The HistoryMakers video oral history with Robert Johnson.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 59 min., 57 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.172 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Robert, 1935 June 17- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, 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 Robert Johnson |
| Portion of title | Robert Johnson |
| Abstract | Corporate chief executive Robert "Bob" Johnson was born on June 17, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. After earning his B.S. degree in sociology from Roosevelt University in Chicago in 1958, he began working for the Chicago Housing Authority. In 1965, Johnson was hired at Sears Roebuck & Company where he rose to the position of vice president of specialty sales. In 1988, Johnson and his daughter partnered to form Bagcraft Corporation, a food packaging company. In 1991, Johnson and business partner Tom Bryce formed Johnson Bryce, Inc., as part of an initiative by PepsiCo to award contracts to minority suppliers. Johnson served as chairman and CEO of Johnson Bryce, Inc. until retiring in 2007. In addition, he served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, was a founding member of the Executive Leadership Council, and was a board member of LeMoyne Owen College and Clemson University's Packaging Science Department. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 August 1. |
| 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 | A2003.172 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |