Center for Glenwood Archival Collection
Mission Statement
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.
Vision and Values
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.
Research our Records
Browse Visual Archives
Internment Book for Sections Old Strangers Rest, St. Patrick's Rest, and St. Luke's Rests
Archive
The Big Book for the Sections of Old Strangers Rest, St. Patrick's Rest, and St. Luke's Rest provides insights into the sequence in which the denominational sections were recorded and developed. Notably, the term "Catholic section" refers to the area on the east side of Glenwood. The earliest burial records identify St. Luke's Rest and St. Patrick's Rest as the Catholic section, with burials beginning in 1887. However, this practice sharply declined after 1904, when Holy Cross, a new Catholic cemetery, opened. The last burial in St. Luke's and St. Patrick's Rest at Glenwood occurred in 1915. This suggests that the area may have been designated as the Catholic section because it served as a burial site for Catholics between the closure of St. Vincent's Cemetery and the opening of Holy Cross.
Houston Philanthropy Circle Board Meeting Artifacts
Glenwood Cemetery
administrative records
burials
Burials
death & burials
Catholicism
Cemeteries
glenwood cemetery
old strangers rest
st. patrick's rest
st. luke's rest
holy cross
st. vincent's cemetery
east side
catholic section
Glenwood Cemetery
1876 - 1991
2001
76 pages
English
Bound Book
Bound Book
15 in
12-1/2 in
VAULT
Permanent
Exhibition
Poor
Wear
Creasing
Missing Areas / Holes
Warping
Fold
Dec 9, 2025
The original pages of the internment book are very fragile, with tears and rips throughout. They have been bound and protected in a Mylar-covered book to prevent further deterioration.
Paper
Clearance of any copyrighted material is the responsibility of the person wishing to publish or display said material.
Written permission to publish or display reproductions of Glenwood Cemetery, Inc. archive materials must be secured from the Foundation prior to use of the material. The following credit must be printed under each reproduction: “Reprinted with the permission of Glenwood Cemetery, Inc. & Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation”.
Restricted Collections
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.
Collection 18 Fundraising Campaigns/ Donor Information
Collection 19 Financial Information
Educator's Resources
Schedule a Field Trip / Visit
To schedule a field trip or visit, please contact Glenwood Cemetery. Our tours can accommodate up to 80 students at a time
Visit Us
Archive viewing and research is available by appointment only.
2525 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007
(713) 864-7886
How to Donate to the Materials Archive
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
Reproduction Policy
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.
