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Guide to the San Antonio Cremation Company Records
Administrative History NoteThe San Antonio Cremation Company was first organized on June 3, 1885, at a meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Prof. Rote was elected chairman and Otto Solms secretary. Two committees were appointed to draft a charter and bylaws. At the second meeting on June 17, 1885, trustees for the first year were appointed. By the third meeting on July 6, 1885, a charter from the Texas Secretary of State had been approved and the following were elected as officers: Dr. B. E. Hadra – president, M. F. Corbett – vice president, Albert Maverick – secretary, F. Groos – treasurer, and J. W. Mueller – cor. secretary. The last minutes in the records is dated March 4, 1889, but it is not known if meetings occurred after that time. Sources: Information taken from minutes for first 3 meetings. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe San Antonio Cremation Company Records contain meeting minutes, financial statements, a report from the architect, and lists of shareholders. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThe collection is open for research use. Materials may be viewed in the reading room of the P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library, located on the 5th floor of the Briscoe Library at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Physical AccessSome materials are very brittle or torn on the edges and may require an electronic copy or photocopy for use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], in the San Antonio Cremation Company Records, AR 76, University Archives, UTHSC Libraries, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. ProvenanceMaterials in this collection were donated in 1970 to the library of the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio by the Bexar County Medical Society. Collection HistoryReceived as part of a donation of manuscripts and historical books from the Bexar County Medical Society Library in 1970. Processing InformationFinding aid created by: Anne Comeaux, October 2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of Collection
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