Allen Recordings of Agricultural History (Part 7)
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- Title
- Allen Recordings of Agricultural History (Part 7)
- Interviewer(s)
- Ralph Allen, Jr.
- 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)
- agriculture
- electrical engineering
- farm bureau
- illinois agricultural association
- ui centennial project