Stonestreet and Son Undertakers records
Overview
The Records of Stonestreet and Son Undertakers are those of an early twentieth century Topeka, Kansas mortuary business.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1949
Creator
- Stonestreet and Son Undertakers (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of Stonestreet and Son Undertakers
By 1909, F. M. Stonestreet had established an undertaking and funeral business in Topeka, Kansas. Both of his sons, Fred and Wilbur, worked as assistant undertakers, eventually becoming full undertakers in what became known as Stonestreet and Son. In approximately 1918, Daisy, one of Stonestreet's daughters, married fellow Kansan Harry N. Carper. At the time Carper worked as a janitor for the newspaper; however, he went on to attend the Cincinnati College of Embalming, graduating in 1923, and became licensed in Kansas the following year. Carper then joined the family business.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes + 4 volumes, 4 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Stonestreet and Son Undertakers records date from 1915 to 1949 and are arranged in a single series of Papers. The papers include information regarding the F. M. Stonestreet estate and funeral records. Folder arrangement within this series is alphabetical.
Photographs from the Stonestreet and Son Undertakers Collection are located at RH MS-P 683 and RH MS-P (f) 683. Bound volumes are located at RH MS D283. Oversized items are located at RH MS Q148.
Physical Location
RH MS 683
Physical Location
RH MS-P 683
Physical Location
RH MS D283
Physical Location
RH MS Q148
Physical Location
RH MS-P 683(f)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Leonard W. Carper, Sr, 1997.
Subject
- Carper, Harry N. (Person)
- Stonestreet, F. M., 1858-1931 (Person)
- Stonestreet and Son Undertakers (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Stonestreet and Son Undertakers Collection
- Subtitle
- Stonestreet and Son Undertakers records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2006; revised by, cl 2010; revised by skt, 2010; Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2006; revised by skt, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Sponsor
- Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1399317422
- Preferred citation
-
Stonestreet and Son Undertakers Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 683, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository