Vernon, Lillian
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Lillian Vernon founded her mail-order catalog business in 1951 with a modest $495 investment. Her business, which originally consisted of selling personalized leather goods, became an immediate success and eventually became a $100 million corporation that sells on the American Stock Exchange.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1996
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Jordan, Vernon E., Jr
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Vernon E. Jordan is a civil rights activist and Washington, DC, lawyer who is a friend and adviser of Pres Bill Clinton. He has held posts in the NAACP, the United Negro College Fund and the National Urban League. His life and career are profiled.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1993
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Fenwick, Millicent (Vernon Hammond)
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Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1977
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