"The University of Missouri-Columbia's illustrious history has been preserved in books, newsletters, manuscripts, reports, photographs, and newspapers; and collected by the University Libraries, the University Archives, the State Historical Society...

"MU attracts the best and brightest to be taught by a faculty and served by a staff of exceptional quality. We are all ambassadors for MU. The more we know about Missouri's premier public university, the better we will be able to communicate...

This has been the most elusive project in my life! It had been lingering on and on for at least a decade. It is an irony of fate that so many assistants came, began the work, and left it incomplete. The very first one began ...

Memoir of James C. Olson, former Chancellor and President of the University of Missouri-Columbia, about his time and experiences working at the University of Missouri--Columbia....

"The accompanying University of Missouri-Columbia Faculty Handbook is the most current edition of a compilation of information, rules and procedures related to MU faculty. Copies of this Handbook are being distributed to all members of the MU...

Maharaja Sayajirao of Baroda (India) was inspired by the progress of American public libraries during his visits to this country. He invited William Alanson Borden to provide similar library services for his own people. ...