The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dolores D. Wharton

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dolores D. Wharton

07/14/2016; 10/4/2016

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2016.001

Civic leader Dolores D. Wharton (1927 - ) was the first woman, and the first African American, elected to the boards of Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Kellogg Company, Phillips Petroleum Company, and Gannett Company. Wharton was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 07/14/2016 and 10/4/2016, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 11; Total Run Time: 05h 14m 12s

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Wharton, Dolores D.

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Civic leader Dolores D. Wharton was born on July 3, 1927 in New York City to V. Kenneth Duncan and Josephine Bradford. Wharton attended New York University, Danbury State Teacher's College, and the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where she studied modern dance with Martha Graham. She received her B.F.A. degree from Chicago State Teacher's College in the 1960s.Wharton and her husband, Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., lived in Southeast Asia from 1958 to 1964. Following her return to the United S...