The HistoryMakers video oral history with Cheryl McKissack Felder.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 16 min., 52 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.043 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Felder, Cheryl McKissack, 1961- 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 Cheryl McKissack Felder |
| Portion of title | Cheryl McKissack Felder |
| Abstract | Business executive Cheryl McKissack Felder was born with her twin sister, Deryl, on May 15, 1961 in Nashville, Tennessee. McKissack Felder attended Peabody Demonstration School, graduating in 1979. She earned her B.S. degree in civil engineering in 1981 and her M.S. degree in 1983 from Howard University. Her grandfather, Moses McKissack, founded the family architectural business in 1905. In 1985, she was a civil engineer for Weidlinger Associates and Turner Construction in New York City. In 1991, she formed The McKissack Group, a construction management firm based in New York City. In 1999, McKissack Felder launched McKissack and McKissack Associates, an architecture and design company. As The McKissack Group's CEO, McKissack Felder managed many large projects and was principal in charge of Philadelphia's $395 million Lincoln Financial Field, the $450 million U.S. Airways International Terminal in Philadelphia and the $1.5 billion renovation and reconstruction of the School District of Philadelphia. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 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 | A2005.043 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |