Rollin Lynde Hartt was an early 20th century journalist and congregational minister. His reporting and views on the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy

Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy

The Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy was a religious controversy in the 1920s and 30s within the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America that later created divisions in most American Christian denominations as well. The major American denomination was torn by conflict over the...

 were known nationally and mentioned in Time Magazine. His 1909 articles People at Play appeared in Atlantic Monthly and are considered an important exception to a near-quarantine on information about then-current popular culture.

He was educated at Williams College

Williams College

Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...

 (B.A., 1892) and Andover Theological Seminary (1896), serving in pastorates in Montana and Massachusetts.

Selected publications

• The Man himself 1924
• "Scopes Trial: What Lies Beyond Dayton" July 22, 1925 The Nation
  The Nation
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• "I'd Like to Show You Harlem!". The Independent
  The Independent
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  . April, 1921. p. 334-.
• Confessions of a Clergyman. Rollin Lynde Hartt. McBride, Nast & company, 1915.
• The People at Play. Rollin Lynde Hartt. Houghton Mifflin
  Houghton Mifflin
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  , 1909.
• Understanding the French. Rollin Lynde Hartt. McBride, Nast & Company, 1914.