Obituary and Funeral Program collection, 1962-2021 | The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.

By E Gibson, Terriunce Williams, Nicole Frederique, Bayunga Kialeuka, Nneka Hanchard

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Collection Overview

Title: Obituary and Funeral Program collection, 1962-2021

ID: 01/BAF MS_00072

Primary Creator: Black Archives (1977-present)

Extent: 5.5 Linear Feet

Subjects: African diaspora, Death notices--Florida., Funeral rites and ceremonies, Obituaries--Florida., Religion

Forms of Material: Death notices, Obituaries

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of: funeral programs; death notices; funeral songs, hymns and prayers; and newspaper clippings relating to the passing of former residents and families of black South Florida. Click on "Series I: Obituaries and Funeral Programs" for names, nick names, birth dates, and death or funeral dates.

Subject/Index Terms

African diaspora
Death notices--Florida.
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Obituaries--Florida.
Religion

Administrative Information

Repository: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.

Use Restrictions: (c) 2010 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.

Separated Materials: Stanley "Sweet" Ibern Sweeting obituary was separated and added to the Stanley Sweeting papers

Related Materials: Personalities collection also contains funeral programs, as do many manuscript collections.

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