Historic Wilmington Cemetery Collection
Finding aid created by Wilmington Historical Society staff using RecordEXPRESS
Wilmington Historical Society
2024
309 W. Opp St.
Wilmington, California 90744
https://www.wilmingtonhistory.org/contact-us.html
https://www.wilmingtonhistory.org/
Title: Historic Wilmington Cemetery Collection
Dates: 1934-2010
Collection Number: HWC
Creator/Collector:
Wilmington Historical Society (Calif.)
Extent: 0.44. linear feet
Repository:
Wilmington Historical Society
Wilmington, California 90744
Abstract: The Historic Wilmington Cemetery Collection consists of textual and photographic material
related to the history of the Cemetery between 1934 and 2010. This primarily consists of
administrative records, photographs, event programs, newspaper clippings, historical sketches,
and information pertaining to American soldiers and veterans buried in the Cemetery.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise
produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington
Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law
beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works
not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright
owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[Identification of item]. Historic Wilmington Cemetery Collection. Collection Number: HWC. Wilmington Historical Society
This collection has been acquired and assembled by the Wilmington Historical
Society from a variety of sources. The sources and dates of acquisition are unknown.
Biography/Administrative History
Please see finding aid with box list for administrative history.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Historic Wilmington Cemetery Collection consists of a small amount of textual and
photographic material related to the history of the Cemetery between 1934 and 2010. This
consists of Wilmington Cemetery District administrative records, photographs of Banning family
and other Wilmington pioneer headstones, Memorial Day ceremonies conducted by Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Post# 2967, newspaper clippings, historical sketches, and information pertaining
to American soldiers and veterans buried in the Cemetery. The collection is arranged at the
collection level, alphabetically by subject.
Cemeteries--California--Los Angeles
Historic landmarks--California--Los Angeles County
Historic sites--California--Los Angeles
Banning, Phineas, 1830-1885
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Documents
Photographic materials