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Title
Ward Singers
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Gospel Music History Archive
Rights Information
Contact Kevin Burkhardt at info@gospelmemorabilia.com
Kevin Burkhardt, Gospel Memorabilia International, 287 Robertson Blvd, ##149, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Private collections
Send requests to address or email given. Phone: 310-714-3200
info@gospelmemorabilia.com
Description
Ward Singers book. [Cover page]: Photograph of the Ward Singers. [Back cover page]: Blank. [Page 1]: This page discusses the history of the Ward Singers. [Page 2]: Photograph of Gertrude Ward in her home. "Founder and manager, mezzo soprano. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. -- 2nd Corinthians 5-1". [Page 3]: Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Ward and family, 1924. "1. The lord is my Shepherd
I shall not want. 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me besides the still waters". [Page 4]: Photograph of Mrs. Willa Ward Moultrie. "Coloratura Soprano, assistant pianist. 3. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake".
[Page 5]: Photograph of John Moultrie, his wife, and their two daughters Charlotte and Willa. Advertisement for Builders, Inc. Auditorium. [Page 6]: Photograph of Gertrude Ward and daughters on 8th Anniversary 1941. [Page 7]: Photograph of Clara Ward. "Soloist, Pianist, Directress. 4. Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me
They rod and Thy staff they comfort me". [Page 8]: Photograph of Henrietta Waddy. "Contralto. 5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil
my cup runneth over". [Page 9]: Photograph of Marion Williams. "Lyric soprano. 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever". [Page 10]: Photograph of the Ward family receiving the Key to the City in Washington, D.C., August, 1950.
[Page 11]: Photograph of Mrs. Ward and Clara boarding a plane for Havana, Cuba. Photograph of Mrs. Ward and Clara relaxing in Central Park, Havana, Cuba. Photograph of the Ward Singers in Tijuana, Mexico. [Page 12]: Photgraph of Gertrude Ward, Age 2. "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and fordid them not: for such is the kingdom of God. St. Mark 10:14. 3800 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA. RAdcliff 5-5339".
Type
image
Identifier
gmha-m110 [Legacy record ID]
gmha-burkhardt-book-ward~01...~16
http://doi.org/10.25549/gmha-m110
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/gmha-burkhardt-book-ward~01.jpg
Subject
Clara Ward Singers
Singers
Vocal groups
Ward, Gertrude
Ward, George
Moultrie Ward, Willa
Clara Ward
Waddy, Harrietta
Williams, Marion
Time Period
1946/1968
Place
The Golden Age of Gospel
Source
gmha-m1 [Source (legacy collection record ID)]
Relation
Gospel Memorabilia International (Beverly Hills)
Gospel Music History Archive

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