Diary, 1974 - 1978
Collection Scope
SERIES I: Personal (1919-1984) documents Dr. Hatt’s life and work at Cranbrook Institute of Science and elsewhere. Within the correspondence folder are letters describing Dr. and Mrs. Hatt’s travel in Pakistan and Africa. Two diaries chronicle Dr. Hatt’s activities during his retirement years.
SERIES II: Travel Journals (1920-1984) consists of journals documenting several decades of world travel and field work. Starting in 1919 with his summer field work in Wyoming and Colorado, Dr. Hatt recorded both professional and personal observances in these journals. T
SERIES III: Published Works (1926-1976) represent only a small part of the approximately 250 scientific papers and reports authored by Dr. Hatt during his career. The works are arranged chronologically. One book in this series, Laboratory Manual of Testing Materials, was written by Hatt’s father, William Kendrick Hatt, a professor of civil engineering at Purdue University.
SERIES IV: Photographs (1935-1936, undated) are of special interest to those studying early Cranbrook and CIS history. Subjects documented are: the first house built on Faculty Row (occupied by the Hatt family), the CIS original building and planetarium, ca. early 1930s, and the gardens at Milles House at Cranbrook during the Hatt family residence.
SERIES V: Ephemera (undated) consists of Dr. Hatt’s metal field notebook clipboard only. The condition of the clipboard indicates that it was used extensively during Dr. Hatt’s field work and travels.
Dates
- Creation: 1974 - 1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Hatt, Robert T. (Robert Torrens), 1902- (Person)
Access
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet (2 SB)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Repository