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The 1925 Jayhawker yearbook was dedicated to Dr. Naismith. The dedication reads “To Dr. James A. Naismith, twenty-six years at the University as director of Physical Education, Father of Basketball, exponent of clean sportsmanship, believer in the…

The fighting Jayhawk of 1929 was commissioned by the Jayhawk Club of Kansas City, and alumni organization. It was drawn by Macclay Lyon, the son of the club's secretary.

1932 Olympic Track Team members in Los Angeles. Left to right: Glenn Cunningham, "Buster" Charles (Haskell), Coach Brutus Hamilton, Jim Bausch, and Clyde Coffman.

KU Cheerleaders Pennington, Quigley, Painter, and Pfuetze, 1933-34

Dr. Eugene "Yogi" Williams updated the 1929 fighting Jayhawk in 1941 with a more refined, broader beak, fluffed out feathers, and buckles on his shoes.

Lincoln served as the grade school designated for African Americans living in Atchison