Records. 1890-1988. 10 linear feet. Records of the Forestvale Cemetery Association, and its predecessor the Helena Cemetery Association, include correspondence (1891-1911, 1952-1988) regarding general operation of the Forestvale Cemetery, and with lot owners and relatives about burials and lot maintenance; court papers (1894-1978); financial records (1921-1982); legal documents (1890-1958) including abstracts of title, agreements, deeds, etc.; maps (1926-1981); minutes (1890-1913, 1919-1986); organizational records (1891-1986) including annual reports of corporations, bylaws, rules, certificate of incorporation, and miscellany; a subject file (1961-1964) on the sprinkler system; and miscellany (1890-1974). The miscellany series contains the real heart of the collection, consisting of burial index cards (1890s-1940s) including a section on Chinese burials, burial registers (1890-1971), a lot book (1890-1963), lot owner index cards (1890s-1940s), lot owners books (1890-1930), and miscellany. [Collection should be used in conjunction with the Forestvale Cemetery book compiled by the Lewis and Clark County Genealogical Society, in the catalogued Library Collection.]