Henry J. Holtzclaw
Henry J. Holtzclaw (November 28, 1897 – January 15, 1969) 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.
Biography[edit]
Henry J. Holtzclaw was born in Virginia and educated in Washington, D.C.[1] He joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1917 as a machinist's helper.[1] He rose through the ranks at the Bureau and in 1931 became the Bureau's mechanical expert and designer.[1] When the Office of Research and Development Engineering was created within the Bureau, he served as its first head.[1] He was responsible for developing an electric eye perforator in the 1930s.[1]
In 1949, Holtzclaw became Assistant Director of the Bureau.[1] In 1954, he was promoted, becoming Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.[1] He held this position until he retired in 1967.[1]
Holtzclaw died in 1969 at age 71, a little more than a year after he retired.[1]