University of Missouri System

Management Services

Records Management

2008 Records Retention Guide

The Records Retention Guide provides a quick reference to the records retention requirements of University records normally found in all departments. For information on department specific records retention authorizations see Specific Department Records.

• Introduction
• Alphabetic Index of Record Types
• Academic Department Records
  • Faculty Records
  • Grants Records
  • Research Records
  • Student Records
• Administrative Records
  • Committees
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Directives, Policy & Procedure Records
  • General Administrative Files
  • Personnel
• Financial Records
  • Departmental Accounting Records; Originals Kept in Accounting Office
  • Departmental Accounting Records: Originals Kept in Each Department
  • Payroll Records
  • Purchasing Records
• Individual Department Records
• General Information/Helpful Tips
• Request for Records Management Assistance (PDF 9 KB)

For a more complete description of records covered by this guide and their retention requirements, refer to Section 1000 of the UM Business Policy Manual, "Records Retention Summaries" section.