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School Records

University records
(Hochschulmatrikeln
Registres des universités, collèges, sociétés académiques)

Research use: Primarily for family relationships and to extend lineage beyond other existing records.

Record type: Records of universities, colleges, academies.

Time Period: 1460-present.

Content: Names of faculty and students, sometimes dates of birth and names of parents, residence, dates of enrollment.

Location: State, city and school archives.

Population coverage: 10%.

Reliability: Good.