Frequently Asked Questions
1 • Can I get a transcript from the Archives?
2 • I do not live in Missouri and cannot come to the Archives to
do research. How can I conduct research from afar?
3 • I have found a photograph I am interested in. However, I cannot
seem to view the image on your website. Why?
4 • I have previously worked for the University. Can
you verify my employment there?
5 • I am looking for the current contact information of a person
I went to school with. Can I get the information
from the University Archives?
6 • I have documents or other materials related to the University
of Missouri. How do I transfer or donate these materials
to the University Archives?
7 • How can I check materials out from the
University Archives?
1 • No. The University Archives is often mistakenly contacted for
enrollment and registration information, especially concerning transcripts
and diploma replacement. Please contact the UMC Registrar's Office (Enrollment
Services/Registration) for such information requests. Beyond regular UMC
transcripts, the Registrar's Office also has Laboratory School transcripts
as well as Distance Education transcripts before 1980.
Please use the contacts listed below:
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2 • Due to staff and resource limitations, the Archives' staff cannot
conduct extensive research for patrons. Staff is often limited to an hour
or two of research for a patron.
The University facilitates hiring University of Missouri students at an hourly rate to conduct research for you.
Please visit the following web page hiremizzoutigers.com/post-a-job/private-households/ and
complete the form linked from there.
Please address any questions about the hiring process to the MU Career Center (career@missouri.edu or 573 882-6801).
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3 • The Archives has thousands of photographs and negatives in its
holdings, so only a very small amount have been scanned and digitized.
What you found from the website is merely a description of the holdings;
the image itself is not available online.
Contact a staff member concerning the image you are interested in:
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4 • No. Individuals may get verification of employment with the
University by contacting the Human Resource Services front desk:
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5 • No. We can verify what year a particular individual graduated
from the University; however, current contact information cannot be given
out.
There is a Tiger Locator service provided by the Alumni Association, which
can be utilized for this type of information.
Please use the Alumni Association web page listed below:
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6 • For information on how to transfer documents from a department
to the University Archives or donate personal material related to the
University of Missouri to the University Archives, please follow the links
below:
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7 • Archival material cannot be checked out. Once you have found
documents or records you are interested in looking at, arrangements must
be made with the staff of University Archives to retrieve the materials
and to set up a time to view them in the Reading Room.
For more information about getting access to archival materials from the
holdings of the University Archives, please follow the links below:
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