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Funeral program of William Walker
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Walker, William, American, 1881 - 1963
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Owned by
- Gates, Eddie Faye
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5528pixels × 6083pixels
- Description
- Digital copy of a funeral program for William Walker, survivor of the Tulsa Race Riot. The funeral program consists of black ink printed on a single sheet of cream colored paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has an illustration of Christ carrying the cross against a bright sun. Text at the top reads [FUNERAL SERVICES FOR / Mr. William Walker]. Text beneath the image has the date and location information. The service took place at Mason Memorial Methodist Church in Kansas City, Kansas, with interment at Quindaro Cemetery. The first interior page has an obituary, which details Walker's birth in Centerville, Mississippi, his life in Tulsa, Oklahoma and his relocation to Kansas City, Kansas after "a serious racial conflict in 1921 at Tulsa" when he "lost practically all his accumulations of many years." The obituary also details Walker's faith and church involvement over the years. The second interior page contains the program for the service, from processional to benediction. The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers.
- The program is accompanied by a handout about the Vernon A.M.E. Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, printed on black ink on a single sheet of white paper, folded to produce four pages. The first page, or front cover, has a photocopied image of the 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial. At the top is printed the address for Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, and beneath the image is the caption [Vernon A.M.E. Church is "indelibly" / woven into the historisity of the / Black Wall Street on North Greenwood / ... PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE ...]. The interior pages include a history of the Vernon A.M.E. Church in which William Walker is listed as a charter member when the church was founded in Tulsa in 1905. The history also includes that the Tulsa Race Riot destroyed all but the basement of the church in 1921, as well as lists of pastors and bishops and an image of the church building.
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- digital images
- programs
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Funeral customs and rites
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
- Object number
- 2014.117.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Funeral program of LeRoy Gibbs
- Created by
- Newman, Princetta, American, born 1943
- Subject of
- Gibbs, Leroy, American, 1910 - 1999
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Owned by
- Gates, Eddie Faye
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3416pixels × 5242pixels
- Description
- Digital copy of a funeral program for LeRoy Gibbs. The booklet program consists of eight pages bound with staples inside a cover. The cover has a blue and white cloud-like print. The front has text reading [Heaven's Roll Call... /LeRoy Gibbs] with Gibbs' name inside a scroll design. The first interior page has a photographic portrait of Gibbs in military uniform and reads [Service In Remembrance of the Life and Work of LeRoy Gibbs]. The interior pages include a poem, the order of service, and a three page obituary titled [His Notable Life], with photographs. The obituary includes details of Gibbs World War II military service, his membership at Vernon A.M.E. Church, his many stores and businesses and community work in North Tulsa. The obituary is followed by a message of gratitude from the family, a listing of the pall bearers and flower bearers. At bottom center of the back cover is printed [prepared by / Personally Yours / Princetta Rudd-Newman] with a phone number.
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- digital images
- programs
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Funeral customs and rites
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
- Object number
- 2014.117.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Funeral program of Henry Clay Whitlow, Jr.
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Whitlow, Henry Clay Jr., American, 1909 - 1994
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
- Owned by
- Gates, Eddie Faye
- Date
- April 19, 1994
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3425pixels × 5211pixels
- Description
- Digital copy of a funeral program for Henry Clay Whitlow Jr. The funeral program consists of black ink printed on two sheets of pink paper, folded in a landscape orientation, and stapled together at the top to produce eight pages. The first page, or cover, has a black border around the edge and a gold-embossed rose in the bottom left corner. The cover reads [In Celebration of the life of / Henry Clary Whitlow, Jr. / January 22, 1909 April 15, 1994]. The service took place at Vernon A.M.E. Church and was officiated by Rev. Maurice K. Majors.
- The first interior spread (page 2) is blank at the top. The bottom of the first interior spread (page 3) is titled "A Life to Be Forever Celebrated" and includes information about the service with a photo of Whitlow to the right of the text.
- The second interior spread (pages 4-5) features a quote by Booker T. Washington along the top; an obituary for Whitlow that describes his early life, family, religious activities, and professional career as an educator and principal at Carver Jr. High School and Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa; and an acknowledgement from the family printed below the obituary. There are two photos on this spread, one in the top left corner and one of Whitlow talking on a phone in the bottom right corner.
- The third interior spread includes the "Order of Service" from processional to recessional at the top of the spread (page 6). The bottom of the spread (page 7) is blank.
- The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower bearers.
