Death notices

Here are entered works on announcements of death either published in the press or mailed individually. Works on short biographical sketches, especially in newspapers, published upon a person's death are entered under [Obituaries.] Works on registers of deaths in ecclesiastical or other organizations or registers of anniversary days when services are performed for the dead are entered under [Necrologies.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036113
- info:lc/authorities/sh85036113
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85036113#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Announcements, Death
- Death announcements
- Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Death notices
- Notices, Death
Broader Terms
- Registers of births, etc.
Related Terms
- Dead
- Obituaries
General Notes
- Here are entered works on announcements of death either published in the press or mailed individually. Works on short biographical sketches, especially in newspapers, published upon a person's death are entered under [Obituaries.] Works on registers of deaths in ecclesiastical or other organizations or registers of anniversary days when services are performed for the dead are entered under [Necrologies.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Necrologies; Obituaries]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 1987-01-21: revised

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