By Mary A. Sego
Title: Robert T. Hatt scrapbook, 1894-1940
Predominant Dates:1919-1920
Primary Creator: Hatt, Robert T. (1902-)
Extent: 0.28 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Chronologically, as they appear in the scrapbook.
Subjects: Phi Kappa Psi, Purdue University--Students
Forms of Material: Black-and-white photographs, Ephemera, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Robert T. Hatt was a member of the Purdue University Class of 1923. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. The records that are available do not indicate that he graduated from Purdue. His father was William Kendrick Hatt who was a Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue. The scrapbook has numerous mementos of Robert Hatt’s days at Purdue, with a strong emphasis on Phi Kappa Psi, R.O.T.C., photographs of campus life and other ephemera relating to his time as a Purdue student.
Hatt graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science and from Columbia with a MA and PhD. He was Director of the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield, Michigan from 1935-1967.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 flat box
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: MSP 35, Robert T. Hatt scrapbook, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/hatt_robert.pdf
Scrapbook Photographs
Page
1. Photograph of Moran, Stuart, Stone
2. The Gate, The Hedge
3. Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi, Theta Xi, Beta Theta Pi
4. Eliza Fowler Hall, In the Library [Reading Room]
5. Sigma Nu, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Acacia
6. Stanley Coulter Hall [outside building and another taken in winter], “Old Biology Building”
7. 149 Andrew Place, “One of Garrard’s Dreams" [illustration of race car]
8. Purdue Armory [one outside the building and one taken inside of flag]
9. Sigma Chi, Beta Theta Pi
10. Mechanical Building [outside shot, two of fire; four days after dedication, 1894, “night scene, January 23, 1894]
11. Interior Phi Kappa Psi, Betas Home, Figi House, Sig Chi’s Room
12. Pharmacy Building, Campus Shot - [Ladies’ Hall, Pharmacy, Heating Plant, Purdue Hall, Armory]
13. Alpha Gamma Rho, Phi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi, Campus Snow Scene
14. Electrical Building, The Fountain – class of 1903
15. Various Purdue Students
16. Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue Creamery
17. Snow Scenes – “Mechanics Paradise” [Mechanical Building], Library, Eliza Fowler Hall, Near the Gate
18. Agriculture [two outdoor photos]
19. Freshman Backfield [football team], Various Students, “Keep it Burning [bonfire]
20. University Hall, Purdue Hall
21. Memorial Gymnasium, Bell House
22. “Breaking in the Movies” [taken outside movie theater with movie listing], Phi Kappa Psi House Party [pictures of attendees]
23. Mechanical and Civil Buildings, The Tower, The Arch
24. Pan Formal House Party, January 30 – February 1, 1920 [attendees all lined up,
“action”, some of the girls with Bob Wiley, The King and Queen]
25. Mechanical and Civil Buildings, The Tower, The Arch
26. Practical Mechanic’s Building, Hedge Snow Scene
27. Purdue Students
28. Chemistry Building, Hedge Snow Scene
29. Purdue Students
30. The Civil Building – two outdoor photographs
31. The Physics Building, Campus in Winter
32. Various Purdue Students
33. Along the Rail (fence), The Library (snow scene)
34. Various Prude Students, 1922-1923
35. Library [notation, “We hope the “Lib” will never again be pink.”], Ladies Hall
36. Sophs, Main St., The Wabash, “Look Out” [scene of smokestack falling over],
Courthouse
37. Two Aerial Shots of Campus
38. On & Off Skis – Three snow shots on campus
39. The Varsity and Frosh Football Teams, ca. 1919
40. Students; William Thomas Conlon (Lt. 333rd Infantry), Captain K. W. Huffine
(football), Donald Heath Tilson (Lt. of Infantry, U. S. Army)
41. “Just Before It Broke” [Pushball Contest]
42. The Sophomore – Freshman Pushball Contest, 1919
43. S.A.T.C. Barracks
44. Five photographs of the Purdue Band (on football field and Main St.)
45. The Armory, 1918, Hill Auditorium – Michigan, The Tank - 1917, The Way
J. T. McCutcheon Came Back [photo of plane]
46. Equipment for Purdue R.O.T.C. [six photos of rifles, cannons]
47. Around the Phi Psi House
48. “Elise” and photos of students golfing
49. On Stuart Field - Track Photographs
50. Business Manager of the Exponent – D. H. Beisel, other photos of friends
51-57. Photos of friends
58-63. “The First Touchdown” – Purdue vs. Franklin [five football photos]
64. Various Purdue Students
65. Various Purdue Students
66. “Worms”, 1923 [photos of students in costumes]
67. Students in costumes
68. Students in costumes, Dress Parade [photo of Phi Kappa Psi members in tuxedos]
69. “Misfits” [photos of Phi Kappa Psi members in tuxedos]
70-73. The House – Phi Kappa Psi [photos taken outdoors and indoors]
74. Students with baseball mitts
75. The Chapter, 1919-1920
76. High water on the Wabash; Various Purdue Students
77. “Bleacherites”, P.U. 9 Wisconsin 5, “Speed” [baseball photos]
78. Military Band with Purdue Drum, lizard, various students
79. Freshman Scholarship Cup, Dr. Enders, Pvt. S. G. Meig
80. Lt. Schroyer, Captain Van Winkle, Lt. Obold
81. Phi Psi Officers in military uniforms, additional military photo – pass in review
82. Spring football practice, R.O.T.C., “Babe Ruth” Hiser
83. H. B. Cammack, B.C. Booth, D.H. Tilson
84. Main Building, Physics Building, Science Building, Electrical Building/ Agricultural
85. Experiment Station, Farm Mechanics Building, Agriculture Hall/ Fowler Hall,
86-89. Electrical Building, Library, Mechanical Building, Civil Engineering [panoramic photographs]
90. Ray Southworth, Conlon (1915?), Ed Neil (1915 ?)
91. “Famous Desks” – football captains, Reinhardt, Dink, Hatt, Conlon
92. “On the Wall” – wall shots in Phi Kappa Psi
93. On the porch of Phi Kappa Psi, Hatt, F. L. Murphy
94. The Colors (R.O.T.C.) Pass in Review, Speaker before R.O.T.C.
95-96. May Day – The Queen and other photos
97. “Rose”
98-99. Spring House Party, Tippecanoe Picnic, Spring Borough, May, 1922
100. Purdue Students, one group photo on porch
101-103. Phi Psi Special, One Cylinder [three car photos], various students, Coulter, Hawkins, Doc Evans
104. Alpha Chi of Kappa Alpha Theta,
1919-1920 [group photo]
105. Hatt in military uniform, Rev. Carr (?)
106. William Kendrick Hatt (father), Wick Barber (1915 ?), Ray Southworth,
Fuergueson, 42nd Artillery Firing 8 in. R.R. Gun at Camp Wallace, VA
107. Group photo – Phi Kappa Psi
108-115. Group photos of various fraternities and sororities, one is a prom photo, no dates
