Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers
Scope and Content
The collection includes materials helpful to individuals and families of individuals wishing to make their own choices related to death, funerals, and final plans. Materials have been prepared by the FCAVBR, which is concerned with helping individuals do their own end-of-life planning. It includes a Checklist for Survivors as well as "A Guide for My Survivors." The collection also contains a packet which individuals may prepare to let their individual funeral and final plans be known. It includes survey results for 2003 and 2004 FCAVBR surveys relating to costs for services of over 30 cemeteries and 27 funeral homes in the Virginia Blue Ridge area. The collection also contains over 30 brochures dealing with various topics associated with death and dying and funeral plans, such as "How to Plan a Memorial Service, "A Guide to Funeral Planning," "Organ & Body Donation," Viewing and Visitation," and "What You Should Know About Embalming. The brochures endeavor to help individuals make informed decisions regarding their final and funeral plans.
Dates
- Creation: 2001 - 2004
Creator
- Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical/Historical Information
The Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge began in January 2001 with six members of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Blacksburg, Virginia. The organization made a conscious effort to branch out and not be associated with any denomination. The group is committed to providing information about end-of-life planning to anyone who requests it. The FCAVBR is a volunteer group. It is committed to fostering a cooperative working relationship with the community, including businesses dealing with end-of-live.
Full Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes materials about the founding and organization of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge (FCAVBR), FCAVBR Cemetery and Funeral Home Surveys for 2003 and 2004, Checklist for Survivors, Pre-Planning Form for an individual's wishes and final arrangements, and the packet "Before I Go, You Should Know: My Funeral and Final Plans." The collection also includes a number of brochures prepared by the FCAVBR, including "How to Plan a Memorial Service," "Beat the High Cost of Funerals," "Recycle Your Medical Devices," and other topics related to death, grief, and funeral decisions.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subject matter.
Acquisition Information
The Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers were donated to Special Collections in 2004.
Alternative Form Available
Some of the materials in the collection are available in digital form on the web site of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge: http://www.funerals.org/fcavbr/membership.htm Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge newsletters are catalogued separately.
General Physical Description note
1 containers; 0.25 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers commenced in February 2005 and was completed in February 2005.
- Title
- A Guide to the Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Virginia Blue Ridge Papers 2001-2004
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2005 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu