Junior Funeral Home Records, 1986-2002
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Client files of the Junior Funeral Home in chronological order, 1986 through 2002. Each file consists of all materials concerning the funeral service of a decedant including biographical, financial, obituary drafts, final pubilcations, death certificates, funeral programs, and related information.
- Extent:
- 21.00 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Biographical / historical:
The Junior Funeral Home opened in July 1986 in a former church building on Alcaniz Street in Pensacola, Florida, and was operated by Willie Junior, a prominent Black community leader who also served as an Escambia County Commissioner. His business achieved national notoriety by creating a drive-up window for showings.
Note written by Dean DeBolt
- Processing information:
Records were retained as received, in the order kept by the business (date of service/burial), with some weeding of duplicate and non-essential materials. The inventory of the collection lists for each folder its box, folder number, first name, last name, and date of burial or service. This was done in an Access database which has allowed us to alphabetize the 2,115 files and place that inventory online.
- Arrangement:
Chronological according to service or burial date.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Records are open for research and study. Note that under Florida law, death certificates with cause of death are restricted for fifty years from death; these have been removed from the collection and stored in the Department's restricted files.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
