The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ernesta G. Procope.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 18 min., 18 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.091 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Procope, Ernesta G., 1931- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Shawn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Ernesta G. Procope |
| Portion of title | Ernesta G. Procope |
| Abstract | Corporate executive Ernesta G. Procope was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1931. President and Chief Executive Officer of E. G. Bowman, a private insurance company, Procope made history in 1979 when she relocated the business from its Brooklyn storefront to 97 Wall Street. The E.G. Bowman Company became the first African American owned business to be located on Wall Street. Procope became the broker of record for the New York City Housing Authority and the insurance broker for the construction of the United States' portion of the Alaska Pipeline. Licensed in all 50 states, the company counts IBM, Avon Products, Philip Morris Companies, General Motors and Time Warner among its client base. Procope was also the founder and president of Bowman Specialty Services, LLP. This extension of her business provided engineering and safety services. Procope was married for over 40 years to John Procope. |
| Credits | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea. |
| Performer | Shawn Wilson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2006 June 13. |
| 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 | A2006.091 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |