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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
Creator
Batten, Anne, 1914-2006, interviewee
Contributor
Greeson, Jennifer, interviewer
Date (Text)
1993-07-26
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (1:22:59) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (19 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2083
System Control No.
MU-BA0071
Subject (Person)
Batten, Anne, 1914-2006
Subject (Corporate)
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.)
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1914-1918)
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919)
Subject (Topic)
City and town life
High school teaching
History--Study and teaching
History--Societies, etc.
School integration
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--White Plains
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Dilworth
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
Subject (Occupation)
Teachers
Historians
Subject (Date)
1910-2000
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Levine Museum of the New South > Professional Women
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
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.
2016-10-27

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