The HistoryMakers video oral history with James Collier, Jr.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 8 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2007.293
Subjects

Other author/creatorCollier, James, 1924-2011, interviewee.
Other author/creatorCrowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with James Collier, Jr.
Portion of title James Collier, Jr.
Abstract Elementary school teacher and engineer James Collier was born on October 18, 1924, in Jackson, Tennessee. He earned his B.A. degree in social science and music from Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee in 1949. From 1943-1946, he served in the U. S. Army during World War Two. In 1950, Collier began working as a teacher for the St. Louis Board of Education. In 1963, he was hired as a quality control engineer for the Monsanto Corporation's silicon Project. Collier patented the process by which silicon chips are sliced and coated for electronic information storage. Collier pursued a variety of interests. He formed Jim Collier and the Rhythmaires. Collier was the founder of Operation Family and mentored youth in the arts. He also produced his own cable television show and worked as a visual artist. He published a book of his own poetry. Collier passed away on June 1, 2011 at age 87.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded St. Louis, Missouri 2007 October 17.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2007.293 HistoryMakers

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