Funeral program of Mary Lee Washington: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Digital copy of a funeral program for Mary Lee Washington. 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 a color image of Washington. Text at the top in blue ink reads [Home Going Celebration / For / Mary Lee Washington]. Washington's life dates are printed in black above her photo. Below the photo, information about the service is printed in blue ink. The service took place at Antioch Baptist Church and was officiated by Rev. M.C. Potter.

The left-side interior page has an obituary titled "Reflections of Her Life," which details Washington's early life, family, and her professional and religious activities. The right-side interior page details the "Order of Service" from the processional to the recessional.

The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower bearers, an acknowledgement from the family, and information about the interment and service arrangements.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2002
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Mary Lee Washington, American, 1917 - 2002
• Subject of: Antioch Baptist Church of North Tulsa, American, founded 1959
• Owned by: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
• Type: digital images
• Type: programs
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: File size (overall): 210.26 MB
• Place collected: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Funeral customs and rites
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2014.117.69
• 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
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.