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Inventory of the Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Cemetery Board Records
F3860, R404.1  
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Series Descriptions

F3860:1-61

Series 1 Cemetery Questionnaires 1949-1977

Physical Description: 61 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by county and alphabetically thereunder by cemetery name.

Access Information

Cemetery Board investigations contain information that is restricted in accordance with Government Code sections 7923.600-7923.625 (formerly section 6254(f)).

Scope and Content Note

Cemetery Questionnaires document the ownership of private, religious, fraternal, and public cemeteries. This series also addresses the types of internment and services available at individual cemeteries, types of property available, date of establishment, total number and number of acres developed, and other operations information. Furthermore, the records also contain countywide lists of known cemeteries, miscellaneous correspondence received providing additional historical information on individual cemeteries, maps and drawings, newspaper articles, complaints on operations and Cemetery Board investigations, and fiscal and operational documentation.
F3860:62

Series 2 California Association of Public Cemeteries 1963, 1966

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Arrangement

Arranged by type of cemetery and alphabetically thereunder by cemetery name.

Scope and Content Note

California Association of Public Cemeteries includes correspondence and lists of fraternally, privately, publically, and religiously owned cemeteries in California. The listing was prepared from questionnaires supplied to the Cemetery Board. The file also includes a document on cemetery districts released by the Senate Permanent Fact Finding Committee on Natural Resources.
F3860:63

Series 3 Information on Indian Cemeteries 1962, 1969

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by county.

Access Information

Series is exempt from disclosure in accordance with Government Code section 7927.000 (formerly section 6254(r)).

Scope and Content Note

Information on Indian Cemeteries contains correspondence with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the locations of Indian burial grounds throughout California. The correspondence resulted in the identification of burial sites in twenty nine counties. Details of Indian burial grounds often include the name of the site, contact information, address or description of location, and the township and range.
R404.1, Box 1/1 - Box 2/28

Series 4 Board Meeting Records 1963-1971, 1973-1978

Physical Description: 64 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by meeting date.

Access Information

A portion of the March 16, 1967 meeting file (Box 1, folder 22) is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation in accordance with Government Code sections 7923.600-7923.625 (section 6254(f)).

Scope and Content Note

Board Meeting Records may include, but are not limited to, agenda items, approval of minutes of the previous meeting, attendance sheets, reports, transcripts of meeting minutes, maps of property, photos or pictures, correspondence, and statements of operations, cash balances, and expenditures. Reports discussed at meetings typically involve applications submitted to the Cemetery Board to operate an endowment care cemetery. These reports may include the capital stock of the corporation, proposed site of cemetery, development plans and cost, applicant’s officers, sources of funding, description of the property’s physical condition and features, and shareholders. Reports may also include Corporate Cemetery Broker’s Licenses submitted to the Cemetery Board for review. Additionally, reports may address relevant legislation and endowment and care funds.
The researcher should know also that pages 45 to 130 of the transcript from the March 3, 1964 meeting are missing (Box 1, folder 7).