OAK HILL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Oak Hill Cemetery Association (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Oak Hill Cemetery Association records [microform]. | |
| Dates: | 1859-1969. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Microfilmed records (1859-1969) of a non-profit, non-sectarian cemetery founded in 1859 by the Richfield Cemetery Association, including lot diagrams and platbooks, deed books and indexes, interment records and indexes, minutes of Association meetings, a receipt book, and invoices. | |
| Quantity: | 6 microfilm reels ; 16 mm and 35 mm. | |
| Location: | M700: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Oak Hill Cemetery, located at West 59th Street and Lyndale Avenue South on the border of Richfield and Minneapolis, began as a burying ground in 1859. The Association has been known variously as Oak Hill Cemetery Association of Richfield, Richfield Cemetery Association, and Oak Hill Cemetery Association. The cemetery remained active in 2015.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Oak Hill Cemetery Association (Minneapolis, Minn.). Oak Hill Cemetery Association records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Microfilm producer: Saint Paul : Microdex, 1968-1969.
Available on interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. Inquiries regarding purchase should be directed to the Oak Hill Cemetery Association.
Location of Originals:
Original association records: Oak Hill Cemetery Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,982
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, July 2015
Catalog ID number: 008345490
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| M700 | 1 | Lot diagrams: | |||||||||
| Original plat, blocks 1-39, undated. | |||||||||||
| First addition, blocks 1-37, undated. | |||||||||||
| Second addition, blocks 1-55A, undated. | |||||||||||
| Plat books: | |||||||||||
| Original plat, blocks 1-39, circa 1880s-1960s. | |||||||||||
| First addition, blocks 1-37, circa 1880s-1960s. | |||||||||||
| Second addition, blocks 1-55A, circa 1880s-1960s. | |||||||||||
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| M700 | 2 | Receipt books, September 15, 1944-September 30, 1968. | |||||||||
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| M700 | 3 | Deed books: | |||||||||
| Volume E-1, May 1933-September 1959. | |||||||||||
| Volume F, September 1959-December 1968. | |||||||||||
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| M700 | 4 | Invoice slips, July 1945-December 1966. | |||||||||
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| M700 | 5 | Deed books: | |||||||||
| 1876-1890. | |||||||||||
| 1890-1906. | |||||||||||
| 1906-1927. | |||||||||||
| 1927-1940. | |||||||||||
| Actuarial books: | |||||||||||
| Booth's cemetery record: | |||||||||||
| Index of grantees to lots sold, undated. | |||||||||||
| Register of interments, March 1896-July 1936. | |||||||||||
| Record of interments, March 1896-March 1966. | |||||||||||
| List of purchasers and names of deceased, undated. | |||||||||||
| Corporate record book, 1859-1969. | |||||||||||
| Includes bylaws, constitution, minutes (1859-1967), and indentures and deeds (1863-1876). | |||||||||||
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| M700 | 6 | Alphabetical register of interments, 1896-1969. | |||||||||
| Index to deed records, undated. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Cemeteries -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Cemetery records -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Organizations:
- Oak Hill Cemetery Association of Richfield, creator.
- Oak Hill Cemetery, creator.
- Richfield Cemetery Association, creator.
- Document Types:
- Death registers.
- Microforms.
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