National Visionary Leadership Project interviews and conference collection, 1997-2009 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Series III: Interviews (continued)
		Gardner C. Taylor oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-04-09 (continued)
			Graphic Images (continued)
				36 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				3 videocassettes of 3 (Betacam SP) (90 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 109.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 109.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 109.MV.003
		Clark Terry oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2005-11-09
			AFC 2004/007: 110
			Clark Terry was a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
			The interview includes Clark Terry's memories of growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, learning to play the trumpet and serving in the Navy. He recalls playing jazz with many famous musicians, including Count Basie and Duke Ellington and leading his own band. He discusses learning to read music, performing around the world for the State Department and teaching jazz at William Paterson University.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655155
BOX-FOLDER 12/132			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 12/132				1 transcript (110 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/431			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/431				18 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				2 videocassettes of 2 (DVC) (128 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 110.MV.001
		C. DeLores Tucker oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-03-04
			AFC 2004/007: 111
			C. DeLores Tucker was a political activist and the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania.
			The interview includes C. DeLores Tucker's memories of growing up in Pennsylvania, attending Temple University and meeting her husband. She recalls joining the Kennedy campaign, her civil rights activism and supporting Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp, who appointed her Secretary of State. She also discusses creating the College for Teens program and her efforts against misogyny in rap music.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655497
BOX-FOLDER 12/133			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 12/133				1 transcript (95 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/432			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/432				36 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
				3 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				7 videocassettes of 7 (Betacam SP) (210 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.003
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.004
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.005
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.006
				AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.007
		C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-03-24
			AFC 2004/007: 112
			C.T. Vivian was a minister and civil rights activist who worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
			The interview includes C. T. Vivian's memories of growing up in Missouri and Illinois and attending American Baptist Theological Seminary. He discusses his involvement in several civil rights organizations in Nashville, Tennessee, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He also recalls organizing the Freedom Rides in 1961 and being arrested in Selma, Alabama.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655476
BOX-FOLDER 12/134			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 12/134				1 transcript (100 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/433			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/433				25 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				8 videocassettes of 8 (Betacam SP) (240 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.003
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.004
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.005
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.006
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.007
				AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.008
		William Waddell oral history interview conducted by Nicole McGee, 2003-05-02
			AFC 2004/007: 113
			William Waddell was a veterinarian, teacher and the first African American member of the American Veterinary Medicine Association.
			The interview includes William Waddell's memories of growing up in Virginia, attending an industrial school in Manassas and working at the Homestead Hotel. He recalls running in track meets, attending Lincoln University and the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. He discusses founding the veterinary school at Tuskegee Institute, serving in the Army in North Africa during World War II, and opening a veterinary practice in Morgantown, West Virginia.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655554
BOX-FOLDER 13/135			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 13/135				1 transcript (55 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/434			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/434				4 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.003
				AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.004
				AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.005
				AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.006
		Wyatt T. Walker oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2005-08-30
			AFC 2004/007: 114
			Wyatt T. Walker was a minister and civil rights activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
			The interview includes Wyatt T. Walkers's memories of growing up in New Jersey and attending Virginia Union University. He discusses ministering his first church in Petersburg, Virginia, and becoming involved in the civil rights movement. He recalls meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., who asked him to be on the board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and being arrested with him in Birmingham, Alabama. He also discusses his work with the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655477
BOX-FOLDER 13/136			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 13/136				1 transcript (49 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/435			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/435				1 photograph : digital, tiff files, color
				82 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (186 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master
				AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.003
				AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.004
				AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.005
				AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.006
		James "Bud" Ward oral history interview conducted by Renee Pousssaint, 2005-11-14
			AFC 2004/007: 115
			James "Bud" Ward was an entrepreneur and Senior Vice President at Marriott Corporation.
			The interview includes Bud Ward's memories of growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving in the Navy during World War II and attending the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He recalls managing African American-owned hotels in Florida and starting his own company and consulting for diversity issues. He discusses his career as a vice president at Marriott, changing hiring and promotion practices and starting his own software company after retirement.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655158
BOX-FOLDER 13/136			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 13/136				1 transcript (143 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/436			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/436				14 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				4 videocassettes of 4 (DVC) (256 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.003
				AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.004
		Walter Washington oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-08-14
			AFC 2004/007: 116
			Walter Washington was a lawyer and the first elected mayor of Washington, D.C.
			The interview includes Walter Washington's memories of growing up in Jamestown, New York and attending Howard University. He recalls segregation in Washington, D.C. and picketing drug stores that refused to serve African Americans. He discusses his appointment as Mayor-Commissioner by President Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson's beautification programs and the 1968 riots in Washington, D.C.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655498
BOX-FOLDER 13/138			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 13/138				1 transcript (27 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/437			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 30/437				17 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				3 videocassettes of 3 (Betacam SP) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 116.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 116.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 116.MV.003
		Clifton Wharton and Dolores Wharton oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-03-11
			AFC 2004/007: 117a
			Clifton Wharton was an economist, business executive, university president and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Dolores Wharton was an art historian and business executive.
			The interview includes Clifton Wharton's memories of growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, traveling around the world with his diplomat father, and attending Harvard University. He recalls joining the air force, working for the Rockefeller Foundation and becoming president of Michigan State University. With his wife Dolores, the two discuss how they met, their marriage, and moving to Chicago while Clifton attended the University of Chicago for his PhD in economics. They remember living in Asia, raising their children, the student demonstrations at Michigan State University, and Dolores' work on many corporate boards.
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