The HistoryMakers video oral history with Vivian R. Jones.

Community leader Vivian Jones was born on September 3, 1948 in Sweet Home, Arkansas. She was raised in Chicago, Illinois. She received her A.A. degree in social services from Kennedy-King College and earned her B.A. degree and her M.Ed degree from Chicago State University. In 2009, she received an H...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Jones, Vivian, 1948- (Interviewee)
Crowe, Larry F. (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Jones, Vivian, > 1948- > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Community Leader.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 6 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Vivian R. Jones
Vivian R. Jones
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Community leader Vivian Jones was born on September 3, 1948 in Sweet Home, Arkansas. She was raised in Chicago, Illinois. She received her A.A. degree in social services from Kennedy-King College and earned her B.A. degree and her M.Ed degree from Chicago State University. In 2009, she received an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Divinity from the International Pentecostal Assemblies Ecumenical College of Bible Theology. In 1992, Jones founded Annie B. Jones Community Services, Inc. (ABJ), a community based social service agency that provides aid to children, families and seniors in the Chicago area. She was eventually named president emeritus of ABJ. She served as the commissioner of the African American Family Commission and on the board of directors for The Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention as one of its founding members. She was awarded the Woman at the Top of Her Game Award. She was featured in Essence and N'Digo magazines.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:03:06:32
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2012 April 20.
Source of Description:
Vendor-supplied metadata.