid, OK
Polytechnic Institute of Kansas City 1918-1919   Kansas City, MO
Rockhurst College/University 1948-1959, 1961-1972, 1976-1990, 1992-1995, 2003, 2007, 2009 The Rock Kansas City, MO
Rolla School of Mines 1908, 1910-1915, 1919, 1921, 1924-1926, 1928-1929, 1936, 1938-1958, 1965   Rolla, MO
School of the Ozarks 1927, 1929 Ozarka See also under College of the Ozarks.
Southwest Missouri State University 1958, 1967-1971, 1973, 1975-1978 Ozarko Springfield, MO
Saint Louis University 1904   St. Louis, MO
Saint Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing 1958 The Marian Kansas City, MO
Stephens College 1929-1930 The Stephensophia Columbia, MO
Tarkio College 1944, 1948 Tarkiana Tarkio, MO
Teachers College of Kansas City 1924-1934, 1936-1942   Kansas City, MO
Tuskegee Institute 1944-1946 Tuskeana Tuskegee, AL
University Medical College 1909-1910 The Scalpel Kansas City, MO
University of Kansas City     See under Missouri University.
University of Missouri – Kansas City – School of Medicine 2001 Aesculapian Kansas City, MO
Washington University School of Law 1929   St. Louis, MO
Wentworth Military Academy & College 1924, 1937, 1944, 1957-1960, 1970   Lexington, MO
Western College of Kansas City 1926 The Blue and Gold Kansas City, MO
Westminster College 1904-1911, 1913, 1936 Blue Jay Fulton, MO
William Jewell College 1906, 1912, 1920, 1930, 1948, 1961, 1980-1981 The Tatler Liberty, MO
William Woods College 1917-1918, 1920 Woods Echoes Fulton, MO

School Newspapers

Elementary, Middle, Junior High Schools - Public & Private - Missouri & Kansas

School Years Available Newspaper Title Notes
Central Junior High V. 1-4 1927-1939, V. 7-9 1933-1935, V. 11-26 1937-1951 Searchlight Kansas City, MO
Leeds School V. 1-2 1936-1937 Leeds School News Leeds, MO
Northeast Junior High V. 1-23 1926-1948 Hi-Lite Kansas City, MO
Switzer V. 2 1912 The Sentinel Kansas City, MO
Westport Junior High V. 3, V.4 (No. 4 issue only), 5-19 1926-1926, 1928-1942 Broadcaster Kansas City, MO

High Schools

School Years Available Newspaper Title Notes
Central V. 5 1890, V. 9-35 1894-1920 Luminary Kansas City, MO
Central V. 1-5 1921-1925, V. 7 1927, V. 9-25 1929-1945, V. 27-58 1946-1975 Luminary Kansas City, MO - Numbering restarts in 1921.
Coles V. 1-5 1937-1941 Coles Pilot Kansas City, MO
East V. 1-42 1927-1968 Echo Kansas City, MO
Lathrop V. 11-13 1937-1939 Lathrop Junior Craftsman Kansas City, MO

Lincoln

*Issues of the Lincoln High School newspaper are temporarily unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

V. 2-6 1927-1931, V. 15 1933-1934, 1937-1938, V. 19 1942-1943, V. 21-22 1944-1946, V. 24-35 1947-1960, V.37-43 1960-1967 Lincolnite; Callotype Kansas City, MO
Manual V. 6-16 1920-1930, V. 18-20 1931-1933, V. 22-26 1934-1938, V. 28 1939 Manualite Kansas City, MO
Manual V. 1-31 1940-1968 Manualite Kansas City, MO - Numbering restarts in 1940.
Northeast V. 1-10 1912-1923 Nor’easter Kansas City, MO
Northeast V. 13-33 1925-1967 Courier Kansas City, MO - Missing V. 17 1929-1930 academic year.
Paseo V. 1-24 1927-1951 Paseo Press Kansas City, MO
Southeast V. 1-30 1939-1968 Southeast Tower Kansas City, MO

Southwest

*Issues of Southwest Trail are temporarily unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

V. 1-50 1926-1976, V. 52-57 1978-1982 Southwest Trail Kansas City, MO
Van Horn V. 1-13 1956-1968 Pioneer Independence, MO.
Westport V. 2-40 1915-1953, V. 50-51 1961-1963, V. 53-54 1964-1966 Westport Crier Kansas City, MO

Colleges, Universities & Trade Schools

School Years Available Newspaper Title Notes
Kansas City Junior College V. 3-11 1919-1927 The Collegian Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Junior College V. 1-14 1947-1960 The Collegian Kansas City, MO - Numbering restarts in 1947.
Kansas City Teachers’ Bulletin V. 1-2 1920-1921 Kansas City Teachers’ Bulletin Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Teachers Journal V. 1-28 1921-1948 Kansas City Teachers Journal Kansas City, MO
Lincoln High School & Junior College V. 24 198, V. 26-35 1950-1955, V. 37-43 1961-1967 Lincoln Callotype Kansas City, MO
Longview Community College V. 1-2 1969-1971 Longview Student News; Longview Pioneer; Longview Slugline Lee's Summit, MO
Maple Woods Community College V. 11 1971 Maple Woods News Kansas City, MO
Penn Valley Community College V. 13 1981-1982 The Scout Kansas City, MO
Teachers College V. 1-8 1933-1935, V. 11-18 1935-1942 Teachers College Scout Kansas City, MO
University of Kansas City V. 1-2 1933-1935, V. 4 1937, V. 6-11 1939-1944, V. 13-14 1946-1947, V. 16-26 1949-1959 University News Kansas City, MO
William Jewell College V. 4: N. 8 June 1898 The Student Liberty, MO