Suggestions to the Lot Owners of the Green-Wood Cemetery, 1883-1941 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Sara Fetherolf, Brooklyn College Intern

Collection Overview

Title: Suggestions to the Lot Owners of the Green-Wood Cemetery, 1883-1941

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: 2 boxes arranged chronologically

Subjects: Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History, Cemeteries--United States--History, Cemetery superintendents, Death--Social aspects--United States, Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Suggestions to Lot Owners of the Green-Wood Cemetery series contains informational pamphlets on provisions for lot maintenance and the preservation of ownership. Arrangement is by the edition number and date, beginning with the 4^th edition, printed in 1883, and continuing up to the 35^th edition, printed in 1941. Each edition varies slightly, but all the pamphlets contain the same information: an essay on the importance of bequeathing money for lot maintenance, amendments to the cemetery charter, legal forms for lot owners, and an updated list of monetary amounts held in trust for the care of lots. The container listing also indicates the number of extant copies for each edition.

Subject/Index Terms

Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History
Cemeteries--United States--History
Cemetery superintendents
Death--Social aspects--United States
Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.

Administrative Information

Repository: The Green-Wood Cemetery

Related Materials: Superintendent's Labor Accounts (ID: 005-2015)

Processing Information: Accession #: 010-2012

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 4th ed., 1883: (3 copies)
Folder 2: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 5th ed., 1884: (2 copies)
Folder 3: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 6th ed., 1885: (2 copies)
Folder 4: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 7th ed., 1886: (1 copy)
Folder 5: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 8th ed., 1887: (1 copy)
Folder 6: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 9th ed., 1889: (4 copies)
Folder 7: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 10th ed., 1890: (1 copy)
Folder 8: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 11th ed., 1892: (4 copies)
Folder 9: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 12th ed., 1893: (5 copies)
Folder 10: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 13th ed., 1895: (5 copies)
Folder 11: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 14th ed., 1896: (1 copy)
Folder 12: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 15th ed., 1898: (1 copy)
Folder 13: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 16th ed., 1900: (1 copy)
Folder 14: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 17th ed., 1903: (2 copies)
Folder 15: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 18th ed., 1906: (1 copy)
Folder 16: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 19th ed., 1908: (1 copy)
Folder 17: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 20th ed., 1910: (1 copy)
Folder 18: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 21st ed., 1912: (4 copies)
Folder 19: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 22nd ed., 1914: (1 copy)
Folder 20: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 23rd ed., 1914: (5 copies)
Folder 21: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 24th ed., 1919: (10 copies)
Folder 22: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 25th ed., 1922: (7 copies)
Folder 23: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 26th ed., 1925: (4 copies)
Folder 24: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 27th ed., 1926: (10 copies)
Folder 25: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 28th ed., 1928: (10 copies)
Folder 26: Suggestions to Lot Owners, 29th ed., 1929: (5 copies)

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