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Record Group: 0 C
Record Sub-Group: 9
Records Title: UMC; University General; Catalogs, Bulletins and Other Publications
Dates: 1843--
Volume: 26 1/3 cubic feet, 32.91 linear feet; 1 OSF; 26 MFR; 2 Vol

Scope and Content Note

This Record Sub-Group contains University of Missouri catalogs, bulletins, and combination calendar and bulletin. Included as calendar illustrations are photographs of campus buildings, students on campus, and campus events. In many of these documents there are descriptions of student activities, academic programs, and entrance and graduation requirements. Calendars also list important dates for each semester.

Series Descriptions:

Series 1. - C:0/48/2
This Series contains Catalogs and Bulletins pertaining to Summer Session courses at the University of Missouri-Columbia, (1896--). Included in the Series are course listings, calendars, lists of faculty, and information on fees and other topics of concern to prospective students.
(1 c.f., 051196)
Note to Researcher: For regular academic years and Summer Sessions after 1975, see
Record Group 1 C, Sub-Group 43, Series 37. The MU Bulletin went to a newspaper format after 1975.

Series 2. - C:0/49/3 (A76-52)
This Series contains one 47-page informational bulletin, entitled, Every Day at the University of Missouri, (1912).
(1 Vol., Small Holdings Box 4)

Series 3. - C:0/17/1 (A78-33; A88-16; A05-28)
This Series contains calendars produced by various university entities on the Columbia campus, (1915-1916, 1918, 1984-1997). The Series includes a 1915 MU Calendar and Bulletin which offers general information concerning important university dates and events as well as illustrations of campus scenes. Also included are MU Calendars, (1916, 1918), published by the Missouri Store Company and illustrated with scenes of the University of Missouri-Columbia campus and local points of interest. The Series also contains calendars from the College of Engineering, (1997); the MU Alumni Association, (1987-1991, 2005); the College of Agriculture, celebrating the Centennial of the Agricultural Experiment Station, (1988); the University Extension Missouri Master Gardener program, (2005); a Francis Quadrangle Calendar for 1995 entitled, 100 Years on the Quad; a University of Missouri Sesqucentennial Calendar with photographs by Bart Larson, (1989); poster calendars produced by the University Relations division, (1984, 1986-1987); and a "Mizzou Parent Calendar", (2009-2010).
(1/6 c.f., Ellis; 2 OSF, Ellis)
Note to Researcher: For student activity calendars, see
Record Group 22 C, Sub-Group 7, Series 16. For 1956 and 1968 Sigma Delta Chi's "Miss Mizzou" calendars, see Record Group 11 C, Sub-Group 13, Series 5. For calendars produced by the MU Office of Printing Services, see Record Group 1 C, Sub-Group 83, Series 1.

Series 4. - C:0/51/1
This Series contains Catalogs and Bulletins published by the University of Missouri, (1843-). These volumes contain information such as entrance requirements, course descriptions, and lists of faculty, students, and graduates. The Series includes both undergraduate catalogs (1843-) and graduate catalogs (1981-1986, 1989-2006, 2013-).
(12 1/6 c.f.: 6 1/6 c.f., Ellis; 6 c.f., 031101, 031102, 032265, 015429, 000294, 100300)
Note to Researcher: Public copies of the University of Missouri catalogs are available in the University Archives reading room. Bulletins produced by various departments colleges and schools are to be found with the records of each college, school, or department. For special subject bulletins, see Series 6 of this Sub-Group. For Summer School Bulletins, to 1975, see Series 1 of this Sub-Group. For the UMC Schedule of Courses, see
Record Group 1 C, Sub-Group 43, Series 37.
Some of the records in this Series are in an electronic format. They can be accessed by contacting a staff member of University Archives.

Series 5. - C:0/51/1a (A92-6)
This Series contains microfilmed versions of the University Catalogs and Bulletins noted in Series 4 of this Sub-Group. Catalogs through the year 1993 are included on the 35mm microfilm edition.
(25 MFR, MFC)

Series 6. - C:0/51/2
This Series contains special University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning scholarships, fellowships, prizes, aids, and awards, (1948-- with gaps). Some of the bulletins contain names of the recipients of scholarships; others only list names and descriptions of the scholarships available. Also included in this Series are a few College Costs and Financial Aids Bulletins, (1974-1980), and a Dates of Establishment of Student Financial Aids at UMC document, (02/1976).
(1 c.f., Ellis)
Note to Researcher: For UMC "M" Books, see
Record Group 22 C, Sub-Group 7, Series 23.

