Call Number:

SCRC 392

Repository:

Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center

Extent:

0.2 linear feet (1 box)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Philadelphia Collection of Burial Arrangement Forms and Cemetery Regulations, SCRC 392, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date:

1959-1967 (inclusive)

Creator:

Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Philadelphia

Form:

Administrative records, Photocopies, and Property records

Abstract:

The Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Philadelphia, alternatively known as the Jewish Cemeteries Association of Greater Philadelphia, is an organization consisting of numerous Jewish cemeteries in Philadelphia. A rotating leadership group comprised of representatives from member cemeteries represents the association on public matters concerning burial and interment. Representatives from member cemeteries occasionally gather collectively to formulate organization-wide standards for burials and maintenance while keeping within the framework of Jewish tradition.

The Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Philadelphia Collection of Burial Arrangement Forms and Cemetery Regulations consists of examples of documents used during the course of cemetery operations. Documents originate from a wide range of cemeteries and include purchase agreements, deeds for lots, certificates confirming burial rights, rules and regulations of specific cemeteries, and orders for grave markings. All of the forms requiring supplementary information are blank. A small amount of the blank forms are photocopies of originals. The documents run from 1959 to 1967.