Olive Hatton Harbeck was born in Long Island, NY and came with her family to Grand Haven around 1910. Her father, William Hatton, was president of the Eagle Ottawa Leather Company. After the death of Olive's mother, Elizabeth, William underwrote the cost of converting the former Loutit residence to the Elizabeth Hatton Memorial Hospital. Along with her sister Kathleen, Olive attended Akeley Institute, a prestigious finishing school for girls in Grand Haven. She gives a detailed history of the school and its curriculum. She also talks at length about the FBI's investigation of alleged communists among prominent citizens of Grand Haven during the Cold War.
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