University of Arizona Yearbooks

Collection area: University of Arizona

Collection dates: 1903 to 2005

About this collection

This digital collection of the University of Arizona yearbooks contains a complete run of The Desert from its first issue in 1903 through its final issue in 2005. The yearbook began annual publication in 1913 under the name El Sahuaro with the name changed to The Desert the following year.

The yearbooks document student activities as well as campus life and contain photographs and information about the university including: homecoming, graduating classes, athletic events, student organizations and faculty.

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