Series 7. - C:0/51/3 (A94-37)
This Series contains general publications, Bulletins, Circulars of Information including one in Spanish, reports, and View Books, (1895-1913, 1934, 1945). Topics for the Bulletins include results of a religious census, former students living in Missouri, descriptions of campus, and courses and activities. Several of the general publications and the Circulars list specific courses and professors. The Report of Statistics on Scholarship of Fraternities, Sororities and Athletes was prepared by the Committee on Statistics and compares grades of Greek members and Independents, (1912-1913). The View Books (1904, 1906-1908, 1945) provide a variety of photographs of buildings and campus surroundings; the 1945 View Book deals mostly with the College of Agriculture.
(1/3 c.f., Ellis)

Series 8. - C:0/4/1 (A86-54; A86-122; A93-12; A00-43; A24-02)
This Series contains directories of UMC faculty, students, and staff, (1885-1887, 1895, 1907-1911, 1913-). Some of the early directories were titled "General Directory" or "Official Directory" and consisted of a single, oversized sheet. Some of the directories in the Series were published by local Columbia, Missouri, businesses and include listings for faculty, students, and staff of Stephens College and Christian College (Columbia College) as well as for those pertaining to MU. Also included in this Series are student number directories for the years 1955-1967.
(8 c.f.: 5 c.f., 050536, 050552, 050560, 050561, 050562; 3 c.f., Ellis; MFR, MFC; OSF, MC)
Note to Researcher: Box 7 of this Series also includes "University Yellow Pages" advertising rate schedules for the University-produced directories for 1983-1985 and 1987-1989.

Series 9. - C:0/51/4
This Series contains special University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning High Schools in the state of Missouri. The titles vary by topic. Titles include State High School Events, (1961-1966, 1973), Missouri High School Senior, (1951-1953), Directory of Missouri Colleges, Junior Colleges, and Non-Public High School Accredited by the University of Missouri, (1950-1965, 1967-1968), Missouri Interscholastic Meet: Announcement of Contests, (1925-1931), Interscholastic Events: Announcements and Regulations, (1939-1942, 1946-1961, 1963), Curricular Contest Examination Questions used at the Interscholastic Meets, (1926-1928), and All-Missouri High School Orchestra and Chorus, (1930-1931, 1935).
(2/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 10. - C:0/51/5
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning special topics. The titles vary by topic and are wide-ranging. Titles include Columbia Missouri, (1935), For Veterans, (1944-1946), First State University in the Louisiana Purchase, (1953), Higher Education and the State: A Series of Radio Addresses by Missouri Educators Over Station KSD, (1933), Reflections on the Columns, (1971), The Columns, (1946), The Improvement of Writing and Speaking, (1955), The Jefferson Monument, (1932), The Tale of the Tiger Athletic Review, (1923), The University of Missouri in Wartime, (1942), and University Speakers, (1947-1951).
(1/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 11. - C:0/51/6
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning Visitor's Guides. The titles vary. Titles include Visitor's Guide, (1966-1967), Your Guide to the Campus, (1946, 1948-1950), and Your University of Missouri, (1960).
(1/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 12. - C:0/51/7
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning Summer Welcome. The title included is Your Academic Guide to Summer Welcome, (2001-2003, 2006-2007).
(1/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 13. - C:0/51/8
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning New Student Orientation. The titles include Program of Activities for New Students, (Fall, 1954), New Student Orientation, (Fall, 1957; Fall, 1960; 9/1962; 9/1965), New Student Registration and Orientation, (1999-2008), and You May Go To College, (1965-1970).
(1/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 14. - C:0/51/9
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning Dining and Residence Hall Facilities. The titles include On-Campus Housing and Dining, (1995-2000), Living and Learning, (2001-2006), Learning Communities and FIGs, (1997-2004), University Residence Halls, (1950, 1953-1956), and Housing Options for Graduate and Professional Students and Students with Families, (2000-2003), and Apartment Living, (2003-2005, 2008).
(1/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 15. - C:0/51/10
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning Transfer Students. Titles include Transfer Guide and Application, (1997, 2000-2003); Transfer Student Registration and Orientation Guide, (2000-2008).
(1/3 c.f., UMLD1)

Series 16. - C:0/51/11
This Series contains University of Missouri Catalogs and Bulletins concerning the Pre-Enrollment of Students. The titles include Mizzou, (1979-1986), Meet Mizzou, (1987-1992), and Missouri, (1994-1995, 1999-2007).
(1 c.f., 040085)
Note to Researcher: For Alumni Directories, see
Record Group 0 C, Sub-Group 2. For Bulletins with earlier directories, see Series 4 of this Sub-Group. For Student and Faculty Directories from the College of Education, see Record Group 8 C, Sub-Group 5, Series 2. For Organizational Directories, see Record Group 22 C, Sub-Group 12, Series 1. and for Directories of College of Agriculture Graduates, see Record Group 3 C, Sub-Group 30, Series 1.

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