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By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: Connie Sage Research Files on Frank Batten, 1998-2010
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-205
Primary Creator: Sage, Connie, 1948-
Extent: 25.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Date Acquired: 06/26/2012
Subjects: Businesses, Businessmen, Old Dominion University, School integration--Massive resistance movement
Forms of Material: Audiocassettes, Biographies (documents), Biography files, Clippings (information artifacts), Compact discs, Correspondence, Floppy disks, Manuscripts, Newsletters, Newspapers, Notebooks, Publications (document genre), Slides (photographs), Transcripts, VHS
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Research files and other materials compiled by Connie Sage relating to her book Frank Batten, The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather Channel, published in 2011 by University of Virginia Press. This collection includes biographical materials, interview notes and transcripts, business and personal records, and documents relating to the book's publication. There are also video and audio tapes, photographs, and electronic storage media. These files contain information on Frank Batten when he was chairman of Landmark Communications in Norfolk, Virginia, which included The Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star newspapers, among other media outlets. The materials also cover Batten's philanthropic activities.
Biographical Note
Connie Sage was a reporter for the Virginian-Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia and a staff member of Landmark Communications.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Connie Sage by donation
Preferred Citation:
Connie Sage Research Files on Frank Batten, MSS 0000-205, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed in January 2020.
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- Box 9
- Folder 1: Academia, University of Virginia, miscellaneous dates
- Includes information on the Batten Institute and business program.
- Folder 2: Academia, Old Dominion University, miscellaneous dates
- Includes information on Batten's role as ODU Rector and his donations to the school.
- Folder 3: Academia, Old Dominion University Courier, circa 2002-2005
- Copies of the ODU newsletter, many mentioning Batten.
- Folder 4: Academia, Harvard Business School, miscellaneous dates
- Includes information about Batten's time at Harvard Business School, his correspondence with the School, and other materials.
- Folder 5: Academia, Culver Military Academy, miscellaneous dates
- Includes background on Culver, Batten's time there as a student, and his support for the school.
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