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Scrapbook telling how James O'Bryon and George Hollingbery created the 1922 Jayhawk while sophomores at KU.

James O'Bryon and George Hollingbery earned money as KU Sophomores by painting this Jayhawk on windshields of cars going to the KU vs.NU football game in 1922. They also painted this Jayhawk on store windows in dowtown Lawrence, and he appeared on…

Letter by John Henry Vansickle, a Bourbon County farmer and dry goods store owner, describing the political climate in Territorial Kansas. The letter includes a reference to a "Jayhawker" on the top of the second page.

Map depicting Kansas Territory and the state of Missouri.

Kansas Alumni Magazine cover for November 1971, featuring Hank Maloy and the Jayhawk mascot.

Tongue-in-check history of the Jayhawk exploring many of the Jayhawk legends. This book prompted H. L. Mencken to include information about the Jayhawk in his book, The American language: an Inquiry into the Development of English in the United…

Patrick Bower's, mural of A Jayhawk portraying the School of Journalism, formerly located in the Jayhawk Reading Room of Watson Library, circa 1954. There were other murals relating to other KU schools, which were all painted in 1950.

Patrick Bower's, mural of a Jayhawk portraying the School of Fine Arts (Music), formerly located in the Jayhawk Reading Room of Watson Library, circa 1954. There were other murals relating to other KU schools, which were all painted in 1950.

Patrick Bower's mural of a Jayhawk portraying the School of Business (Advertising), formerly located in the Jayhawk Reading Room of Watson Library, circa 1954. There were other murals relating to other KU schools, which were all painted in 1950.