Anne Batten oral history interview, 1993 July 26

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Anne Batten discusses growing up in the Dilworth community in Charlotte, North Carolina, her career as a teacher, and the role she played in historic preservation in Mecklenburg County. Subjects include teaching English, French, and history in rural North Carolina and in Charlotte; her role as president of the Mecklenburg Historical Association and working to preserve local historic sites; notable Charlotte families and individuals; and her views on school desegregation in Charlotte.

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Title: Anne Batten oral history interview, 1993 July 26
Interviewee: Batten, Anne Jackson, 1914-2006
Interviewer: Greeson, Jennifer
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1993-07-26
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:22:59) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (19 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Anne Batten was a 79-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1914. She was educated at Queens College and was employed as a teacher and historian.
Abstract: Anne Batten discusses growing up in the Dilworth community in Charlotte, North Carolina, her career as a teacher, and the role she played in historic preservation in Mecklenburg County. Subjects include teaching English, French, and history in rural North Carolina and in Charlotte; her role as president of the Mecklenburg Historical Association and working to preserve local historic sites; notable Charlotte families and individuals; and her views on school desegregation in Charlotte.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master file. Interview originally recorded on audio analog cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Teachers
Historians
Subjects--Names: Batten, Anne Jackson, 1914-2006
Subjects--Organizations: Alexander Graham High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Sedgefield Junior High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Queens College (Charlotte, N.C.)
Hezekiah Alexander House (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Events: World War (1914-1918)
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919)
Subjects--Topics: City and town life
High school teaching
History--Study and teaching
History--Societies, etc.
School integration
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--White Plains
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Dilworth
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1910-2000
Digital Collection Title: Levine Museum of the New South
Digital Collection Series Title: Professional Women
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: MU-BA0071
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2078

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