Reflective of Glenwood Cemetery’s long history of serving the public are voluminous archival records and original source holdings that document its residents and operations for over 150 years. These records contain the day-to-day business of the Cemetery and serve to memorialize the people interred there, revealing a vast store of genealogical and historical information.
Our mission for the Glenwood Cemetery Archive is to acquire, preserve, and maintain these unique and original records. These documents are primary sources of information and cannot be found in any other repository around the world.
Glenwood Cemetery archives serve as the institutional memory of the unique lives that have impacted Houston’s history.
We value our collections power to motivate learning, preserve history, connect lives, and inspire wonder. We are dedicated to the long-term stewardship of the resources entrusted to our care.
The Collections connect people with historical artifacts of physical and digital materials in support of a wide range of teaching, research, and learning.
This collection documents events at Glenwood and Washington Cemeteries from 1992 to 2024, detailing dates, participants, discussion topics, changes in social events, the evolution of brochures, and related correspondence.
This collection provides a comprehensive documentation of the restoration initiatives undertaken at Glenwood Cemetery from 1982 to 2025. It encompasses a diverse array of materials, including project records, planning documents, contractual agreements, and visual documentation, all of which collectively contribute to the understanding of the cemetery's preservation efforts over the specified period.
This collection serves as a comprehensive repository of burial plot information and maintenance practices at Glenwood Cemetery, encompassing a range of primary source materials, including internment records, obituaries, deeds, and plot schematics, spanning the years 1872 to 2025.
This collection documents Glenwood Cemetery's Boundaries, Developments, Acquisitions, and Construction Projects from 1886 to 2025, featuring primary sources like proposals, budgets, correspondence, maps, and surveys.
This collection features photographs of Glenwood Cemetery, showcasing personnel, horticulture, wildlife, and burial plots. It documents the cemetery's historical and aesthetic evolution from the late 19th century to 2025.
This collection documents the maps and surveys of Glenwood Cemetery from 1884 to 2025, showcasing its changes and developments over the years.
This collection documents newspaper and magazine articles about Glenwood Cemetery from 1868 to 2025, offering diverse narratives that enhance understanding of its historical significance and cultural impact.
This collection documents Historical Societies and Veteran Information for individuals interred at Glenwood Cemetery from 1906 to 2021, including biographical and military records.
This collection comprises diverse correspondence related to Glenwood Cemetery, spanning from 1879 to 2024, including letters, postcards, and legal agreements, each serving as a vital historical record.
This collection comprises deeds, Titles, and Legal Documents related to Glenwood Cemetery, spanning from 1859 to 2015, and documenting its history and legal framework.
This collection preserves historical documents related to Washington Cemetery from 1895 to 2023, including bylaws, burial records, financial statements, legal documents, maps, and plot information.
This collection contains documentation for "The Silent Garden," a book on Glenwood Cemetery, featuring research, drafts, and planning materials from 1883 to 2022, highlighting the cemetery's historical and cultural significance.
This collection preserves walking tours at Glenwood Cemetery, dating from 1885 to 2025, and features research findings, guided tour scripts, and related correspondence.
This collection comprises biographical information, photographs, and documents about notable individuals interred at Glenwood Cemetery, spanning the years 1902 to 2024, for research purposes.
This collection comprises diverse documents about Glenwood Cemetery, including proposals, website content, research findings, and legal documents from 1940 to 2025, emphasizing its historical significance and evolving narrative.
This collection documents archival records for the Center for Glenwood from 2023 to 2025, providing an overview of various events held at the Center.
This collection preserves artifacts donated, acquired, or discovered at Glenwood Cemetery, including antiques, artwork, and crystalware that reflect the site's historical and cultural significance.
This collection features books donated or acquired by Glenwood Cemetery, focusing on Texas history, Houston, cemetery studies, and notable individuals buried at Glenwood.
This collection aims to document and preserve horticultural artifacts and information related to Glenwood Cemetery, including details about arboretums, wildlife, the new greenhouse, and other relevant landscape elements.
The following collections are restricted and require approval for viewing, please get in touch to learn more about viewing items in these collections.
Collection 2 Meetings and Administrative Files
Collection 14 Digital Materials
Most of this material is cross referenced from other collection. Ex: Veteran dedication photographs are put on a CD, or internment lot records that were copied onto film.
Collection 18 Fundraising Campaigns/ Donor Information
Collection 19 Financial Information (Completely Restricted)
To schedule a field trip or visit, please contact Glenwood Cemetery. Our tours can accommodate up to 80 students at a time
Archive viewing and research is available by appointment only.
2525 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007
(713) 864-7886
The Glenwood Cemetery Archive welcomes gifts of archival materials that fall within the scope of itscollecting activities, that will enhance the strength of our collections, and that support the historicalintegrity of Glenwood’s history
The Archival collection is available for study and research; however, to preserve original documents and photographs and to maintain the integrity of the collection, none of the materials are allowed to leave the archives or to be reproduced without authorization.
Center for Glenwood
2525 Washington Avenue
Houston, Texas 77007
P: 713.864.7886
F: 713.864.6429
Cemetery Hours:
7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Archive staff will respond within 5–7 business days. Please review our Use and Reproduction Policy before submitting. For complex or extensive requests, additional processing time may be needed.
The mission of The Glenwood Cemetery Archive is to collect, describe, preserve, and make available enduring records of the cemetery, as well as primary source materials with enduring historical value for the study, teaching and research needs of students, historians, and staff.
