Library Guides: MU History and Local History: Newspapers

Student Newspapers and Ethnic Newspapers

The Maneater
MU's student newspaper has not been digitized, but it has been microfilmed, and there are copies in the Archives. Both will require appointments to use.
Legion of Black Collegians publications in MOspace
Digitized copies of several one-off and serial publications by the Black undergraduate student organization, the Legion of Black Collegians
Thai Journal
1970's periodical published by the MU Thai Student Association
Professional World (Columbia, MO)
Black newspaper published between 1901 and 1909. State Historical Society has some issues on microfilm, a portion of which have been scanned to online.

Years	Format	Edition	Location	Searchable online?
1908-2014	Microfilm	Print	Missourian Library	N
1908, 1909, 1929	Digital (pdf)	Missourian	Missouri Digital Heritage	Y
1908-1916	Digital (pdf)	University Missourian	Chronicling America – Library of Congress	Y
1916-1917	Digital (pdf)	Daily Missourian	Chronicling America – Library of Congress	Y
1917-1920	Digital (pdf)	Evening Missourian	Chronicling America – Library of Congress	Y
1920-1923	Digital (pdf)	Columbia Evening Missourian	Chronicling America – Library of Congress	Y
1926-1965	Bound	Print	Located off-site - ask the Missourian Librarian for assistance	N
1966-1985	Digital (pdf)	Print	Missouri Digital Heritage	Y
2000-2020	Bound	Print	Located off-site - ask the Missourian Librarian for assistance	N
2014-present	Digital	Online only	Online Missourian Search	Y
2010-present	Digital (pdf)	Print	MerlinOne Username: merlin Password: missourian#1	Y
2008-present	Digital (jpeg)	Print photos	MerlinOne Username: merlin Password: missourian#1	Y
2008-present	Digital (text)	Online articles only	MerlinOne Username: merlin Password: missourian#1	Y

Years	Format	Edition	Location	Search
2014 to present	digital	print	www.voxmagazine.com/magazine/archives	y
2014 to present	digital (pdf)	print	MerlinOne Username: merlin Password: missourian#1	y
2016 to present	digital (text)	online	MerlinOne Username: merlin Password: missourian#1	y
2017 to present	photos	print	MerlinOne Username: merlin Password: missourian#1	y

View Back Issues of the Columbia Daily Tribune
The Columbia Daily Tribune is the most longstanding local newspaper without a relationship to the University of Missouri.
Current Columbia Daily Tribune Website

Older issues of the Tribune may be found at the State Historical Society of Missouri on microfilm.

HistoryPin photos from the Columbia Daily Tribune
A few mid-20th century photos of buildings, sometimes with people in them, from the Columbia Daily Tribune