Allen Recordings of Agricultural History (Part 7) · Voices of Illinois · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Allen Recordings of Agricultural History (Part 7)
Date(s): ca. 1950s
Interviewee(s): Frank W. Hatten See all items with this value
Interviewer(s): Ralph Allen, Jr. See all items with this value
Summary: Frank W. Hatten studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois and was a childhood friend of Ralph Allen, Jr. On this tape, he is interviewed by Allen at his home in Delavan, IL. He discusses working his way through college, his apprenticeship with the Westinghouse Company, his work on the Panama Canal, and escorting President Taft through part of the canal. Other notable figures he mentions are Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Robert Byrd, William Jennings Bryan, and Roald Amundsen. The tape concludes with a recording of Hatten's funeral service in Delavan.
Subject(s): electrical engineering See all items with this value; ui centennial project See all items with this value
Related Resources: Allen Family Papers (RS: 41/20/21)