Funeral program of Henry Clay Whitlow, Jr.
date: label: Date
content: April 19, 1994
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Henry Clay Whitlow Jr., American, 1909 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
label: Subject of
content: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower bearers.
place: label: Place collected
content: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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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: 2014.117.70
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): 437.21 MB