According to this Columbia Daily Tribune article, MU added three more buildings to its list of buildings to be demolished. Here’s a link to the June 16, 2022 article. Note the list includes five buildings older than 100 years. Two of the buildings are notable for women’s history. One of the buildings is part of…
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MU School of Medicine’s first six women graduates
Learn about the first six women graduates of School of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The first six women to graduate from MU’s School of Medicine: 1901-1906
Just in time for Women’s History Month here’s a link to an article spotlighting the research of Dr. Elizabeth Garrett about the first women graduates of the MU School of Medicine from 1901-1906. The Columbia Public Library held an online event with Dr. Garrett this week and a YouTube video will be posted soon. Until…
Watching MU/Kansas football since 1913
Watching MU football on a screen debuted in 1913 at the Airdome Theatre.
Sanborn Field
Ever wonder what the blank space is on College and Rollins Roads? It’s the third oldest research field in the world. Yup, in the world. Here’s a link to an in-depth article about the field from AgWeb Daily. https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/meet-soil-whisperer-still-uncovering-secrets-soil-worlds-third-oldest The article explains why the field is important and even notes that the 1888 field was…
Respond to MU’s demolition plans
Interested in letting MU know how you feel about the demolition of eight buildings on campus? Here’s information about how you can have your say. The Univesity of Missouri has announced plans to demolish eight buildings, including several which are historic. The buildings are Parker Hall, Noyes Hall, Old Student Health Building, Columbia Professional Building,…
Coronavirus: Lessons from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
If you’re like me, you’re concerned about ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I stay hopeful by looking at history and how we’re all pulling together by not getting together. Thanks CoMo businesses for curbside pick up! So what can we learn from the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed about 150 people in Columbia, which had a population…
News: Highlights of Historical Society building and marking ROTC 150th year
May 13, 2019 — New Historical Society building will connect Missourians to a rich past. Source: Columbia Missourian. Summary: The new headquarters for the State Historical Society of Missouri on Elm Street will open this summer. It will be 76,000 feet, double its old home in Ellis Library at MU. The $35 million building includes…
1949 and 1959: Photos of Columbia
Want to see what Columbia looked like to photographers of the Missouri Photo Workshop in 1949 and 1959? I found the images stunning. Photographers come from across the U.S. and around the world to participate in this Workshop at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. Since 1949, Workshop participants have gone to a small town in Missouri…
Two surprise news items: Legion of Black Collegians history and Sanborn Field
At MU, in 1950, the first black student was enrolled at the University of Missouri. In 1968, there were fewer than 500 black students there and no black professors at all. That year, the Legion of Black Collegians was launched to support black students Two years prior, in 1948, a fungus was discovered that lead…