The HistoryMakers video oral history with Sylvia Cooke Martin.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 48 min., 15 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2004.210 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Martin, Sylvia Cooke, 1938- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hamilton, Racine Tucker, 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 Sylvia Cooke Martin |
| Portion of title | Sylvia Cooke Martin |
| Abstract | Historian and library administrator Clara Sylvia Cooke Martin was born on May 2, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland. After high school, Martin attended the University of Maryland from 1955 and 1957. She later returned to earn her B.S. degree in 1972. From 1963 until 1978, Martin worked for the Social Security Administration in a variety of positions including: file clerk, health insurance intern for Medicare, manpower development specialist, management intern and senior career development specialist. In 1978, she received her M.S. degree in policy science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She was then hired by the Library of Congress as its chief of staff training and development, a position she held until 1993. From 1994 until 1999, Martin worked as the McNair Scholars Program coordinator at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. From 1997 until 2002, she was project manager and later CEO of the Ellicott City Colored School Restoration Project. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Columbia, Maryland 2004 October 18. |
| 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 | A2004.210 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |