The HistoryMakers video oral history with Rowena Stewart.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 34 min., 46 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.126 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Stewart, Rowena, 1932- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hayden, Robert C., 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 Rowena Stewart |
| Portion of title | Rowena Stewart |
| Abstract | Museum director Rowena Stewart was born on March 6, 1932 in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in New Berlin, Florida. She graduated in 1955 from Edward Waters College in Jacksonville. Stewart began her career as a social worker in settlement houses and reformist-minded community centers in Jacksonville and in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1975, Stewart became the first Director, Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. From 1985 to 1992, she served as the Director and Curator of Philadelphia's Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum. In 1992, Stewart moved to Detroit to head the Motown Historical Museum. Three years later, she was recruited to Kansas City, Missouri to oversee the American Jazz Museum development and later became the Executive Director. Stewart passed away in 2015 at the age of 83. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Robert Hayden, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Jacksonville, Florida 2006 October 19. |
| 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 | A2006.126 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |