Virginia Pate Wetter papers
Collection
0564-MMC
Sarah Virginia "Dinny" Forwood Pate Wetter (1919-2018) was a radio broadcast manager and executive. Wetter co-founded and served for many years as the chair and CEO of the Chesapeake Broadcasting Corporation, which managed stations WASA (AM) and WHDG (FM) in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Wetter was also a member of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) and served as the organization's national president from 1970 to 1971. AWRT was founded in 1951 to "advance the impact of women in broadcasting and related fields" when the National Association of Broadcasters dissolved its women's division. The organization changed its name to the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) in 2010.
This collection covers the period 1944 to 2009 and consists of documents and correspondence related to Wetter's career and professional experiences in radio broadcasting. It also covers the founding, history, and business of Chesapeake Broadcasting Corporation and WASA (AM) - WHDG (FM) radio station. Materials include 12 scrapbooks covering the period 1947 to 1983 with newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, newsletters, and other materials related to Wetter's career accomplishments and milestones; WASA radio station business and events; American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT); and local community events in Havre de Grace, Maryland. One scrapbook covers the 1948 Freedom Train exhibition stop in Havre de Grace. It also includes one record account book covering the period 1977 to 1981, with accounting items related to the business of Chesapeake Broadcasting Corporation and WASA (AM) - WHDG (FM) radio station. It also includes 1 U-Matic of an interview with Wetter, 1 VHS tape, 8 audio reels from WASA radio programming, and 13 mostly undated audio reels from WNDY radio station broadcast in Indianapolis, IN, which was managed by Wetter's husband, Edward Wetter.
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13.01 Linear Feet (2 records storage boxes, 1 legal size box, and 8 oversize flat storage boxes) : 2 record storage boxes (1.04 linear ft.), 1 legal size box (.25 linear ft.), 1 oversize flat storage box (1.08 linear ft.), 1 oversize flat storage box (1.2 linear ft.), and 6 oversize flat storage boxes (1.4 linear ft.)
21 Tape Reels (21 audio tape reels)
2 Videocassettes (1 U-Matic, 1 VHS)
1 Photographs (1 oversize, rolled photograph) : black and white
This collection covers the period 1944 to 2009 and consists of documents and correspondence related to Wetter's career and professional experiences in radio broadcasting. It also covers the founding, history, and business of Chesapeake Broadcasting Corporation and WASA (AM) - WHDG (FM) radio station in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Materials include 12 scrapbooks covering the period 1947-1983 with newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, newsletters, and other materials related to Wetter's career accomplishments and milestones; WASA radio station business and events; American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT); and local community events in Havre de Grace, Maryland. One scrapbook covers the 1948 Freedom Train exhibition stop in Havre de Grace. It also includes one record account book covering the period 1977 to 1981, with accounting items related to the business of Chesapeake Broadcasting Corporation and WASA (AM) - WHDG (FM) radio station. It also includes 1 U-Matic of an interview with Wetter, 1 VHS tape, 8 audio reels from WASA radio programming, and 13 mostly undated audio reels from WNDY radio station broadcast in Indianapolis, IN, which was managed by Wetter's husband, Edward Wetter.
This collection contains audiovisual materials. Items that cannot be used in the Special Collections reading room or are too fragile for researchers require that a digital copy be made prior to use. If you would like to access these materials, please contact us prior to your visit.
This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries prior to 2020, including a selection of scrapbooks and other items delivered on July 22, 2015, by Ken Raye from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. Wetter's daughter, Barbara Pate Glacel, donated accruals to this collection on August 7, 2020, and June 1, 2021.
This collection was originally received by University of Maryland Libraries prior to 2020. Accruals to the collection were received by the University of Maryland Libraries in 2020-2021. Upon arrival, the materials were re-housed into archival quality boxes and placed in acid-free folders. Folders were left in the original order in which they were received. Loose materials were placed in folders and kept in their original order. Several unhoused audio reels were placed into appropriate boxes.
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