The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Earlean Collins.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 30 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2000.047 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Collins, Earlean, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Haynes, Frank (Videographer), director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Earlean Collins |
| Portion of title | The Honorable Earlean Collins |
| Abstract | Legislator and county commissioner Earlean Collins was born October 5, 1947 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. She earned a B. A. degree in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne. Collins' was introduced to Illinois politics through her marriage to Otis Collins, who served for eight years in the Illinois House of Representatives. By 1975, She was separated from her husband and working for the Department of Children and Family Services. Encouraged to run for political office, Collins was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1976, the first African American female elected the Illinois Senate. She served on several committees, chaired both Transportation and Developmental Disabled Homeless Committees and was selected as an assistant minority leader. Collins made an unsuccessful run for State Comptroller of Illinois. In 1998, she resigned from the Senate after two decades to run for Commissioner of the Cook County Board, where she served until 2014. |
| Credits | Videographer, Frank Haynes. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2000 August 15. |
| 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 | A2000.047 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |