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Alabama Room - History and Genealogy : University History

The Wooden Webb Hall

Books

  • Julia Tutwiler by Dr. Ralph M. Lyon, President Emeritus of Livingston University
  • A History of Livingston University, 1835-1963 by Dr. Ralph M. Lyon
  • The Livingston Years by Martha Street Culp, former University registrar and wife of University President, Dr. Delos P. Culp

** These books are kept in the ready reference section of the Alabama Room.

Academic Catalogs

  • Alabama Normal College for Girls and Livingston Female Academy: 1884 - 1889
  • Alabama Normal College: 1900-1914
  • State Normal School, Livingston: 1915-1928
  • State Teachers College: 1929-1956
  • Livingston State College: 1957-1966
  • Livingston University: 1968-1994
  • The University of West Alabama: 1995-current

            

PowerPoint

A PowerPoint developed for the university's 175th anniversary; the presentation includes significant and historical events in the institution's existence.

Yearbooks

  • Calyx, 1910 & 1911
  • Holisso, 1931
  • Wanderjahr, 1947 & 1948
  • Paragon, 1949 - 2010

** Yearbook was discontinued following the 2010 printing.

Newspapers

Campus newspapers under various titles are available in the vault.

Date ranges from 1929 to the current issue.