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 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 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)
New York Alumni Records
- Annunciation School Alumni Newsletter
- Auburn Theological Seminary, General Catalogue, including the trustees, Treasurers, professors, and Alumni
- Auburn, Auburn Theological Seminary – General Catalogue of the Auburn theological Seminary: including the trustees, Treasurers, professors, and Alumni, 1883
- Canisius High School Alumni Magazine
- City College of New York Alumni Newsletter
- City College of New York Alumnus Magazine
- City University of New York, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Alumni Newsletters
- Clinton, Hamilton College – Complete Alumni Register of Hamilton College, 1812-1932
- Colgate University – Addresses of Alumni, 1891
- Colgate University (Hamilton, New York) – General Catalogue with List of Alumni, 1905
- Columbia Alumni News
- Columbia University, Alumni Publication
- Columbia University, Alumni Quarterly Magazine
- Columbia University. College of Pharmacy. Alumni Journal
- Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Catalogue of the Alumni, Officers and Fellows, 1807-1891
- Columbia University. Graduate School of Journalism, Black Alumni Network
- Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association, Quarterly Magazine
- Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) – Cornell University Alumni Directory, 1868-1931
- Cornell University Alumni Directory, 1868-1931
- Cornell University Alumni Directory, 1868-1931
- Cornell University Alumni Publications, 1899-
- Cornell University Directory of Living Alumni, 1868-1938
- Cornell University Directory of Living Alumni, 1868-1938
- Cornell University, Addresses of Alumni – 1898
- Directories, The Alumni Address List, University of Rochester, 1909, 1915
- Fashion Institute Of Technology Alumni Magazine
- Fordham University Alumni News
- Fordham University Magazine
- Hamilton College, Alumni and Attendees, 1812-1908
- Hamilton, The First Half Century of Madison University (now Colgate), (1819-1869), containing Sketches of eleven hundred Living and deceased Alumni
- Hicksville High School Alumni Newsletter
- Hofstra University Commencement Programs
- Hunter College Commencements and Convocations/Programs
- Hunter College High School Alumni News
- Ithaca College Alumni News
- LaGuardia High School Alumni News
- Lehman College Alumni Newsletter
- New York City, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, Second decennial Catalogue of the trustees, Faculty, Officers and of the Alumni of the City of New York, 1861 to 1881
- New York City, Long Island College Hospital, Long Island College of Medicine, and the State University of New York College of Medicine, Alumni Association Highlights, 1880-1955 and Biographies of Graduates, 1900-1955
- New York City, Union Theological Seminary, Alumni Catalogue, 1836-1926
- New York Institute of Technology Magazine
- New York Law School Alumni Registers
- New York Law School Commencement Programs
- New York Medical College, Alumni Newsletters
- New York University Alumni and Friends Connect
- New York University Alumni Magazine
- New York University, Biographical Catalogue of the Chancellors, Professors and Graduates, 1894
- New York University, General Alumni Catalogue, 1833-1905
- New York University, General Alumni Catalogue of 1833-1907
- Niagara County Community College Commencement Programs
- Nichols School Alumni Newsletter
- NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Newsletters
- Oakwood Friends School Alumni News
- Oneida County, Whitestown Seminary Alumni, 1878
- Oneida County, Whitestown Seminary, Alumni
- Pace University Commencements
- Pratt Institute Alumni News
- Regis High School Alumni News
- Schenectady, Union College, Centennial Catalog 1795-1895 of the Officers and Alumni
- Schenectady, Union University, the lives and works of its founders, benefactors, Officers, regents, Faculty, and the achievements of its Alumni
- St. Mary’s Institute Alumni Newsletters
- State University of New York College of Medicine, Alumni Association Highlights, 1880-1955 and Biographies of Graduates, 1900-1955
- Stony Brook University Alumni News
- SUNY Binghamton University Alumni Newsletter
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Alumni Magazine
- SUNY Cortland Commencement Programs
- SUNY Morrisville Alumni News
- SUNY New Paltz Alumni Magazine
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute Alumni Newsletters
- SUNY Potsdam Alumni Magazine
- SUNY University at Albany Commencement Programs
- SUNY, Buffalo State Alumni News
- SUNY, Fredonia Alumni Magazine
- Susquehanna University Alumni Newsletters
- Syracuse University, Alumni Record and General Catalogue, 1899
- The New School Alumni News
- Union College, Officers and Alumni, 1795-1895
- Union Theological Seminary, Alumni Catalogue 1836-1947
- Union University (Schenectady, New York) – Centennial Catalog, 1795-1895, of the Officers and Alumni of Union College in the City of Schenectady, N.Y
- Union University (Schenectady, New York) – Union College Alumni in the Civil war, 1861-1865
- United States Military Academy, Register of Graduates and Former Cadets
- University of Rochester – The Alumni Address List, 1909
- University of Rochester – The Alumni Address List, 1915
- University of Rochester- General Catalogue with Alumni List: 1850-1879
- University of Rochester, Alumni Address List, 1909, 1915
- University of Rochester, Triennial Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni and of the Honorary and other Graduates: of the University of Rochester, 1850-1873
- Vassar College, Officers and Graduates, 1861-1910
- Wheatley School Alumni Newsletters
- Yeshiva University Alumni News
- York Prep Alumni News
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!