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Larkin Mortuary Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-192

Abstract

Records of the Larkin Family Mortuary

Dates

  • Creation: 1888 - 1982

Extent

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

BOX 1





Larkin and Linquist



Fd 1 Larkin and Linquist Letter: November 21, 1887



George W. Larkin & Sons



Fd 2 Letter from E. P. Ferguson introducing Alma Larkin on George W.

Larkin & Sons Letterhead: July 26, 1910



Fd 3 George W. Larkin & Sons envelope to Alma Larkin (LDS mission

to England): 1910



Fd 4 George W. Larkin & Sons letterhead and envelope

Larkin Undertaking Company



Fd 5 Extracts from a sermon delivered by President Woodruff on Larkin

Undertaking Co. letterhead: November 1, 1891



Fd 6 List of names on Larkin Undertaking Co. Letterhead



Fd 7 Telegram from T. L. Jones to Larkin Undertaking: December 26,

1918



Fd 8 Bill from Salt Lake Telegram for funeral ad to Larkin Undertaking:

March 9, 1924



Fd 9 Bill to Augustus Brown from Larkin Undertaking: Feb. 19, 1926



Fd 10 Bill from Salt Lake Casket Co. to Larkin Undertaking: March 12,

1928



Fd 11 Larkin Undertaking Co. Letterhead

Larkin-Hull Undertaking Company



Fd 12 Bill to Joseph Wheeler from Larkin-Hull Undertaking: Jan. 4, 1912



Fd 13 Receipt from Utah Light and Railway Co to Larkin-Hull: October

30, 1912



Fd 14 Bill to Mrs. William Rutherford from Larkin-Hull: May 1, 1915



Larkin Mortuary Company





Fd 15 Bill to Jane R. Burt from Larkin Mortuary Co.: June 3, 1940



Fd 16 Bill to Quartermaster Wright Field for services of Lt. Claude Luke

from Larkin Mortuary: December 8, 1941



Fd 17 Bill to Quartermaster 381 st Fighter Squadron for Lt. Carl Lucas

Kiesig from Larkin: October 28, 1943



Fd 18 Larkin Mortuary Co. Envelope



Larkin & Sons Mortuary Company



Fd 19 Larkin & Sons Mortuary Co. Account Balance



Tooele Mortuary Company



Fd 20 Tooele Mortuary Co.- Larkin & Donnellon letterhead



Correspondence



Fd 21 Correspondence- Berkeley Bunker to Jay Larkin: May 1, 1962



Fd 22 Correspondence- Leo Goates to Elijah and Alma Larkin: Jan 12, 1945



Fd 23 Correspondence- Will Holmes to George Larkin: October 25, 1912



Fd 24 Correspondence- Sentinel Security Life Insurance Co. to Alma

Larkin: June 9, 1958



Fd 25 Correspondence- Warren Funeral Home to Larkin Mortuary:

August 14, 1954 & September 2, 1954



Services and Funerals performed



Fd 26 Correspondence concerning the body of Roy R. Arnold: 1954

(Includes embalmer’s report)



Fd 27 Correspondence regarding David O. McKay’s Funeral: 1970

(Includes newspaper articles, letters from First Presidency,

Missionary Committee & David L. McKay)



Fd 28 Newspaper Article- Funeral of President Tanner- Deseret NewsL

November 30, 1982



Fd 29 Newspaper Picture of LeGrand Richards’ Funeral



Fd 30 Newspaper Articles regarding Immanuel David and Family

Funeral: August 1978



Larkin Family



Fd 31 Newspaper Articles- Larkin Funeral Home



Fd 32 George Larkin- Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal Report: July

17, 1861



Fd 33 George Larkin- Death Certificate: June 13, 1927



Fd 34 Alma Larkin- Receipts from California College of Embalming:

1935-1936



Fd 35 Alma Larkin- Quotes: December 11, 1942 (Also from Nellie Jane

Larkin)



Fd 36 Alma Larkin- Salt Lake Meter Water Rate: 1921



Other Mortuaries



Fd 37 Deseret Mortuary



Fd 38 Linquist Mortuary



Fd 39 Joseph E. Taylor, Dr.- Bills, Advertisements, Letterhead of S. M.

Taylor & Co. (successors)



Fd 40 Undertakers Advertisements: 1888-1919



Photographs



Fd 41 Photographs- Heber J. Grant Funeral: 1945



Fd 42 Photographs- Larkin Funeral Home



Fd 43 Photographs- Mortuary Convention



Addendum 2005



Fd 44 Pamphlet from Larkin Mortuary (includes photographs of Ogden

and Salt Lake buildings)

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the WSU Stewart Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
3921 Central Campus Drive Dept 2901
Ogden UT 84408