Funeral program of Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr. with notes by Eddie Faye Gates
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr., American, 1915 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Morning Star Baptist Church, American, founded 1916
label: Subject of
content: Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Jr., American, 1942 - 2008
label: Written by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: Digital copy of a funeral program for Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr. 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 image of Dr. Chappelle with his birth and death years printed to the left and right of the photo respectively. Text at the top of the program reads [MEMORIAL SERVICES / for / DR. T. OSCAR CHAPPELLE, SR.]. Below the image, text lists the date, time, and location of the service, and where the interment will take place. The service took place at Morning Star Baptist Church and was presided over by Dr. T.J. Jemison, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
label: Description
content: The left-side interior page contains the "Order of Service" from an organ meditation and processional through recessional. An acknowledgement from the family is printed below the Order of Service. The right-side interior page contains an obituary for Dr. Chappelle detailing his life, family, and service in the church, with section headings "The Man..., The Husband..., A Father..., A Minister..., A Leader..."
label: Description
content: The remainder of the obituary is printed on the last page, or back cover, with the section heading "He was blessed and so were we..." Below the obituary text the active and honorary pallbearers and flower bearers are listed.
label: Description
content: Also included is a page from a 1994 Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League calendar with a photo and biography of Dr. Chappelle on one side and a May/June calendar on the other as well as a newspaper clipping announcing Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Jr.'s appointment as second vice president of the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education and a set of eight (8) handwritten notes by Eddie Faye Gates.
place: label: Place collected
content: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Religion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.117.71
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: programs
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: File size (overall): 886 MB