Finding aid of the Laurel Hill Cemetery Index No. 1A

M. Reilly

The Society of California Pioneers

300 Fourth Street

San Francisco, CA 94107-1272

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Finding aid of the Laurel Hill Cemetery Index No. 1A

Collection number: C004804.2

The Society of California Pioneers

San Francisco, California

Processed by:: M. Reilly
Date Completed:: 11/09/2006
Encoded by:: M. Reilly

Descriptive Summary

Title: Laurel Hill Cemetery index

Dates: 1868-1873

Collection number: C004804.2

Creator: Laurel Hill Cemetery (San Francisco, Calif.)

Collection Size: 1 ledger (100 pages) 18 inches x 11 inches

Repository: The Society of California Pioneers.

San Francisco, California 94107-1272

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.

Physical location: Stored on site at the Society of California Pioneers.

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open by appointment for research.

Publication Rights

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.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Biography / Administrative History

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.

Chronology

1868/1873

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Arrangement

The ledger is divided in four sections, each in chronological order. The reason for the divisions is not clear.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Laurel Hill Cemetery (San Francisco, Calif.)

Cemeteries - San Francisco (Calif.)

Indexes

Other Finding Aids

There are finding aids for the other ledgers of records for the Lone Mountain/Laurel Hill Cemetery, ranging from 1854 through circa 1930. Each of the ledgers have an index - sometimes in a separate ledger and sometimes included in the ledger itself.