Aurora Yearbooks

Collection

Identifier: 016.AY

Staff Only

Abstract

The Aurora Yearbook was the annual commemoration of students and faculty, as well as student activities and sports, for this institution from 1893 to 1995. With the exception of 1994, when a video formatted in VHS was created with a small booklet in accompaniment, all of the publications were in book form. 1897 was printed as a class composite only and does not include the addtional information about faculty, departments, student organizations, athletics, and students enrolled. The collection is a complete record of publication.

Dates

Creation: 1893 - 1995

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (7 record center cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Location of originals

Copies are available for viewing in University Archives, 310 Halle Library and 1st floor Information Commons South. There are no copies for public viewing for the years 1897 and 1982. To view those years, please request materials through the University Archives.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some years of the Aurora have been digitized and uploaded into the Digital Commons for public view. It is the intention of the University Archives in Partnership with the Institutional Repository to upload a complete run of the yearbooks.

Digital surrogates can be found here: http://commons.emich.edu/aurora/

Related Materials

For related materials, see the Aurora Yearbook Woodbury Type Relief Plates collection [013.AY]: https://aspace.emich.edu/repositories/2/resources/358

Subjects

Topical

Deaccessions

1893 (15), 1894 (6), 1895 (7), 1896 (7), 1898 (3), 1899 (5), 1900 (1), 1901 (5), 1902 (7), 1903 (3), 1904 (3), 1907 (3), 1908 (2), 1910 (6), 1911 (5), 1912 (8), 1913 (5), 1914 (5), 1915 (8), 1916 (6), 1917 (3), 1918 (10), 1919 (3), 1920 (2), 1921 (4), 1922 (14), 1923 (9), 1924 (12), 1926 (6), 1927 (4), 1928 (12), 1931(2), 1932 (3), 1933 (8), 1934 (4), 1935 (4), 1937 (12), 1938 (3), 1939 (11), 1940 (9), 1942 (8), 1943 (22), 1944 (7), 1945 (2), 1946 (7), 1947 (11), 1948 (9), 1949 (10), 1950 (7). 1951 (14), 1952 (8), 1954 (2), 1955 (1), 1956 (11), 1957 (6), 1958 (1), 1959 (2), 1960 (11), 1961 (6), 1962 (6), 1963 (30), 1964 (13), 1969 (10), 1970 (12), 1971 (25), 1973 (5), 1974 (2), 1975 (3), 1976 (1), 1977 (2), 1979 (2), 1981 (9), 1983 (5), 1985 (23), 1986 (21), 1987(16), 1988 (13), 1989 (22), 1990 (15), 1991 (47)