Funeral Records, Juneau, Alaska, 1898-1964

Collection

Identifier: MS 114

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Each of the nineteen volumes is arranged chronologically by date of death and has its own name index. Each entry or "Record of Funeral" includes all or some of the following: name of deceased, race or nationality, occupation, residence, marital status, religion, name and birthplace of parents, age, date and place of birth, date and place of death, cause of death, individual paying for funeral, place and date of funeral services, certifying physician, and a detailed list of the funeral arrangements with costs. Many entries are incomplete. Included with the original records in this collection is a two volume master index prepared in 1987 by the Gastineau Genealogical Society.

The Society microfilmed the index and all nineteen volumes on five 16 mm. reels. The Alaska State Library re-filmed the volumes on eleven 35 mm. reels in 2003.

Dates

1898-1964

Conditions Governing Access

The original volumes are fragile. Microfilm reproductions of the volumes may be viewed and copied.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Extent

2 Linear Feet : 7 boxes ; 19 v. + index ; 11 boxes microfilm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This manuscript collection contains the records of Juneau's mortuaries: the C.W. Young Co., the Juneau Young Co. and the C.W. Carter Mortuary, from January 2, 1898 through March 20, 1964. When the business was absorbed by Alaskan Memorial Parks, Inc., of Fairbanks, the records were sent there. Through the efforts of the Gastineau Genealogical Society, Alaskan Memorial Parks returned the original records to Juneau where they were indexed and microfilmed by the Gastineau Genealogical Society and then deposited with the Alaska Historical Library in 1987. The Alaska State Library re-filmed the records in 2003.

MS 114 Box 1

Gastineau Genealogical Society. Index: Funeral Records, Juneau, Alaska, of the C.W. Young Co. (Mortuary); The Juneau Young Co. (Mortuary); and the Charles W: Carter Mortuary covering the Period of 2 January 1898 through 20 March 1964. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 1

Master Index (Parts I and II are combined into one index as of 2003) Part I Miscellaneous General Information Index Part II Composite Alphabetical Surname Index (Parts I and II bound together). 124 p. Part III Conformed Individual Volume Indexes [Work copies used to make Parts I and II annotated to show age, birthdate, death date and burial date of deceased, when available in the record.] ca. 250 p.

CD: Master Index to Juneau, Alaska Funeral Records Covering the period of: 2 January 1898 through 20 March 1964…

DVD: Juneau Funeral Records Juneau, Alaska. Digitized Images and Master Index of the Funeral Records…

MS 114 Box 2

C.W. Young Company (?): Volume 1: January 2, 1898 - October 26, 1909. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 2

C.W. Young Company: Volume 2: October 29, 1909 - November 23, 1915. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 2

Volume 3: November 30, 1915 - July 26, 1919.** Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 3

**Includes list of recovered bodies from the Princess Sophia shipwreck

MS 114 Box 3

C.W. Young Company: Volume 4: July 12, 1919 - May 24, 1924. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 3

C.W. Young Company/Juneau-Young Company: Volume 5: May 23, 1924 - June 21, 1933. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 4

C.W. Carter Mortuary (?) : Volume 6: March 23, 1916 - July 24, 1930. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 4

MS 114 Boxes 4-7: C.W. Carter Mortuary.

MS 114 Box 4. C.W. Carter Mortuary:

Volume 7: August 28, 1930 - July 17, 1933. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 5

Volume 8: July 17, 1933 - December 24, 1935. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 5

Volume 9: December 26, 1935 - January 31, 1938. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 6

MS 114 Box 5. C.W. Carter Mortuary:

Volume 10: February 1, 1938 - August 7, 1940. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 6

Volume 11: August 9, 1940 - January 12, 1943. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 7

Volume 12: January 18, 1943 - December 11, 1944. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 7

MS 114 Box 6. C.W. Carter Mortuary:

Volume 13: December 15, 1944 - April 12, 1947. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 8

Volume 14: April 13, 1947 - September 15, 1949. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 8

Volume 15: September 19, 1949 - March 25, 1952. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 9

MS 114 Box 7. C.W. Carter Mortuary:

Volume 16: March 26, 1952 - February 25, 1955. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 9

Volume 17: March 15, 1955 - April 21, 1958. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 10

Volume 18: April 28, 1958 - February 14, 1961. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 10

Volume 19: February 27, 1961 - March 20, 1964. Mf Ms 51 Reel Number 11

Processing Information

Volumes are housed in acid-free boxes. Please note: Microfilm Records Certification page says, “…it is the established policy and practice of this State to microfilm its records and to dispose of the original documents after microfilm reproductions have been made.” In this case original records are retained. Microfilm is available for viewing records.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Funeral Records, Juneau, Alaska, 1898-1964 collection
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston, June 2019 ; Minor Edits and Inventory added as TOC note by: Connie Hamann
Date: 2025 October
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin