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Funeral rites and ceremonies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Memorial Tributes, undated

 File — Box 129, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, event programs, and financial records from the church Benjamin J. Whipper pastored (the church's third pastor, 1940-1997). Lucille Whipper was the Minister of Music, and also instituted a Church Tutorial Program in 1991.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

Memorial Visitor Registers, 1998

 File — Box 171, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Documents pertaining to Lucille Whipper's spouse, relating to his passing in 1998, and the subsequent memorial funds and scholarship established in his honor.

Dates: 1998
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 7: Stroud, Simmons, Edley, and Whipper Families / 7.2: Whipper Family / 7.2.1: Reverend Dr. Benjamin James Whipper

Michael Jackson, 2009

 File — Box 182, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Contains color photocopy of Jackson's funeral program, "King of Pop: A Celebration of the Life of Michael Jackson," and a commemorative issue of Ebony Magazine, "Michael Our Icon."

Dates: 2009
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 11: Various Documents and Ephemera / 11.2: People Subject File / 11.2.2: People Subject File / 11.2.2.2: Various People

Newspaper Articles and Funeral Program, 2003

 File — Box 182, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

Regarding the passing of Ruby Cornwell, 28 February 2003.

Dates: 2003
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 11: Various Documents and Ephemera / 11.2: People Subject File / 11.2.2: People Subject File / 11.2.2.1 Ruby Pendergrass Cornwell

Ogretta Whipper-Hawkins, 1961 - 2009

 File — Box 172, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Contains wedding and memorial documents pertaining to Lucille and Benjamin Whipper's daughter.

Dates: 1961 - 2009
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 7: Stroud, Simmons, Edley, and Whipper Families / 7.2: Whipper Family / 7.2.2: Whipper Family Members

Ogretta Whipper-Hawkins Memorial , 2009

 File — Box 129, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Contains Resolution for the New Jersey General Assembly, correspondence, and funeral program regarding Whipper's daughter.

Dates: 2009
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

"P", 1988 - 2008

 File — Box 178, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains obsequies of Whipper's friends and church members. Organized in alphabetical order.

Dates: 1988 - 2008
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 9: Funeral Obsequies and Event Programs / 9.1: Funeral Obsequies

"R", 1983 - 2011

 File — Box 178, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains obsequies of Whipper's friends and church members. Organized in alphabetical order.

Dates: 1983 - 2011
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 9: Funeral Obsequies and Event Programs / 9.1: Funeral Obsequies

Resolutions and Tributes, 1998

 File — Box 171, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Documents pertaining to Lucille Whipper's spouse, relating to his passing in 1998, and the subsequent memorial funds and scholarship established in his honor.

Dates: 1998
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 7: Stroud, Simmons, Edley, and Whipper Families / 7.2: Whipper Family / 7.2.1: Reverend Dr. Benjamin James Whipper

"S" and "T", 1984 - 2014

 File — Box 178, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains obsequies of Whipper's friends and church members. Organized in alphabetical order.

Dates: 1984 - 2014
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 9: Funeral Obsequies and Event Programs / 9.1: Funeral Obsequies
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