Yearbook Archives
FUS Yearbook

The yearbook for Franciscan University of Steubenville has undergone several name changes throughout the years. Beginning with the first graduation class in 1950 the yearbook was known as the “Optimist” until 1968 when the name changed to the “Summit“. The Summit became “The Franciscan” from 1979 to 1991. The Franciscan became the “Franciscan Almanac” in 1992 until 1997 when the name changed to the yearbook we now know as the “San Damiano” in 1998.

Please note: Yearbooks were not published in the years 1964 – 1967 and 1970 – 1978.

Copies of yearbooks are available in the reference area of the SJPII Library

Other yearbook collections

The archive has a small collection of yearbooks from other schools. Listed below are the titles and, if available, links to digitized copies of the yearbooks. These are kept in off-site storage. If you should want to see one of these titles please allow us at least one work week to retrieve the materials you are requesting.

The Boxwood is from the Saint Francis Preparatory School in Spring Grove, PA. We have the following years in storage:

BOX 1 – 1947: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1956: 1957: 1958: 1960: 1961: 1962.

BOX 2 – 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1974: 1978: 1979: 1981: 1982

The Boxwood has been fully digitized and you can see any of these years at the Saint Francis Prep website, choosing “yearbooks”.

The Bell Tower is from Saint Francis College in Loretto, PA. We have the following years in storage:

BOX 3 – 1948-1949 (as the “Pine Cone”): 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1964: 1967: 1969: 1970: 1979

The Bell Tower has been full digitized and you can see any of these years at the Saint Francis College Student Yearbook site.

The Toravian is from the former Bishop Egan High School in Levittown, PA. The school is now known as Conwell-Egan High School. We have the following years in storage:

BOX 4 –

1961: 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1970: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1980

The Mariale is a publication from the Saint Francis Seminary in Loretto, PA, it is edited by the Garvey Literary Society. We have the following years in storage:

BOX 5 – 1925: 1926: 1927: 1929: 1945: 1946: 1947: 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1952: 1954: 1955

BOX 6 – 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970-1971

BOX 4:

Saint Thomas More High School, Philadelphia, PA – The Utopian – 1960 – The Utopian is digitized on the alumni site. Follow the link in the Archive tab.

Bishop Carroll High School, Ebensburg, PA – The Carrollian – 1970

Roman Catholic High School, Philadelphia, PA – The Purple & Gold – 1955