George B. Storer scrapbooks, 1947-1971

Summary

Creator:
Storer, George B.
Date:
1947-1971
Extent:
21.2 Linear Feet 38 volumes in 11 oversized boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

George B. Storer scrapbooks, ms2857, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of scrapbooks documenting George B. Storer's career in the communications industry containing newspaper clippings, photographs, some correspondence and memorabilia relating to Fort Industry Company (1947-1953), Storer Broadcasting Company (1953-1971), and Northeast Airlines (1965-1970).

Biographical / historical:

George Butler Storer, founder of the Storer Communcations, Inc. and its predecessors Fort Valley Company and Storer Broadcasting Company. Storer bought controlling interest in Northeast Airlines in 1965.

Storer Communications, Inc. is an American communications company founded in 1927 in Toledo, Ohio, by George B. Storer. It began as a radio broadcaster, and moved in television in 1948, then as a pioneer in cable television in 1963.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

George B. Storer scrapbooks, ms2857, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.