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Jones Cemetery Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-104

Scope and Contents

This collection includes minutes, account books, cemetery lot deeds, burial permits, and ledgers from Jones Cemetery Association in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1904 to 1985 regarding the company and its activities.

Dates

  • 1904-1985

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

2.5 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Jones Cemetery Association minutes, 1904-1960

Series 2: Jones Cemetery Association account books, 1911-1981

Series 3: Jones Cemetery Association ledgers, 1906-1965

Series 4: Jones Cemetery Association burial permits, 1914-1985

Custodial History

This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from June Miller on 1988/10/03 and from Mary K. Jones on 1986/11/25.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Related Archival Materials

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN:

MSS.256: Beech Grove Cemetery records, 1835-1952

SC.154: Beech Grove Cemetery collection, 1995-1996

Archives and Special Collections Cemetery Lists

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 1994/04/25 by M. Sears. Finding aid created 1994/04/25 by M. Sears. Finding aid revised 1991/04/26 by K. Dean. EAD finding aid completed 2011/09/08 by Bethany Fiechter.

Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository

Contact:
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA