The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ulysses Ford.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 23 min., 49 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.020 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Ford, Ulysses G., III, 1943-2012, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Adams, Samuel, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Ulysses Ford |
| Portion of title | Ulysses Ford |
| Abstract | Corporate executive and city administrator Ulysses Grant Ford III was born on September 28, 1943, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pursuing his interest in mathematics, Ford graduated from Talladega College in 1965. In 1968, Ford became an accountant and worked for Allstate Insurance and Equitable Life Insurance. In 1972, he began his career in civil service. Ford worked as Public Works Department administrative assistant in Charlotte; director of solid waste management in Ann Arbor, Michigan; director of city services in Fort Worth, Texas; and director of public works in Houston. In 1992, after twenty years as a civil servant, Ford became the vice president of Waste Management, Inc. In 1998, Ford founded SDC Consulting in Macon, Georgia, to represent private companies to local governments nationwide. He was a member of 100 Black Men of America and served as president of the Municipal Waste Management Association of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Ford passed away on March 20, 2012. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Samuel Adams, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Macon, Georgia 2002 March 18. |
| 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 | A2002.020 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |