Hatch, Alden, 1898-1975

Biographer, historian and novelist. Married to Ruth Brown and later to Allene Gaty. Died 1975.

Allene Hatch was born 1926. She is an author, artist, and illustrator of several of Alden Hatch' books.

From the description of Papers of Alden and Allene Gaty Hatch, 1900-1993, bulk 1933-1975. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 38239825

Alden Hatch was born Sept. 26, 1898, in New York, the son of Frederick Horace and May Palmer Daly Hatch. Because of a crippling disease, he was primarily home educated. He was first married to Ruth Brown (1932) and later to Allene Gaty. His writing career began with fiction, often published under pseudonyms, in pulp magazines. He wrote two novels before embarking upon his career as biographer and historian.

Author and illustrator Allene Gaty Hatch was born in 1926, the daughter of John P. and Jeanne Gaty. She married Alden Hatch in 1950. She lives in New York City. She is frequently referred to in the Papers by her nickname, "Squeaky."

From the guide to the Alden and Allene G. Hatch Papers, 1874-2003, 1933-1986, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)