The HistoryMakers video oral history with Veronica Jones.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 28 min., 3 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2001.041 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Veronica, 1946- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Bieschke, Paul, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Veronica Jones |
| Portion of title | Veronica Jones |
| Abstract | Entrepreneur Veronica Jones was born on October 3, 1946 in Camden, New Jersey. She attended Kent State University and the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising in New York City, anticipating entering the fashion industry. After graduation, Jones participated in Abraham & Straus' executive training program. She was promoted to buying positions at Gimbel's in New York and Joseph Magnin in San Francisco. She served as a vice president at both Gene Ewing Bis and Kenar Enterprises. She opened the Veronica Jones Showroom, selling to Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom's and other high-end department stores and boutiques across the country. Jones founded Grandview, an upscale women's clothing store in Nyack, New York. Established in 1987, Grandview helped to pioneer the revitalization of downtown Nyack's commercial strip. Jones mentored young people in the fashion industry through an organization called Fashion Outreach. In 2000, Jones opened a second store in the in Harlem. |
| Credits | Videographer, Paul Bieschke. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2001 May 20. |
| 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 | A2001.041 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |