| Other author/creator | Burroughs, Tony, 1948- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| 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 Anthony "Tony" Preston Burroughs |
| Portion of title |
Anthony "Tony" Preston Burroughs |
| Abstract |
Genealogist Anthony Preston Burroughs was born on November 23, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois. Burroughs graduated from Harlan High School in 1966. He earned his B. A. degree in African-American studies at Southern Illinois University (SIU). While at SIU, Burroughs met Alex Haley, who was working on his book, Roots. In 1975, Burroughs started tracing his own ancestral roots and joined the Chicago Genealogical Society. In 1977, Burroughs attended a genealogy symposium sponsored by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Burroughs was a physical education teacher. By 1990, genealogy was his full-time profession. Burroughs taught genealogy at Chicago State University. He founded the African American Institute of Ancestry and was elected president of the Afro-American Genealogical Society in 1991. In 1996, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Genealogical Society and co-authored the African-American Genealogical Sourcebook. In 1997, he made his television debut in six episodes of the PBS series Ancestors. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2005 July 19. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2005 August 11. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2005 October 12. |
| 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 | A2005.166 HistoryMakers |
