The HistoryMakers video oral history with Bennetta Nelson West.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 27 min., 33 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.143 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | West, Bennetta Nelson, 1944- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 Bennetta Nelson West |
| Portion of title | Bennetta Nelson West |
| Abstract | Nonprofit executive Bennetta Nelson West was born on October 19, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1962, she earned her B.S. degree in food service administration from Tuskegee Institute. She received her M.S. degree in public health from Columbia University in New York City in 1979. She pursued a Ph.D. degree in higher education and an E.M. degree in business. While living in New York, she became interested in the black arts movement where she studied and participated in theatre, dance and visual arts. She worked in government positions related to public health and human services in New Jersey for nine years before returning to her hometown, Memphis. As an administrator at Shelby State Community College, she oversaw the school's entrepreneurial programs. Nelson-West started her own community development consulting business, Creative Communities, and worked as executive director of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Memphis, Tennessee 2003 June 25. |
| 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 | A2003.143 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |