Funeral program for W. D. Williams: Museum Object and Cultural History
Funeral program for W. D. Williams: Date: January 6, 1984. Created by: United Printing, American. Subject of: W.D. Williams, 1905 - 1984.
The object in the museum catalogue
A program for the funeral service of William Danforth Williams. The program consists of black ink on white paper and has a red tassel attached. The program contains a photograph of Williams, a biography of his life, the order of the services, and a poem. The back of the program has the list the people involved in the ceremony.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: January 6, 1984
- Created by: United Printing, American
- Subject of: W.D. Williams, 1905 - 1984
- Subject of: Christ Temple CME Church, founded 1905
- Type: programs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14 cm)
- Place used: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Christian Methodist Episcopal
- Topic: Funeral customs and rites
- Topic: Methodist
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Topic: The Black Church
- Object number: 2011.60.3
- 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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