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Miami University Oxford Ohio

1910 The Recensio – Miami University Yearbook | Oxford Ohio | Volume IX

1910 The Recensio – Miami University Yearbook | Oxford Ohio | Volume IX

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
The Recensio 1910
Publisher:
Miami University (Junior Class)
Subject:
Miami University Yearbook
Era:
Late 19th Early 20th Century (1880 - 1930)
Date:
Volume IX ©1910
Origin:
Oxford, Butler County, Ohio
Dimensions:
11" x 8" (landscape)
Condition:
Good (G)
Decoration:
Gilt stamped title; red burlap and green fabric boards
Cover:
Hardcover
Pages:
302
OCLC:
1333030929
Book genre:
Yearbook
Notes:
Ralph Keffer, Editor in Chief

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A Striking 1910 Snapshot of Campus Life at Miami University

Collector’s Note

Early 20th-century university yearbooks are increasingly sought after for their original photography, athletic history, and documentation of pre–World War I campus culture. This 1910 volume predates modern yearbook production and captures Miami University during a formative period of collegiate athletics and student life.

Step back into 1910 with this original Recensio yearbook from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Volume IX offers a vivid glimpse into campus life at the turn of the 20th century, making it a meaningful piece for collectors of early university history, vintage yearbooks, and collegiate sports memorabilia.

Inside you’ll find:

  • Dozens of photographs of student organizations, athletic teams, and clubs
  • Extensive fraternity and sorority coverage documenting early Greek life
  • Whimsical illustrated section dividers rendered in a consistent artistic style
  • Interspersed poems and campus humor, including The Wife of 1920 — a playful reflection of shifting social norms during the suffrage era
  • A short story by Harry Alfred Knauss, The Honor of Kennard, showcasing student literary work 

The cover is particularly striking: red burlap paired with green fabric panels and gold gilt stamped lettering reading The Recensio 1910. Its bold geometric composition gives it strong shelf and display appeal.

📌 Condition: Good for its age. Pages are clean with no inscriptions, autographs, or dedications. There is evidence of past water exposure, leaving the area of exposure on the back cover slightly faded with perforated burlap and a few pages slightly wrinkled, but the binding remains solid and structurally sound. 

Whether you are a Miami University alumnus, genealogical researcher, sports historian, or collector of early academic ephemera, this 1910  Recensio is a compelling artifact of student life more than a century ago.

Historical Note

Miami University, founded in 1809 in Oxford, Ohio, began publishing its yearbook in 1869. The Recensio chronicled campus life, organizations, faculty, athletics, and student culture for nearly 150 years before the publication formally ceased in 2015.

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