(This page's most recent update is June 2024)
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 to the right of the name (in the Format column), then the collection’s 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.
Tennessee Alumni Records
- All Saints Bible College, Commencement Exercises Program
- Austin Peay University, Alumni Magazine
- Battle Ground Academy, Alumni Magazine
- Belmont University Alumni News
- East Tennessee State University, University School, Alumni Newsletter
- East Tennessee State University, University School, Commencement Programs
- Johnson University Magazine
- Lake County Alumni Associations
- Lee University Alumni Magazine
- Maryville College, Alumni Magazine
- Memphis State University, Commencement Programs
- Middle State University, Alumni Magazine
- Middle Tennessee State University Graduation Lists
- Middle Tennessee State University, Mid-Stater Alumni Bulletin
- Montgomery Bell Bulletin, Montgomery Bell Academy
- Peabody College, Alumni Directory, (1877-1909)
- Roane State Community College Alumni Magazine
- Sewanee Military Academy, Commencement Programs
- Southern Adventist University, Commencement Programs
- Southern College of Optometry, Vision Alumni Magazine
- Southern Missionary College Alumni News Bulletin
- Southern Missionary College Commencement Programs
- Southwest Tennessee Community College, Commencement Programs
- Souvenir Alumni Catalogue, Christian Brothers’ College
- Tennessee Schools for the Deaf, Commencement Programs
- Tennessee Tech Alumnus Magazine
- The University of Memphis Convocation, Commencement Programs
- U.S. Grant University, Record of the Alumni, College of Liberal Arts
- Union University College of Pharmacy, Alumni Newsletter
- Union University, Alumni Magazine
- University of Memphis, Commencement Programs
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Commencement Programs
- University of Tennessee Junior College, Alumni Newsletter, 1943-1946
- University of Tennessee System, Alumni Magazine
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Commencement Programs
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Torchbearer Alumni Magazine
- University of Tennessee, Martin, Alumni Magazine
- University of the South, Sewanee Alumni News
- University School of Nashville, Alumni Newsletters
- Vanderbilt University, Alumni Magazine
- Volunteer State Community College, Alumni Magazine
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!