Removing Letters from Your Reference Letter File

Occasionally, you—as the file holder—or one of your reference givers—the letter’s author—may wish to remove a letter from your file. Once submitted to the UM Reference Letter Service, reference letters become property of the University of Michigan and cannot be released to either you or the letter author. However, upon submission of the appropriate form, letters may be permanently removed from a file either at your request (as the file holder) or at the author’s request.

Access File Holder’s Letter Removal Request Form

Access Reference Letter Writer’s Removal Request Form