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- digital images
- programs
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Education
- Families
- Funeral customs and rites
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
- Object number
- 2014.117.70
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Funeral program of Fannie Ezelle Hill with eulogy notes by Eddie Faye Gates
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hill, Fannie Ezelle, American, 1904 - 2006
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Written by
- Gates, Eddie Faye
- Owned by
- Gates, Eddie Faye
- Date
- February 13, 2006
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6731pixels × 10177pixels
- Description
- Digital copy of a funeral program for Fannie Ezelle Hill. The funeral program consists of color ink printed text and images on the front and back cover and black ink printed on the interior of a single sheet of white paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has a full-page, watermarked image of Hill with text along the right side of the page titled "HOMEGOING CELEBRATION" with Hill's life dates, a Bible verse from Proverbs 30:10;31, and information about the service. The service took place at Vernon A.M.E. Church and was officiated the Reverend Michelle K.T. Moulden.
- The left-side interior page has an obituary in three columns of text. Below the obituary are six black and white photos that depict Hill at various times in her life, including a photo with Zeta Phi Beta and a photo with Jimmy Carter. The right-side interior page lists the "Order of Service."
- The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower bearers, an "Acknowledgements & Words of Appreciation with Thanks" from the family, information about the internment and arrangements, and four color photos.
- A second, black and white copy of the funeral program is also included.
- There are also two pages of handwritten notes, front and back, for the "Words of Tribute" that Eddie Faye Gates gave during the ceremony. These notes detail Hill's activism and involvement in the Tulsa community.
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- digital images
- programs
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Funeral customs and rites
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
- Object number
- 2014.117.72
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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John Hope Franklin - 1995
- Photograph by
- Thompson, Don, American
- Subject of
- Franklin, John Hope, American, 1915 - 2009
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Date
- 1995; printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of historian John Hope Franklin, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Franklin is depicted standing on N. Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, beneath the US-412 overpass. He wears a light colored suit jacket, white shirt and a dark colored paisley necktie. He is standing with his arms behind his back and is looking directly at the camera. Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church is in the background. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [John Hope Franklin - 1995] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Photography
- Race relations
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
- Object number
- 2014.206.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Don Thompson
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Photographic print of men and women in front of Vernon AME Church, Tulsa
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- ca. 1919
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 × 10 in. (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of fifty (50) women, men and children standing in front of a church, possibly Vernon Chapel AME Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Everyone is standing except for six (6) people in the front row. Most of the group members are adults, but there are some children. The church has light-colored, thin, slat-wood siding. At the proper left and proper right of the photograph are two (2) sets of double doors with windows above. The doors at the left are closed and the doors at the right are open. In between the sets of doors is a large, decorative window. Handwritten in blue ink above the head of one of the women is an [x] mark.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
- Object number
- 2014.75.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Funeral program for John Wesley Williams
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Williams, John Wesley, 1884 - 1939
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A memorial program for the funeral service of John Wesley Williams, a businessman in Tulsa, Oklahoma and a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The service was held at Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, and he was later interned at Crown Hill Cemetery. On the inside of the program, written vertically in the margin, is a list of names.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
- Object number
- 2011.60.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pre-Centennial Program: 1852-1951
- Created by
- Bethel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1852
- Subject of
- Rev. Love, C. Wayne, American, 1907 - 1978
- African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/4 × 5 5/8 × 1/8 in. (22.2 × 14.3 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Program from the Bethel A.M.E. Church for the pre-centennial in 1951. The blue paper cover has the title at the top with [BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH / 916 LAGUNA STREET / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA / Rev. C. Wayne Love, Minister] printed in black in the center. The price is listed as twenty-five (25) cents. The edges of the cover are discolored. There is an image of the church inside the front cover. The first article begins [NINETY YEAR OF PROGRESS...]. The program is for the eighty-seventh (87th) session of the California Conference of the A.M.E. Church. There are twenty-four (24) pages and a list of patrons on the interior back cover. The reverse is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Communities
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.17.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Placard with "The Future is Nasty" used during the Women's March
- Created by
- Dr. Brinson, Ayeisha, American
- Manufactured by
- ArtSkills, American, founded 1987
- Illustrated by
- Shepard Fairey, American, born 1970
- Printed by
- The Washington Post, American, founded 1877
- Created by
- Wethepeople.org, Inc., American, founded 2018
- Subject of
- The Amplifier Foundation, American
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- January 20, 2017
- Medium
- ink , pressure-sensitive tape , glitter and glue on cardboard with ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W: 29 1/8 × 22 1/16 in. (74 × 56 cm)
- Description
