GETTING STARTED
- Basic genealogical requests may be submitted by e-mail
or by visiting the University
Archives.
- Researchers must present the individual's
- full name
- school attended
- and probable date of graduation
Note that many early medical degrees were granted not by the University
of Pennsylvania but by other institutions.
- Research and copying services
are available. The minimum fee for photocopy service for materials
from the above collections is $15.00.
SOURCES
The University Archives does NOT maintain a computerized, searchable
index of alumni. Listed below are the three University Archives
collections used for genealogical research:
- Alumni Records Collection ("ARs")
The University Archives holds biographical folders on MOST
deceased alumni of the University. These files, known as the Alumni
Records Collection, originate from the Office of Alumni Records. The
folders contain a variety of assorted materials pertinent to genealogical
research, but will not necessarily contain descendants or family trees.
These folders do NOT contain transcripts
or grades.
- Master Alumni File
The Master Alumni File
Collection (microfilm) is used to verify attendance and/or
graduation from the University from 1755 to 1977. It notes the years
and school attended, and the degree awarded. This collection
does NOT contain transcripts or grades.
- Yearbooks
The University Archives also holds a complete run of undergraduate
yearbooks from 1872 to the present. Photographs did not appear in
yearbooks until the early-twentieth century. It is also important
to note that not all graduates are necessarily included.
Researchers may also want to contact other local geneaological repositories
including: