The HistoryMakers video oral history with J. Veronica Biggins.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (10 video files (4 hr., 47 min., 13 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.016 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Biggins, J. Veronica, 1946- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Pounds, Evelyn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with J. Veronica Biggins |
| Portion of title | J. Veronica Biggins |
| Abstract | Banking executive and presidential appointee J. Veronica Biggins was born on October 19, 1946 in Belmont, North Carolina. Biggins received her B.S. degree from Spelman College and her M.A. degree from Georgia State University. For twenty years, Biggins worked for Bank of America, where she became one of the highest-ranking women in the banking industry. In 1994, she joined the staff of President William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton as director of personnel and served as vice chairman of the United States Delegation to the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Biggins served on the boards of Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, Avnet, Inc., the Woodruff Arts Center and the Atlanta Life Insurance Company; and as chair of the Czech Slovak American Enterprise Fund. She later worked as a senior partner at Heidrick & Struggles, an international executive consulting firm, and as managing partner of Diversified Search in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Evelyn Pounds, interviewer. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2006 February 14. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2006 June 19. |
| 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 | A2006.016 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |