Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Maas Funeral Home (Louisville, Ky.). Records, 1900-1954. 9 vols.

Call No.

Mss. BB M111 1-9 / Mss. BB M111

Content

Records of the Maas Funeral Home, Louisville, Kentucky. Records include funeral books, 1918-1954, which detail name of deceased, person purchasing service, age, physician, cause of death, date of death, date of burial, various costs associated with the funeral service (coffin, embalming etc.), and place of internment (vol. 1-5). Another funeral book, 1900-1929 is arranged roughly by surname of deceased and provides the name of the deceased, name of person paying for the service, date of death, and date of burial (vol. 6). Finally, accounts receivable books (1915-1922, 1930-1943) show a list of payments for services by payer (vol. 7-9). Additional records in the Filson Library.

Subject Heading

Maas Funeral Home (Louisville, Ky.). Records, 1900-1954. 9 vols.