This collection contains materials collected by Mrs. Cora Defoe during her husband's tenure at UMC. Materials include programs from dances, concerts, banquets and dinners, oratory contests, etc. Topics covered includes: Commercial Club (Columbia); Round Table Club; Colleges and Schools of UMC; songs and cheers; student information and rules ..., University Centennial, Missouri Union and Memorial Union ..., Glee and Mandolin Club; building dedications; Defoe's death and the dedication of Defoe Hall in his honor. Includes copies of "Picturesque Columbia, Souvenir Gems of 1900", "Columbia, the Coming City of Central Mo.", 1910, "Mother Goose in War Time" by Dept. of Patriotic Ed. 1918, "On the Quad; a Handbook of What, How and When at the University of Missouri, presented by YMCA and YWCA" 1905.
