The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020
This is a collection of digitized copies of the Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook, from 1897 to 2020.
The publication was named in honor of the highly esteemed professor, Samuel Vernon Ruby, and was published each year by the Junior class until 1920. The Ruby became a Senior publication that year. Due to financial concerns and the outbreak of war, no Ruby was published in 1919. As of 2021, the Ruby has ceased publication.
Issues of the Ruby provide a glimpse of life at Ursinus College as presented by its students. In addition to information about sports, clubs and Greek organizations one will find dedications and profiles of the people who shaped the history of the college as well as coverage of traditional events from May Days and Lorelei dances to Homecomings and Graduations. Early volumes track the changing structure of education at Ursinus, from the School of Theology and focus on Literary Societies to the formation of a Group System. Early volumes contain literary and humor sections which disappeared once other creative outlets such as The Lantern were formed. Glancing through the Ruby also provides one with a fascinating look at the history of Collegeville and the surrounding area through photos, stories and local business advertisements.
Contents of these issues are provided for educational purposes only. They may not be copied or reproduced for commercial use.
To consult a print copy, please visit the main floor of Myrin Library or make an appointment to visit the Ursinusiana Room.
Browse the Ruby Yearbook collection by decade:
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1920 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Senior Class, Leopold Paul Moore Jr., and Bertram Miller Light
A digitized copy of the 1920 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1918 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Purd Eugene Deitz, and David Havard
A digitized copy of the 1918 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1917 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Leo Irving Hain, and Lloyd Oscar Yost
A digitized copy of the 1917 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1916 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, LeRoy Fritsch Derr, Earl Raymond Yeatts, Leighton Kremer Smith, and Calvin Preston Sellers
A digitized copy of the 1916 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1915 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Charles Frederick Deininger, Roy Linden Minich, and Ralph John Harrity
A digitized copy of the 1915 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1914 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Lary Baker Small, William Allison Yeager, Maurice Hess, and Charles A. Fisher
A digitized copy of the 1914 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1913 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Boyd Harvey Lamont, David Lockart, Edgar Bruce Jacobs, and Bennett Kirby Matlack
A digitized copy of the 1913 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1912 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Florence Ada Brooks, and Albert Franklin Long
A digitized copy of the 1912 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1911 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Morvin Wanner Godshall, and Wesley Reiff Gerges
A digitized copy of the 1911 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1910 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Ernest Carl Wagner, and Frederick LeRoy Moser
A digitized copy of the 1910 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1909 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Welcome Sherman Kerschner, and William Samuel Long
A digitized copy of the 1909 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1908 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Edgar H. Rhodes, and Harvey M. Leidy
A digitized copy of the 1908 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1907 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Harry H. Koerper, and William Bowman Fenton
A digitized copy of the 1907 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1906 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class and Miles Abdel Keasey
A digitized copy of the 1906 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1905 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Elliot Frederick, and Claude Deisher Trexler
A digitized copy of the 1905 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1904 Ruby Yearbook
Edwin Milton Sando, Oscar Davis Brownback, and Ursinus College Junior Class
A digitized copy of the 1904 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1903 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Charles Grove Haines, and Isaiah March Rapp
A digitized copy of the 1903 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1902 Ruby Yearbook
Dallas Rhinehart Krebs, Howard Rush Miller, William Powell Fisher, and Ursinus College Junior Class
A digitized copy of the 1902 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1901 Ruby Yearbook
John Alexander, William Samuel Keiter, and Ursinus College Junior Class
A digitized copy of the 1901 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1900 Ruby Yearbook
John Edward Stone, Edwin Moyer Hershey, and Ursinus College Junior Class
A digitized copy of the 1900 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1899 Ruby Yearbook
Hiram Herr Shenk, Charles Austin Waltman, John Melville Whittock, Jacob Monroe Stick, and Ursinus College Junior Class
A digitized copy of the 1899 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1898 Ruby Yearbook
George Leslie Omwake, Peter Martin Orr, and Ursinus College Junior Class
A digitized copy of the 1898 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
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1897 Ruby Yearbook
Ursinus College Junior Class, Robert Mearns Yerkes, and Cyrus E. L. Gresh
A digitized copy of the 1897 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
