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Edmonton Chevra Kadisha Society fonds
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30 cm of textual records. -- 28 photographs
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of materials created by the Edmonton Chevra Kadisha from 1907- 1998. The fonds consists of these series: 1. Financial (1948- 1990) The series consists of cashbooks, receipts, and other materials related to the financial operations of the Chevra Kadisha. 2. Administrative (1957- 1998) The series consists of a cemetery registry, a guestbook of Chevra Kadisha Unveiling Ceremonies, correspondence, building contracts, death certificates, copies of Chevra Kadisha documents and minute books and other materials. 3. Photographs (ca. 1975- ca. 1995) The series consists of photographs of Chevra Kadisha members and plaques.
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Physical condition
Some of the materials are photocopied documents or transcripts of original Chevra Kadisha documents. It is unclear who copied the materials or where the original documents are held.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Chevra Kadisha in 1998.
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- The material is in English and Hebrew
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Some material may be restricted. Consult the archivist for further details.
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Finding aids
Preliminary inventory available in accession register.
Associated materials
The Provincial Archives of Alberta also holds records of Edmonton Chevra Kadisha.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected but not scheduled.
General note
Additional material on Edmonton Chevra Kadisha may be found in the First Century of Jewish Life Editorial Committee fonds held by JAHSENA.<br><br>Record No. CHE.98.1<br><br>
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- Edmonton Chevra Kadisha Society (Subject)