The HistoryMakers video oral history with John Jacob "Jake" Oliver.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 17 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.273 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Oliver, John Jacob, 1945- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 John Jacob "Jake" Oliver |
| Portion of title | John Jacob "Jake" Oliver |
| Abstract | Corporate lawyer and publisher John Jacob "Jake" Oliver was born on July 20, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland. The great grandson of the Afro-American Newspaper founder John J. Murphy, he began college at the University of Maryland, but transferred, earning his B.A. degree from Fisk University in 1969 and his J.D. degree from Columbia University in 1972. Oliver began practicing corporate law in New York in 1972 with the law firm of Davis, Polk and Wardell. In 1978, he returned to Baltimore to serve as corporate counsel for General Electric. In 1982, Oliver returned to his family's newspaper as publisher, chairman and CEO of the Afro-American. Under Oliver's leadership, the Afro-American grew substantially, digitally connecting it to three offices in Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Richmond. Oliver also served as a board member of the First Mariner Bank, past president of the National Newspaper Publishers Associations and served as chairman of the Maryland Higher Education Commission. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Baltimore, Maryland 2003 November 12. |
| 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 | A2003.273 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |