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George B. Storer scrapbooks
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: George B. Storer scrapbooks | |
| Creator: Storer, George B. | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1947-1971 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 21.2 Linear Feet 38 volumes in 11 oversized boxes | |
| Collection Number: ms2857 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
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.
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).
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
George B. Storer scrapbooks, ms2857, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2009 October 16.
General Notes
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.