- A placard created by Dr. Ayeisha Brinson and carried during the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. The placard is white with a thick red, foil border. On the left side of the placard is handwritten black, blue, and red text in varying fonts that reads [THE / future / iS/ Nasty]. The word [Nasty] is hand printed in bubble text that has been filled in with red and silver glitter. A large, newsprint, full page advertisement by the Amplifier Foundation in the January 20, 2017 edition of the Washington Post dominates the right side of the placard. The advertisement depicts a graphic by artist Shepard Fairey, titled "We the People Are Greater Than Fear." The graphic is of a Muslim woman in a hijab, depicted from the shoulders up, against a light blue gradient background. The hijab is made from the American flag with a blue, star spangled field on the proper right side of her head and face, and red and white stripes on the proper left side of her head and face. The stars on the hijab have been filled in with silver glitter, her eyelids highlighted with green glitter, and her lips filled in with red glitter. The proper right side of the woman’s face and hijab are shaded in blues. Above the graphic, printed in black, block text is [WE THE / PEOPLE] framed on either side by two (2) light blue diamonds, and top and bottom by two (2) light blue bands. Below the graphic is a thick light blue band with white block text that reads [ARE GREATER THAN FEAR]. Black text at the top of the advertisement reads [ADVERTISEMENT] in the top left corner and [THE WASHINGTONPOST · Friday, January 20, 2017 / ADVERTISEMENT] in the top right corner. Black text at the bottom of the advertisement reads [WE THE PEOPLE ARE INDIVISIBLE, WE ARE RESILIENT, WE PROTECT EACH OTHER, WE DEFEND DIGNITY, WE ARE GREATER THAN FEAR, / WWW.WETHEPEOPLEARE.ORG | A PROJECT OF THE AMPLIFIER FOUNDATION]. The back of the placard is white with handwritten black ink text and red and gold glitter text that reads [THE / POWer of THE / PEOPLE / is / Stronger than the / PEOPLE In Power]. In the bottom left corner are ten (10) color animal stickers overlaying a manufacturer's sticker. A white ribbon has been threaded through two (2) holes punched along the top edge of the placard and knotted in place.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ayeisha Brinson
- Object number
- 2017.92.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Newspaper clipping © Shepard Fairey and the Washington Post. Permission required for use.
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Mother and Son
- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 14 11/16 × 14 15/16 in. (37.3 × 37.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of individuals in a church. In the center of the image is an unidentified boy wearing a dark suit. He is standing in the central aisle and facing a woman identified as his mother. She is facing away from the camera with her back and partial left side visible. She is wearing a dark jacket and holding an unidentified object in her left hand. The pews around the two (2) people are empty. In the background of the image are various people, both sitting and standing. The columns, pointed arches, and stained glass windows of the building are visible in the background. The background is slightly out of focus. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Praise
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Architecture
- Communities
- Families
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
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Letter from William I. Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes
- Created by
- Gosnell, William I., American, died 1978
- Subject of
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Jackson, Howard Wilkinson, American, 1877 - 1960
- Date
- May 3, 1935
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Caption
- This letter is likely referring to the 1935 Baltimore mayoral election encouraging support for the Democratic candidate, Howard W. Jackson. Jackson supported integration efforts, particularly in Baltimore City Public Schools. He focused on supporting welfare programs and limiting unemployment during the Great Depression. Jackson served as mayor from 1923-1927 and from 1931-1943.
- "Howard W. Jackson (1877-1960)." Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). May 20, 2002. http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012487/html/12487bio.html.
- Description
- Letter from William Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes. The letter is typed in black ink and the paper has a letterhead [WILLIAM I. GOSNELL / ATTORNEY AT LAW / 220 ST. PAUL STREET / BALTIMORE, MD.]. The text to Rev. Volley Stokes begins [My dear Sir: / We are sending you a representative to your church in the person of Mrs. Mable Locke, to urge and insist upon the people coming out to vote Tuesday…]. The letter was signed by Gosnell. The paper is creased from being folded. The reverse is blank.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Envelope for a letter from Afro-American Newspapers to Rev. V. Stokes
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- Subject of
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Date
- September 16, 1958
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- Envelope for a letter from Carl Murphy of Afro-American Newspapers to Rev. Volley Stokes. The white standard letter size envelope is addressed to [Rev. V. V. K. Stokes / 1526 McCulloch St. / City 17]. The return address printed in black ink in the upper left reads [AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS / Executive Offices / 628 N. Eutaw Street / Baltimore 1, MD.] There is a Baltimore, Md. postmark in the upper right in black ink dated September 16, 1958. The envelope is torn and the reverse has angled staining.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- envelopes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.18b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Form letter for National Baptist Convention in Chicago
- Created by
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., American, founded 1895
- Subject of
- Baker, Clynedyke Aldophus, American, born 1895
- Olivet Baptist Church, American, founded 1861
- Pilgrim Baptist Church, American, founded 1922
- Monumental Baptist Church, American, founded 1919
- 8th Regiment Armory, American, 1914 - 1960s
- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 7/16 in. (8.9 × 13.8 cm)
- Description
