Male, US, born 1875-01-22, died 1957-08-06


Professional History

Director of Art, Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, CA, 1902-1909; Batchelder spent summers at this time teaching at the Handicraft Guild Summer Schools in Minneapolis, MN. He was a teacher of design theory and manual arts instruction at both institutions.

Member, Pasadena Planning Commission, c. 1920s.

Graduate, Massachusetts Normal School, Salem, MA, 1899.

Personal

Born in Nashua, NH, Batchelder died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 82. He spent the year 1905 travelling in the UK, surveying English schools active in the Arts and Crafts Movement there.

His mother's maiden name was Sleeper.

Member, Pasadena Library Board; Member, Pasadena Playhouse Association.



Associated Locations

  • Nashua, NH (Architect's Birth)
    Nashua, NH

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