Royal Purple (yearbook)

{{Short description|Official yearbook of Kansas State University}}

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The Royal Purple is the yearbook of Kansas State University. It has won awards, including several National Pacemaker Awards.[http://www.studentpress.org/acp/winners/cdpm99.html ACP - Contest Winners] The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded the Royal Purple a Silver Crown in 2006.[http://cspa.columbia.edu/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/2007-collegiate-crown.html#N100D0 Columbia Scholastic Press Association : CSPA presents 18 Gold, 24 Silver Crowns at 2007 Student Awards Convocation]

The Royal Purple's predecessor first appeared at Kansas State Agricultural College in 1891. The yearbook underwent several name changes, including The Sledge, Sunrise, The Bell Clapper, and The Banner. It became the Royal Purple in 1909.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

The Royal Purple was the first yearbook that included an opening section with yearly highlights in chronological order, "tilted" pictures, numerous "bleed" pages, news headlines, and a "tip-on"—an applied color picture placed on a cover; it was first used on the 1938 Royal Purple. An embossed design on the division page, a trend of the 1980s, was used in the 1939 Royal Purple. {{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} The 1941 Royal Purple staff produced the first full-color lithograph cover in the United States. The 1994 Royal Purple used the first UV lamination. In 1997, the Royal Purple added a CD-ROM to its coverage and in 2003 changed to a DVD supplement.{{Cite web |title=History | Royal Purple | Kansas State University |url=http://www.royalpurpleyearbook.com/history/}}