Henry J. Holtzclaw
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Henry J. Holtzclaw was an official in the United States Department of the Treasury
who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
from 1954 to 1967.
and educated in Washington, D.C.
He joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
in 1917 as a machinist's helper. He rose through the ranks at the Bureau and in 1931 became the Bureau's mechanical expert and designer. When the Office of Research and Development Engineering was created within the Bureau, he served as its first head. He was responsible for developing an electric eye perforator in the 1930s.
In 1949, Holtzclaw became Assistant Director of the Bureau. In 1954, he was promoted, becoming Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
. He held this position until he retired in 1967.
Holtzclaw died in 1969 at age 71, a little more than a year after he retired.
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is the head of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing within the United States Department of the Treasury. The current Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is Larry R. Felix....
from 1954 to 1967.
Biography
Henry J. Holtzclaw was born in VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and educated in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
He joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is paper currency for the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve itself is...
in 1917 as a machinist's helper. He rose through the ranks at the Bureau and in 1931 became the Bureau's mechanical expert and designer. When the Office of Research and Development Engineering was created within the Bureau, he served as its first head. He was responsible for developing an electric eye perforator in the 1930s.
In 1949, Holtzclaw became Assistant Director of the Bureau. In 1954, he was promoted, becoming Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is the head of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing within the United States Department of the Treasury. The current Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is Larry R. Felix....
. He held this position until he retired in 1967.
Holtzclaw died in 1969 at age 71, a little more than a year after he retired.