The HistoryMakers video oral history with Lillian Lambert.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 29 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2012.018 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lambert, Lillian Lincoln, 1940- 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 Lillian Lambert |
| Portion of title | Lillian Lambert |
| Abstract | Business executive Lillian Lambert was born on May 12, 1940 in Ballsville, Virginia. After high school, Lambert moved to New York City where she worked as a maid and typist. She then came to Washington D.C. and worked as a typist for the federal government before enrolling at Howard University and graduating in 1966. In 1967, she enrolled at Harvard Business School where she co-founded the African American Student Union. Upon graduating in 1969, she became the first African American woman to receive her M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School. Lambert worked as a stock broker for Ferris & Company, taught at Bowie State College and served as executive vice president of Unified Services before starting her own company, Centennial One, Inc. In 2001, Lambert sold her company. She became president of LilCo Enterprises and a professional speaker and consultant. Lambert received the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award in 2003. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Richmond, Virginia 2012 February 9. |
| 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 | A2012.018 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |