Account book (September 1910 - September 1913) of funeral and related expenses.
Scope and Contents
Accounts appear chronologically under the name of the person or party responsible for payment. Account notations, with amounts and dates paid, include such items as coffins, embalming, hearse and carriage rentals, cemetery, and church fees. The roughly alphabetical index in the front and back of volume (of those paying for the funeral) includes person's address, name of deceased (except if an infant), and often relationship to person paying, with place of death, and place of burial (town, or cemetery) often given. 290 pages.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1958
Creator
- From the Collection: Harleston Funeral Home (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Access Restrictions
Papers have been microfilmed. Researchers are required to use microfilm.
Box 1 - See Reel 1
Box 2 - See Reel 2
Box 3 - See Reel 3
Box 4 - See Reel 4
Box 4 - See Reel 4
Box 5 - See Reel 5
Box 6 - See Reel 6
Box 7 - See Reel 7
Extent
From the Collection: 3.5 linear feet (7 archival boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu