Walter R. Hepner Memorial Collection 1892-1977 1940-1969

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Walter R. Hepner Memorial Collection 1892-1977 1940-1969

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The Walter R. Hepner Memorial Collection documents aspects of Hepner's professional administrative career and his involvement with the community at large, including international travel. The collection dates from 1892 to 1977, with the bulk of documents created between the 1940s and 1960s. The majority of the collection consists of paper materials such as correspondence, retirement mementos, memorial artifacts, and personal scrapbooks. It contains a significant number of speeches written during and after Hepner's tenure as President of San Diego State College (SDSC). The collection also consists of a large amount of materials from the Hepners' travels, both paper and photographic slides. The collection has been divided into three series: Office Files, Speeches, and Travel. The Travel series is made up of two subseries: Paper Materials and Slides.

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Hepner, Frances K. (Frances Keating)

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San Diego State College

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Hepner, Frances K. (Frances Keating)

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Hepner, Walter R. (Walter Ray), 1891-

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Biographical Note Walter Ray Hepner was born in Covina California, October 30, 1891. The son of a major orange grower, Hepner received his A.B. (1913), A.M. (1916) and Ed.D (1937) from the University of Southern California. He also completed two years of graduate study in Sociology and Education at the University of Chicago from 1917-1919. Hepner married Frances Hepner in 1919 and they had one son, Walter Ray Hepner, Jr. Hepner's ...