| Other author/creator | McDowell, Helen, 1903-2010, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 Helen McDowell |
| Portion of title |
Helen McDowell |
| Abstract |
Entrepreneur and educator Helen Newberry McDowell was born on September 28, 1903 in Abingdon, Virginia. McDowell attended Morristown Industrial School where her mother taught. She went to Bennett College, graduating in 1924 and attending Teacher's College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. McDowell earned her M.A. degree in education from Howard University in 1931. McDowell began teaching in 1925, and after earning her M.A. degree, she taught at Morgan State University in Baltimore. In the 1940s, McDowell bought six houses in Washington, D.C., converting them into rooming houses for students. From 1949 to 1973, the Newberry House was home to many students from Howard University's School of Religion. McDowell taught English at Phelps Vocational High School in Washington, D.C. from 1950 until her retirement in 1973. She moved to California with her husband but relocated back to Washington, D.C. McDowell passed away on July 17, 2010 at age 106. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2003 July 30. |
| 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 | A2003.179 HistoryMakers |
