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Rogers Mortuary records, 1880-1979.

Archival/Mixed Materials

1880

Title:	Rogers Mortuary records, 1880-1979.
Author:	Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)
Call Number:	C MSS WH1501
Web Site:	Finding aid available online and in repository.
Publisher, Date:	1880-1979.
Description:	23 linear ft. (24 boxes), 9 oversize boxes. Organized into 5 series: 1. Burial records, 1880-1979 (Box1-10). 2. Funeral records, 1928-1979 (Box11-18). 3. Financial records, 1927-1968 (Box18-23). 4. Personal, 1940-1949, (Box23). 5. Oversize, 1883-1950 (OVBox1-9).
Bio/Organization Note:	Mortuary founded by Isaac N. Rogers in 1871 in Leadville, Colo. Company moved to Denver, Colo. in 1873. Rogers and his son, Charles, were the funeral directors as well as morticians. In the late 1920s, Clarence Endsley started as mortician. Endsley bought the business in 1950 from the grandson of Isaac Rogers. Business closed in 1980.
Summary:	Collection contains burial permits include information about the deceased such as the cause and place of death; funeral records give details on the type of service and casket, place and cause of death; financial ledgers; legal papers; photographs, clippings and correspondence concern Clarence Endsley's social and civil life.
Subjects:	Rogers, Isaac N., 1842-1910 -- Archives. Rogers, Charles. Endsley, Clarence, 1906-1986 -- Archives. Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.) -- Archives. Funeral homes -- Colorado -- Denver.
Notes:	Contact Special Collections and Archives Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.

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