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Funeral and Memorial Services in the Senate Chamber

The Senate Chamber, while ordinarily a place of legislative business, has also been host to numerous funeral and memorial services. Saved in the Senate's collection, is a small, but valuable, set of artifacts related to these services. The ephemera includes tickets, order of service pamphlets, order of procedure cards, and programs. Also associated with the collection, is a 19th-century memorial sash preserved by Isaac Bassett, a former Senate doorkeeper. Together, these artifacts provide a glimpse of the honor and respect with which the Senate has accorded its members. In all, there have been 54 funeral and memorial services held in the Senate Chamber from 1812 to 2010.


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1914 Bacon (Ticket)

Image: Ticket, 1914 Augustus O. Bacon Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00a)
1929 Burton (Order o...

Image:  Order of Services, 1929 Theodore E. Burton Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00b)
1929 Warren (Order o...

Image:  Order of Services, 1929 Francis E. Warren Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00c)
1932 Harris (Order o...

Image:  Order of Services, 1932 TWilliam J. Harris Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00d)
 
1933 Walsh (Order of...

Image:  Order of Services, 1933 Thomas J. Walsh Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00e)
1937 Robinson (Order...

Image: Order of Services, 1937 Joseph T. Robinson Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00045.021)
1937 Robinson (Proc ...

Image: Order of Procedure (Card), 1937 Joseph T. Robinson Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00045.020)
1937 Robinson (Progr...

Image: Program, 1937 Joseph T. Robinson Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00045.022)
 
1937 Robinson (Ticke...

Image: Ticket, 1937 Joseph T. Robinson Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00045.001)
1939 Lewis (Order of...

Image:  Order of Services, 1939 J. Hamilton Lewis Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00f)
1939 Swanson (Order ...

Image:  Order of Services, 1939 Claude A. Swanson Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00004.00g)
1939 Swanson (Proc C...

Image: Order of Procedure (Card), 1939 Claude A. Swanson Funeral (Cat. no. 11.00046.001)