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Subject of:
Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr., American, 1915 - 1990  Search this
Morning Star Baptist Church, American, founded 1916  Search this
Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Jr., American, 1942 - 2008  Search this
Written by:
Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021  Search this
Owned by:
Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
File size (overall): 886 MB
Type:
digital images
programs
digital media - born analog
Place collected:
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1990
Description:
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.
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..."
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.
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.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
American West  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Communities  Search this
Families  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Religion  Search this
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:
2014.117.71
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53cb5ab93-f827-4d7d-9483-10538ce95ab4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.117.71