Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers, and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these “records’ are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person’s family story, well, there’s a ton of that kind of information too.
So what am I including in Alumni Records?
- Alumni directories
- Alumni registers
- Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
- Commencement programs
And what information is available in them?
- Graduation dates and degree(s) received
- Current photos and/or those of their family
- Current address lists
- Where are they now and what are they doing?
- Obituaries and “In Memoriam”
- Marriages
- Children born to the alumnus
- Deaths in their family
- Life achievements and awards
- Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family
Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
(Updated October 2023)
Missouri Alumni Records
- 1949, Southwest Missouri State College, Alumni Directory
- A.T. Still University Alumni Newsletters
- Avila College, Alumni Directory – 2000
- Columbia College Alumni Magazine
- Directory for Raytown High School Alumni: Classes 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941
- Fulton, Westminster College Catalogue of Alumni and All Students Registered, 1853-1911
- Kansas City, Lincoln High School Commencement Programs
- Mineral Area College Alumni Magazine
- Missouri Baptist University Alumni Magazine
- Missouri Military Academy Alumni Newsletters
- Missouri Southern State University Alumni Magazines
- Missouri Southern State University Commencement Programs
- Missouri State University Alumni Bulletins
- Missouri State University Alumni Magazine
- Missouri State University Commencement Programs
- Missouri University of Science and Technology Alumni Magazine
- Missouri University of Science and Technology Alumni Magazine
- Missouri Valley College Alumni Magazine
- Missouri Western State University Alumni Magazine
- Northwest Missouri State University News Archives
- Park College, Alumni Directories
- Park College, Alumni Directory, 1957-58
- Park College, Alumni Directory, 1959-60
- Park College, Alumni Directory, 1960
- Park College, Alumni Directory, 1962
- Park College, Alumni Directory, 1970
- Raytown High School Alumni Directory: Classes 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941
- Raytown High School, Directory for Alumni: Classes 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941
- Saint Louis University Alumni Magazine
- Shelbyville, High School Alumni through 1931: Followed by a List of 1931-1932 Students arranged by Grade
- Shelbyville, Missouri High School Alumni through 1931: Followed by a List of 1931-1932 Students arranged by grade
- Southwest Baptist University Alumni Magazine
- Southwest Missouri State College Alumni Directory, 1949
- Southwest Missouri State College, Alumni Directory, 1949
- St. Pius X High School Alumni Newsletter
- University of Central Missouri Alumni Magazine
- University of Missouri Alumni Directories
- University of Missouri Alumni Directory and History
- University of Missouri Alumni Directory, 1911
- University of Missouri Alumni Directory, 1911
- University of Missouri Alumni Magazine
- University of Missouri Alumni Magazine
- University of Missouri Kansas City Alumni Magazine
- University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Alumni Magazine
- University of Missouri, A Directory of the Alumni
- University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory
- University of Missouri, St. Louis Alumni News
- University of Missouri, St. Louis, Physics and Astronomy Alumni Newsletter
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directories
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory, 1901
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory, 1915
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory, 1916
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory, 1917
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory, 1919
- University of Missouri. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Directory, 1923
- Washington University Alumni Catalogue and Directory, 1917
- Washington University Commencement Programs
- Westminster College Alumni News
- Westminster College, Catalogue of Alumni and all Students Registered, 1853-1911
- William Jewell College Alumni Magazine
For all Free Missouri Links, click on the category of interest:
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