Fritz M. Hessemer reminiscences of Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, 1930-1993.

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Fritz M. Hessemer reminiscences of Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, 1930-1993.

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The collection contains photocopies of a letter to Hessemer from Paul W.E. Gehris, 10 April 1994, with reminiscences about Fritz's father, Paul Hessemer, an engineering instructor at Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute (WPI), and his ill health; a copper etching by Paul Hessemer of the northeast corner of Building #6, the Main Machine Shop, Textile Machine Works, Wyomissing, Pa., 1930 (with detailed explanation on the verso); memo to Kim Murphy from Fritz Hessemer with corrections and suggested improvements to WPI's Book of years, 1995; two photos of the WPI apprentice picnic, 1941, with many men identified; Fritz Hessemer's apprenticeship agreement with Textile Machine Works, 21 November 1938; and a 57-page computer printout of the oral tape Hessemer made of the 23 October 1993 WPI reunion.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Textile Machine Works

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Gehris, Paul W. E., -1994

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Hessemer, Fritz M.

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Fritz M. Hessemer graduated in 1941 from the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute (predecessor to the Penn State Berks campus). He was Delaware's State Licensed Professional Energy Conservation Engineer, 1980-1986. From the description of Fritz M. Hessemer reminiscences of Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, 1930-1993. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 63133921 ...

Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute

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Penn State Berks

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From its beginnings as the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to becoming part of the Penn State system in 1958, Penn State Berks has experienced many changes. WPI occupied the original Sacred Heart Church building on Hill Road from 1930 to 1958 when its facilities were offered to Penn State to establish the Penn State Wyomissing Center, now Penn State Berks. It moved to its present Spring Township location in 1972. With the addition of the residence halls in 1990, Berks became a combined re...

Hessemer, Paul

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