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[email protected] or search http://www.library.illinois.edu/archives/archon for the record series number. 15/4/21 Liberal Arts and Sciences Botany Charles F. Hottes Papers, 1891-1912, 1923-40, 1951-65 Biographical Sketch: Hottes, Charles Frederick Born: July 8, 1870, Mascoutah, Illinois. Son of Frederick and Barbara (Dathan) Hottes. Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1894, 1891 Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1895 Ph.D., Bonn, 1901 Married Flora Guth, August 25, 1895. Daughter: Flora Emily Assistant in Botany, 1895-1898 Instructor in Botany, 1901-1902 Assistant Professor in Plant Physiology, 1913-1938 Consulting Plant Pathologist, 1923- Head of Department of Botany, 1928-1938 Professor Emeritus, 1938- Unitarian Fellow - AAAS, Botanical Society of America Sigma Xi Society of Plant Physiology Gamma Delta Sigma American Genetic Association Mason k and 32 Illinois Academy of Science Red Cross of Constantine Acacia University Alpha Zeta Kiwanis Chaos 406 West Iowa, Urbana, Illinois. Notes of a November, 1963 interview with Professor Hottes: Remembers Peabody, small, bald-headed; taught philosophy. Opposed fraternities, student riots. Burrill used to line up in University Hall for morning roll call. Stafford took students' pictures. Kinley had the hottest temper of anyone he knew. Student in trouble went to President Kinley who kicked wastebasket around room. Hottes told Babcock he would resign and Babcock apologized to Hottes for Kinley. Lecturer, Hottes had a loud voice or prediger stimme, large classes Traveled, took pictures, Hebothe was a fruit man at Grand Junction, Colorado.