Commencement program for Booker T. Washington High School: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A program, black ink on discolored paper, for the commencement of the Booker T. Washington High School class of 1922. The cover of the program has the title, name of the school, location, and year. The interior lists the schedule and commencement exercises. The back of the program lists individuals who participated in the exercises including, William D. Williams to report class statistics.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1922
• Created by: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
• Subject of: W.D. Williams, 1905 - 1984
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Closed): 5 1/16 × 3 in. (12.9 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Open): 5 1/16 × 6 in. (12.9 × 15.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2011.60.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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