Box 1
Container
Contains 63 Results:
Clarence Rufus Rivers, Sr., funeral Mass, 1966 February 24
File — Box: 1, Folder: 75
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1966 February 24
Institut Catholique de Paris, student identification card, 1967
File — Box: 1, Folder: 76
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1967
Sr. Francesca Thompson, photographs, approximately 1970-2002
File — Box: 1, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents
Thompson worked closely with Rivers at St. Joseph Church.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
approximately 1970-2002
Ghana, photographs, approximately 1975
File — Box: 1, Folder: 78
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
approximately 1975
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), photographs, approximately 1975
File — Box: 1, Folder: 79
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
approximately 1975
Burkina Faso (Republic of the Upper Volta), photographs, approximately 1975
File — Box: 1, Folder: 80
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
approximately 1975
Malawi and Zambia, photographs, 1980
File — Box: 1, Folder: 81
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1980
Love letter of affection, inspiration, wisdom, and encouragement to Christa Rivers, photograph, 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 82
Scope and Contents
Composed by Rivers and given by him and his brother, Elliott, to their eldest, fourteen-year-old niece, Christa Lorraine. The message was hand lettered and placed in a matted frame before they presented it to her.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1985
Thea Bowman, note and photographs, 1989 April
File — Box: 1, Folder: 83
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Rivers with Bowman.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1989 April
Painting of Rivers holding an Ethiopian cross, photograph, 1990
File — Box: 1, Folder: 84
Scope and Contents
Portrait painted by Thomas Toland.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1990
Lorraine Bingon Echols Rivers, funeral Mass, 1995 October 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 85
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1995 October 28
Forty-five years of ordained ministry, news release by and about Rivers, 2001 September 9
File — Box: 1, Folder: 86
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
2001 September 9
Rivers singing and teaching at workshops, lectures, and concerts, photographs, approximately 1960-approximately 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 87
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collected papers of Clarence Joseph Rivers, documenting his activities as a priest, liturgist, composer, and public speaker. His impact on American Catholic life, particularly that of Black Catholics, is reflected in his awards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. His ministry and professional engagement papers document his involvement with organizations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Program, the National Office for Black Catholics (NOBC), Purcell High School, and Stimuli,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
approximately 1960-approximately 1985