Montana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors records

Collection

Identifier: RS-8

Staff Only

Abstract

This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Funeral Service (formerly Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors) operates within the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau, which falls under the Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records. These records of the Montana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors consist of mortician licenses, arranged alphabetically. Each license contains information on the mortician, their workplace, education, and license applications and renewals.

Dates

Creation: 1930-1965

Biographical sketch

The Montana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors was created in 1941 and composed of five members appointed by the governor. Previously, this function of government had been overseen by the Montana State Board of Health. The Board was formed to oversee the examination and licensing of embalmers and funeral directors in Montana, all of whom had to have graduated from high school and attend an embalming college. Once granted a license, the applicant could practice as an intern or apprentice for the period of one year, at which point they could apply for a final license as an embalmer.

Biographical sketch

In 1963 the name of the board was changed to the State Board of Morticians and in 1972 it was changed again to the Board of Morticians and administratively attached to the Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing.

Extent

0.4 linear feet (0.4 linear feet)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--2004. Accession number--S2004-47.

Portion of title

Montana: State Board of Morticians)

Scope and content

This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Funeral Service (formerly Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors) operates within the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau, which falls under the Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records.

These records of the Montana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors consist of mortician licenses, arranged alphabetically. Each license contains information on the mortician, their workplace, education, and license applications and renewals. RS 8 (17:6-5).

Processing Information

Processed at the collection level. No box-folder listing.

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 498, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society Library and Archives catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Labor and Industry's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 498. Rather than reprocessing over 20 linear feet of DLI materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids and provide access to them via links in the primary finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.