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| Repository: | The HistoryMakers | |
| 1900 S. Michigan Avenue | ||
| Chicago, Illinois 60616 | ||
| (312) 674-1900 | ||
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| Interviewer: | Larry Crowe | |
| Videographer: | Scott Stearns | |
| Title: | Video Oral History Interview with Nelvia Brady | |
| Dates: | August 26, 2003 | |
| Abstract: | (ABSTRACT) | |
| Quantity: | 4 Betacam SP videocassettes, 1 half-Hollinger box containing (NUMBER) folders of accompanying materials. | |
| Identification: | A2003.205 | |
| Language: | The interviews and records are in English | |
Born in Fairfield, Alabama, on February 11, 1948, Nelvia Brady has spent most of her life in Chicago, Illinois. Upon graduating from high school in Chicago, Brady went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned a B.A. in sociology in 1970. In 1973, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin with an M.S. in guidance and counseling, and in 1980 she earned her Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
After earning her master's degree, Brady went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she spent the next five years working as the lead counselor for two local high schools and an elementary school. While working on her Ph.D., she was also working as a research associate at Michigan State. After completing her doctorate, Brady took a job with the Educational Testing Service, working on the Chicago Public Schools for Student Desegregation Project. In 1981, she went to work directly for the Chicago Public Schools, first as an assistant to the associate superintendent before assuming the position herself. In 1985, Brady went to work at the Chicago Community Trust, where she launched a $5 million education initiative and served as the executive director of the Coleman Fund for Children and Youth. In 1988, Brady became chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago, where she was the first African American and only female to hold the post.
Brady became involved in consulting in 1992, while maintaining visiting professorships at Chicago State and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1994, she became senior vice president of Carrington & amp; Carrington, an executive recruiting firm that specializes in helping Fortune 500 companies in the recruitment and placement of African Americans, Hispanics, women and other diverse individuals in executive positions. In 2002, Brady returned to academia part time, and left consulting behind completely in 2003, taking a post at Trinity Christian College as a professor in the business department and as director of ethnic diversity.
Brady has been named by Executive Educator as one of the Top 100 School Managers in North America. She received the Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Wisconsin's School of Education and has been named by Today's Chicago Woman as one of 100 Women Making a Difference. Brady is also the author of two books, This Mother's Daughter and 300+ Pearls of Wisdom. She serves on a number of boards of directors, including the Chicago State University Foundation and the Pullman Educational Foundation.
Biographical Note by The HistoryMakers®
This life oral history interview with Nelvia Brady was conducted by Larry Crowe on 2003-08-26 in Residence of Nelvia Brady, Palos Heights, Illinois and is recorded on 4 30-minute Betacam SP videocassettes. Access copies exist on Betacam SP, VHS, DVD and MPEG-1. The interview contains information on (COMPLETE ONE SENTENCE DESCRIPTION OF INTERVIEW). Accompanying materials in the collection include Nelvia Brady's correspondence with The HistoryMakers® related to the interview; a copy of the signed release form and the production report; the biographical information used by the interviewer to prepare for the interview (DETAILS); paper copies of the interview transcripts, 3 1/2" floppy disks with electronic copies of the transcripts; selected quotes for video clips; photocopies of photographs captured on video; XML files with metadata created in editing and cataloguing the interview for The HistoryMakers Digital Video Library; and paper copies of these XML files.
Access to paper records is restricted. Other restrictions may be applied on a case-by-case basis.
All use of materials must be pre-approved by The HistoryMakers® and appropriate credit must be given. All use credits must be pre-approved by The HistoryMakers®. Copyright is held by The HistoryMakers®.
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| This record series is indexed under the following controlled access terms. | ||
| Contributors: | ||
| Brady, Nelvia | ||
| Crowe, Larry | ||
| Stearns, Scott | ||
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| Brady | ||
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| Video oral history interview | ||
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| The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Nelvia Brady | ||
Accompanying materials: Accompanying materials are filed in (NUMBER) folders in a half-Hollinger box and shelved at The HistoryMakers® Archives and Collection Library by accession number, separately from the videos.
Betacam, VHS, DVD and MPEG-1 access copies are held for in-house use at The HistoryMakers®; Betacam SP, VHS and DVD playback hardware is provided for in-house viewing of the access copies; MPEG-1 copies are searchable and viewable via a digital video database.
The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Nelvia Brady, August 26, 2003. The HistoryMakers® African American Video Oral History Collection, 1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois.