The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ella Jenkins.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 28 min., 21 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.133 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Jenkins, Ella interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Ella Jenkins |
| Portion of title | Ella Jenkins |
| Abstract | Folk singer Ella Louise Jenkins was born on August 6, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. Growing up in Chicago, Jenkins loved all games, but adored those involving rhythm, movement and music. She earned her A.A. degree from Wilson Junior College in 1947 and her B.A. degree in sociology from San Francisco State College in 1951. In 1956, Jenkins left her job in Chicago to become a professional folk singer, going on to be called "the first lady of children's folk song". She released Call and Response: Rhythmic Group Singing in 1957. Jenkins was honored with a Pioneer in Early Television citation, a salute from the Ravinia Festival, a KOHL Education Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, and Cook County Children's Hospital's Meritorious Service Award. Smithsonian Folkways Records produced more than thirty Jenkins' albums since 1956. Jenkins served as a U.S. delegate to Hong Kong, China and the Soviet Union with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2002 August 5. |
| 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 | A2002.133 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |