Research Catalog

Title

The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Priscilla Taylor.

Publication

Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

Details

Additional Authors

• Taylor, Priscilla, 1949-
• Crowe, Larry F.
• Stearns, Scott
• HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.

Description

1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 57 min., 46 sec.)) : sound, color.

Summary

Former mayor Priscilla Taylor was born on December 31, 1949, in Fort Pierce, Florida. She received her B.S. degree from Barry University in Miami, Florida in 1997, and her M.B.A. degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1999. Before college, Taylor worked in the insurance industry, eventually forming her own company. In 1999, she was elected to the Palm Beach County Commission, where she became chairwoman in 2001. Taylor was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2004 and served as the democratic whip from 2004 to 2006. In 2009, she was appointed to the Palm Beach County Commission. She was re-elected in 2010 and 2012, and was elected mayor of Palm Beach County in 2014. In addition to her service in government, Taylor was also involved in a variety of community organizations, and received many awards in recognition of her service.

Alternative Title

• History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Priscilla Taylor
• The Honorable Priscilla Taylor

Subject

• Taylor, Priscilla, 1949- > Interviews
• African Americans > Interviews
• African Americans
• Mayor

Genre/Form

• Internet videos.
• Interviews.
• Nonfiction films.
• Oral histories.

Credits (note)

• Videographer, Scott Stearns.

OCLC

1003150940

Title

The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Priscilla Taylor.

Publisher

Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

Country of Producing Entity

United States naf

Playing Time

015746

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Performer

Larry Crowe, interviewer.

Credits

Videographer, Scott Stearns.

Event

Recorded West Palm Beach, Florida 2017 March 11.

Source of description

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Indexed Term

Mayor.

Added Author

Taylor, Priscilla, 1949- interviewee.

Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.

Stearns, Scott, director of photography.

HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.