| Other author/creator | Bancroft, Rena, 1931- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Henry, Loretta, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Rena Bancroft |
| Portion of title |
Rena Bancroft |
| Abstract |
College president Rena Ercelle Merritt Bancroft was born on September 14, 1931 in Clinton, North Carolina. In 1948, Bancroft took a high school English test and earned the highest score in the State of North Carolina. Bancroft initially attended Howard University but transferred to Syracuse University, where she earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees in home economics and education. In 1952, Bancroft began her career as a teacher in Watertown, New York. In 1956, Bancroft moved to the West Coast and began teaching in the Oakland Public School System. Bancroft also worked for the McCall Pattern Company, serving as a lecturer at schools in San Francisco and San Jose. Bancroft went on to become the first African American woman principal in the San Mateo Peninsula School District. In 1985, Bancroft became president of the City College of San Francisco. Upon retirement, Bancroft worked as a consultant for the State of California. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Loretta Henry, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded San Francisco, California 2006 April 7. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2006.070 HistoryMakers |
