Testimonial Banquet Honoring Sister Magdalene Sample for More than Fifty Years of Service: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Souvenir program from the testimonial banquet in honor of Sister Magdalene Sample, Treasurer of Second Baptist Church. The pink cover has a picture of the honoree in the center. Below this is black printed text which reads [SPONSORED BY / SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH / LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY / SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1974 / 5:00 P.M. / AT WEST END MANOR, WEST END NEW JERSEY / REV. C. P. WILLIAMS / Pastor]. There are advertisements, committee member lists, a program schedule, and a brief biography inside. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The back cover is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1974
• Created by: Second Baptist Church, American, founded 1887
• Subject of: Magdalene Sample, American, 1879 - 1975
• Type: souvenir programs
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 × 1/16 in. (23 × 15.2 × 0.2 cm)
• Place used: Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Social life and customs
• Topic: The Black Church
• Object number: 2015.97.40.31
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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