Funeral program of Jeanne Belle Osby Goodwin
date: label: Date
content: January 30, 2006
name: label: Written by
content: Leslie Williams
label: Subject of
content: Jeanne Goodwin, American, 1903 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: First Baptist Church of North Tulsa, American, founded 1899
label: Subject of
content: Oklahoma Eagle Publishing Company, American, founded 1936
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: Digital copy of a funeral program for Jeanne Belle Osby Goodwin. The funeral program consists of black ink printed on a single sheet of white paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has an image of Goodwin holding a baby. Text at the top reads [In celebration of / Jeanne Belle Osby Goodwin / SUNRISE: July 6, 1903]. To the right of the image, text lists out the date, time, and location of the "celebration service." The service took place at First Baptist Church North Tulsa and was officiated by Rev. Terry L. Buxton Sr.
label: Description
content: The left-side interior page has an obituary, which details Goodwin's birth in Illinois, her family history, education, and her recollections on fleeing her home in Springfield, Illinois, during the 1908 Springfield Race Massacre. The obituary also details Goodwin's community service, work at Booker T. Washington High School and the Oklahoma Eagle, and her husband and children. The right-side interior page contains the "Order of Celebration" from processional to recessional with a quote from the Bible (Psalms 34:17–22) at the bottom of the page.
label: Description
content: The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower attendants, two short poems, and an acknowledgement from the family.
label: Description
content: The program is accompanied by a handout featuring photographs of George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Will Rogers, members of the Goodwin family, and various others. The handout is printed in black ink on both sides of a single sheet of white paper.
place: label: Place depicted
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: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Religion
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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: 2014.117.75
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): 874.36 MB