Eckhardt Monument Company (Tiffin, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The collection consists of sixteen volumes of grave monument order records dating (with the first order) from June 1903 to August 1963.
Dates
- Creation: June 1903-August 1963
Extent
1 Reels
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of sixteen volumes of grave monument order records dating (with the first order) from June 1903 to August 1963. The monument order records include such information as name and address of the person ordering the monument, name and location of the cemetery, design (occasionally with drawings) of the monument and the writing requested which frequently includes the name, birth and death dates of the buried person. Total costs of the monument also are provided in the records.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Eckhardt Monument Company, Tiffin, Ohio were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University for microfilming in December 1984, with the cooperation of Mr. Greg Smith, Fostoria Monument Company, Fostoria, Ohio, and Mrs. Rebecca Hill, Tiffin, Ohio.
Processing Information
This finding aid was prepared by Ann Bowers in December 1984.
- Title
- Guide to the Eckhardt Monument Company (Tiffin, Ohio) records
- Author
- Ann Bowers, Libby Hertenstein
- Date
- December 1984, August 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English