Ted Holtzinger | Penn State Altoona

This installment of Penn State Altoona's historical video project provides background on Ted Holtzinger. John Edward (known as J.E. and Ted) Holtzinger was born the grandson of "Altoona Mirror" founder, Harry E. Slep. Ted was born in 1903 and went to Penn State to major in journalism and minor in business and animal husbandry. He would become a successful banker but decided to be a reporter for the "Altoona Mirror" in 1932. In 1941 he was the director of the "Mirror."
Ted would dedicate his life to community service and he started the Advisory Board that would found the Altoona Undergraduate Center (later Penn State Altoona) in 1939. He served on the board his entire life until his passing in 1977.
Mr. Holtzinger was a renaissance man. He would also own farms where he would use his animal husbandry knowledge. He would receive an honorary doctorate from St. Francis, Loretto.
The picture of the turn of the century printing press came from the U.S. Government Printing Office's publication "150 Years of Service to the Nation" found here:
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The picture of the young newspaper sellers comes from the Library of Congress. It was taken in 1912 and some of the young boys are ages 10 to 11. The same age Ted would have been in 1914 selling newspapers for the Altoona Mirror. Information on that picture can be found here:
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All other pictures and newspaper clippings come from the Altoona Mirror the Robert E. Eiche Library, and the book Penn State Altoona. Many of the newspaper clippings come from our Penn State Altoona Scrapbook Collection at the Robert E. Eiche Library:
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And special thanks to Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry and Kenneth Womack and their book, "Penn State Altoona" for pictures and with the narrative of events. That book can be found here:
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Any questions, please don't hesistate to contact the Penn State Altoona, Robert E. Eiche Library:
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