Batts Hall

Batts Hall
Batts Hall
	The building's exterior in 2014
General information
Address	158 West 21st Street
Town or city	Austin, Texas
Country	United States
Coordinates	30°17′05″N 97°44′20″W / 30.2848°N 97.7389°W

Batts Hall (abbreviated BAT) is a building on the South Mall of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas, United States. The five-floor, 39,143-square-foot structure is named after Robert Lynn Batts.^[1]

History

The building was constructed during 1952–1953, and named after former law professor and Board of Regents chairman Robert Lynn Batts.^[2] It was dedicated "to the study and teaching of modern foreign languages that men may understand one another".^[3] Dr. Robert Haden Williams, a professor of Romance languages, helped plan and design the structure.^[4]

In 1965, Harry H. Ransom delivered his "State of the University" speech in Batts' auditorium, launching the 'Texas Today and Tomorrow' series' fourth annual convocation.^[5] The building housed the Departments of Germanic, Romantic and Slavic Languages, as of 1973.^[6]

References

^ "Building Details: Batts Hall (BAT – 0073)". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ "Margaret Batts Tobin, 91, served UT and the arts". The Alcalde. 78 (2). Emmis Communications: 38. November–December 1989. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
^ "Centennial Factfile". The Alcalde. 71 (3). January–February 1983. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
^ "Focus on the Forty Acres". The Alcalde. 51 (1). September 1962. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Gribben, Alan (2010). Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion. p. 186. ISBN 9780292779112. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
^ "Refresher Course of the Campus". The Alcalde. 62 (1). Emmis Communications: 15. September 1973. ISSN 1535-993X. Retrieved May 22, 2020.