From Ancestry.com Wiki | Institution and Organization Records
This article is part of a series. |Civilian Conservation Corps|
|Coroner or Medical Examiner Records| |Prisons and Penitentiary
Records| This article originally appeared in "Business,
Institution, and Organization Records" by Kay Haviland Freilich,
CG, CGL, and Ann Carter Fleming, CG, CGL in The Source: A
Guidebook to American Genealogy The records of schools,
colleges, and universities in the United States have gradually
developed into valuable sources of genealogical information.
School records provide a more personal glimpse of our ancestors
than many other types of records. They are available from the
1700s until current day and include everything from elementary
education through college, professional school, military
academy, or special education training. Any of these facilities
may have records that provide information about your ancestor.
Among the types of school records available are report cards,
class photos, class lists, administrator