Marsellus Casket Company Records
Collection Number: 7021m
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Marsellus Casket Company Records,
1975-1978
Collection Number:
7021m
Creator:
Donahue, Linda;
Marsellus Casket Company
Marsellus Casket Company
Quantity:
1 file folder.
Forms of Material:
Records.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of inter-office correspondence and
a collective bargaining agreement between Marsellus Casket Company and Marsellus
Casket Workers' Union.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Marsellus Casket Company was founded in 1872 and regarded as the "Rolls Royce of
caskets." Marsellus Casket Company has a long history of making fine wood caskets
including ones for notables such as Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Truman and Reagan,
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and sports legends Vince Lombardi and Mickey Mantle. On
May 29, 2003 the last casket rolled off the line as the company went out of business
a model 710, "The President," a mahogany casket polished to a high gloss and lined
with pearl-colored velvet.
Bulk dates: 1975-1978
Inclusive date range: 1975-1978
The collection consists of inter-office correspondence regarding safety meetings and
a collective bargaining agreement between Marsellus Casket Company and Marsellus
Casket Workers' Union.
Collection processed by intern Sarah Tronkowski, under the supervision of the
Technical Services Archivist, as part of the requirements for receipt of a Masters
of Library Science.
Names:
Marsellus Casket Company
Marsellus Casket Workers' Union
Subjects:
Collective bargaining > New York (State)
Labor unions > New York (State)
Coffins > Manufacturing processes
Occupational Safety and Health
Form and Genre Terms:
Records
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a
reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet
and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Marsellus Casket Company Records #7021m. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1975-1978 | |