- Form letter for the 1943 National Baptist Convention in Chicago. The card has black printed text on a tan background. The title in bold at the top reads [Headquarters of the National Baptist Convention – Womans [sic] / Auxiliary – National Laymen’s Dept. and Youth Council]. The location information is listed below this [Held in the UNITED STATES ARMORY, 35th and Giles Avenue – OLIVET BAPTIST / CHURCH, 31st and So. Parkway – PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH, 33rd and Indiana Ave. / MONUMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 729 Oakwood Boulevard – Sept. 7 to 12, 1943]. The data for the card was gathered by Prof. Clynedyke A. Baker. The lower portion of the card includes a short paragraph written in letter style from the perspective of a convention attendee. There is space for the letter to be addressed, dated, and signed individually. The body of letter begins [Arrived safely. Had a most enjoyable trip enroute, the scenery was beautiful; Chica- / go is a Metropolitan City, truly a great place for folk of our race to visit.] Details about the population of the city and the churches is included. The reverse is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- form letters
- Topic
- Religious groups
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Post Baptismal Picnic
- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- photograph: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 14 13/16 × 13 5/8 in. (37.6 × 34.6 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a picnic. The center of the image shows a table, viewed from the corner, with food and containers. There is a loaf of bread, a watermelon, and various plates and bottles. A circular beverage cooler with a white top and handles is in the back center. A woman in a white hat is filling a cup from the cooler. There is a striped gift bag on the table on the right side. Other individuals are seated around the table and another man is standing in the background. The edge of the negative is partially visible around the image. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Praise
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
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Pool Baptism I
- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- photograph: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 14 × 13 3/4 in. (35.6 × 34.9 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a pool baptism. The foreground of the image shows a group in a pool. Most of the individuals are wearing white button-down shirts, white pants, and black bow ties and belts in the water. There is one (1) woman, wearing white in the water on the right side. On the left is a religious figure wearing a black garment and cap. The people are facing different directions and helping to submerge individuals in the water to be baptized. In the background, a group of musicians is standing along the pool edge. They are wearing white shirts, pants, and shoes, and black ties. A few are holding trombones and there is a tuba and drum set in back. There are some spectators behind the musicians. The edge of the negative is partially visible around the image. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Praise
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Music
- Musicians
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
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Song Praise
- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 15 × 14 15/16 in. (38.1 × 37.9 cm)
- H x W (image): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of musicians. There are three (3) musicians performing in the image. Two (2) women are in the foreground, both wearing white. The woman on the left is singing into a microphone and has her arms raised. The woman on the right, wearing sunglasses and a headscarf, has one hand raised and is holding a single, large maraca in her right hand. Behind the women is a man in a baseball cap playing a keyboard. Parked cars and a tree line are visible in the background. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Praise
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Music
- Musicians
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
-
Pre-Baptismal Prayer
- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster titled “Pre-Baptismal Prayer”. The image shows three (3) individuals standing waist-deep in water. The figures are wearing loose white garments, including one baptismal robe. They are turned to the center of the image, with each person only partially visible. They have their arms raised in prayer. The edge of the negative is partially visible around the image. There are numerical inscriptions on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Praise
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
-
The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review: Volume LV, No. 3
- Created by
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
- Edited by
- Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954
- Used by
- Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974
- Date
- July 1945
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 1/8 × 6 15/16 × 3/16 in. (25.7 × 17.6 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The blue cover has a black border with a cross design. Below the title is a list of topics in this issue which begins with [The Church of Christ in / the New Testament / J. Leonard Farmer]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.
- Place made
- Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- periodicals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- © A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.
-
Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Created by
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
- Subject of
- Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church, American, founded 1918
- Date
- June 29-July 4, 1948
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/16 × 5 1/4 × 3/16 in. (20.5 × 13.3 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- Booklet of "Journal Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session" from the A.M.E. Zion Church. The tan front cover has a double black border around the black printed text. The lower half of the front cover reads [Held in / Blackwell Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church / Chicago, Illinois / June 29-July 4, 1948 / Bishop John W. Martin, A.M., D.D., L.L.D., / Presiding / Rev. W. T. Beck / Pastor]. The book has a price of twenty-five (25) cents. The journal includes conference rolls, proceeding summaries, and observations and recommendations. The back cover is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Convention of the Woman's Mite Missionary Society
- Created by
- Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1874
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 3/16 in. (22.2 × 14.9 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Booklet with conference minutes from the Baltimore Branch of the Woman's Mite Missionary Society. The cover text is inside a black border with stitch detailing. The conference was held in Quinn A.M.E. Church in Frederick, Md. Rev. E. T. Addison was the pastor. The price is listed as twenty-five (25) cents. The booklet includes committee reports and budget information. There are pen marks on the front cover and the edges are chipped. The material is held together with three (3) staples. The last page is adhered to the back cover and there is loss in the upper corner of the back cover.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Frederick, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain