Funeral program of Juanita Parry
date: label: Date
content: June 12, 2007
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Juanita Parry, American, 1919 - 2007
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: Digital copy of a funeral program for Juanita Parry, survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The funeral program consists of color ink printed on a single sheet of white paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has an image of Parry in a blue outfit and pink hat with images of roses and rose petals in the background of the page and text that reads [In Loving Memory / Of / Juanita / Parry].
label: Description
content: The left-side interior page (page 2) has an obituary titled "Reflections of Life," which details Parry's birth in Tulsa, her family history, education, and adult life, including a mention that Parry and her brother Julius are both "certified 1921 Race Riot Survivors" who are "included in the Race Riot Survivors Exhibit located at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma." The right-side of the interior spread (page 3) contains the order of service from processional to recessional.
label: Description
content: The last page, or back cover, lists the pall bearers, flower bearers, an "Expression of Gratitude" from the family, the location of the service, and who handled the arrangements.
label: Description
content: The program is accompanied by a two-sided insert printed in color ink. The front of the insert, titled "She Was Our Granny," lists the names of Parry's grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren above an image of Parry. The back of the insert includes two poems, "Pearls and Curls" by Daisy L. Powell and "Autumn Rain."
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: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Tulsa Race Massacre
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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: 2014.117.73
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): 746.04 MB