Undertakers and undertaking
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Daniel H. Prunk papers
Collection — Folder S1921
Identifier: S1921
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of correspondence ranging from 1866 to 1869 regarding the settling of accounts between Dr. Daniel H. Prunk and his supplier of coffins, caskets, coffin tops, and funeral accessories. Correspondence includes letters sent by Parish & Wood (later Hooke & Wood) Wholesale and Retail Furniture Dealers and Hon. T.R. Stanley of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The collection also includes photocopies of Dr. Prunk's day book that he used to record orders to be filled,...
Dates:
1864-1883
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel H. Prunk papers
Duesterberg Funeral Home photographs
Collection — Folder SP140
Identifier: SP140
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs from Duesterberg Funeral Home in Vincennes, Indiana ranging from circa 1860 to circa 1915 regarding the Duesterberg family, their funeral home, and its hearses.
Dates:
Majority of material found in circa 1860-circa 1915
Fannie Gardner papers
Collection — Folder S2249
Identifier: S2249
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence sent to Miss Fannie Gardner, including an October 1892 letter from The Embalmer publication regarding women embalmers, several letters she received in 1896 regarding her election as president of the Indiana State Funeral Directors' Association, a February 9, 1898 letter from George Wagoner of St. Louis asking about her experience using "Uptimum Embalming Fluid," and a September 28, 1898 letter from the United...
Dates:
1892-1948
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Fannie Gardner papers
