The HistoryMakers video oral history with Maj. Gen. Marcelite Harris.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (8 video files (3 hr., 55 min., 9 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2012.074 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Harris, Marcelite, 1943- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| 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 Maj. Gen. Marcelite Harris |
| Portion of title | Maj. Gen. Marcelite Harris |
| Abstract | Military officer Major General Marcelite J. Harris was born in Houston, Texas on January 16, 1943. Harris enrolled at Spelman College and graduated with her B.A. degree in speech and drama in 1964. Harris earned her B.S. degree in business management from the University of Maryland. In 1975, Harris was named personnel staff officer and White House social aide under the Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter U.S. Presidential administrations. She became commanding air officer for the Cadet Squadron 39 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Harris was named director of maintenance for the Pacific Air Forces Logistic Support Center at Kadena Air Base in Japan. President Barack Obama was a member of the Board of Visitors for the United States Air Force Academy. Harris rose from the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1965 to Major General in the U.S. Air Force thirty years later becoming the first ever African American Female General. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2012 March 21. |
| 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 | A2012.074 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |