Printed by
Jack's Memory Chapel, American, founded 1948
Owned by
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Subject of
Lt. Col. Clark, Major, American, 1917 - 1999
Date
1999
Medium
digital
Dimensions
File size (overall): 208.78 MB
Description
Digital copy of a funeral program for Lt. Col. Major Clark. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of blue paper, folded to form four pages. The first page, or cover, reads [Homegoing Service / for / Lt. Col. Major Clark / 1917-1999] and has a black and white portrait of Clark in military uniform. Beneath the photo, the program has details for the funeral service, held at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The first interior page has several paragraph titled [Reflections on the LIfe of Lt. Col. Major Clark] from his birth in Headland, Alabama and childhood in Haskell, Oklahoma, to his military career, which involved service, World War II, Korea and a position at the Pentagon. He retired from the Army in 1960 and relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The program also details his activism, stating [He fought, mostly behind the scenes, to correct the historical lies, distortions, and injustices regarding our Black military men]. The second interior page has the [Order of Service] for the funeral. The back page has a message of thanks from the family, a list of pall bearers and floral attendants. At bottom center is a message from Jack's Memory Chapel.
Place collected
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
digital images
programs
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
American South
American West
Baptist
Communities
Families
Funeral customs and rites
Military
Religion
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
2014.117.68
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59f0711b7-73b2-4477-9afa-4a23a2aa0b50

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