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, American, 1934 - 2021
Date
April 19, 1994
Medium
digital
Dimensions
File size (overall): 437.21 MB
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 - Other
Type
digital images
programs
digital media - born analog
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American South
American West
Communities
Education
Families
Funeral customs and rites
Methodist
Religion
The Black Church
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
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5469651c0-6466-4628-9c24-c5d2ff013d3c

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