Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery index
- Dates:
- 1868-1873
- Creators:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Abstract:
- Index 1a serves as an alphabetical index for records of where the deceased were buried. It is not clear which book the index pertains to, and the cover is missing. Date range is 1868 -1873. There are 11 pages at the end of Chinese burials.
- Extent:
- 1 ledger (100 pages) 18 inches x 11 inches
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
-
Laurel Hill Cemetery index. The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Index 1a serves as an alphabetical index for records of where the deceased were buried. It is not clear which book the index pertains to, and the cover is missing. Date range is 1868 -1873. There are 11 pages at the end of Chinese burials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Laurel Hill Cemetery - formerly Lone Mountain Cemetery which opened January 28, 1854 - was one of the major cemeteries in San Francisco. It was bounded by the current Calfornia, Geary, Parker and Presidio avenues and renamed Laurel Hill Cemetery in 1867. Bodies were moved to Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San Mateo County in the early part of the 20th century. Many of the old tombstones were used in the seawall in San Francisco's marina district.
Date Event 1868/1873 Laurel Hill Cemetery - Acquisition information:
- Unknown.
- Arrangement:
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The ledger is divided in four sections, each in chronological order. The reason for the divisions is not clear.
- Physical location:
- Stored on site at the Society of California Pioneers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2006
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by M. Reilly. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: January 10, 2007.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open by appointment for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.
- Preferred citation:
-
Laurel Hill Cemetery index. The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160