Receiving Tomb Records 1853-1965 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

The collection includes three books of Receiving Tomb records for The Green-Wood Cemetery spanning roughly 1853-1965, with gaps from 1864-1873 and 1890-1904. Each record indicates when the interred person was transported to and from the Receiving Tomb, and where they were subsequently interred.

Found among the pages of each book are various Green-Wood financial notices and customer inquiries written on letterheads, which may be of interest to design, typography, postage, architectural, linguistic, and vintage machinery researchers. Click each box for more detail.

The overall condition of the collection is poor. The books appear to bound in leather originally; two books sport a cloth cover and one has a brown paper cover. Covers are largely stained, torn, and rotted, particularly around the spine. In some cases, the spine is not longer intact. Page corners and edges are badly stained and curled, and some pages are stuck together. Use caution when handling.