- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (11 video files (5 hr., 7 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Marketing executive Henry Hartford Brown was born on November 17, 1930, in Houston, Texas. Brown attended Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from Texas Southern University, where he also participated in his graduate studies. In 1959, he started his career at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. as a wholesaler representative. Brown was recognized as a superior salesperson, and was thus promoted and received the "The Adolphus Award", for excellence in sales. In 1975, Brown developed Budweiser's Great Kings and Queens of Africa, an educational program that showcased the rich ancestral history of African Americans. In 1980, he was named vice president of Marketing Development; then, in 1990, Brown was elected as senior vice president of Anheuser-Busch. In 1994, Brown retired after thirty-five years of work having launched major initiatives for the company; among these were the Budweiser Community Health Mobile, Budweiser's Living Legends and The Lou Rawls/UNCF Parade of Stars.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Henry H. Brown
- Henry H. Brown
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 994208980
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Henry H. Brown.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
050712
- 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 Houston, Texas 2007 August 9.
Recorded Houston, Texas 2007 August 12.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Marketing Executive.
- Added Author
Brown, Henry H., 1930- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.