This box contains information about the following students.
Harry Teitel a.k.a. Harry Tytle, PMC, Class of 1931
-Worked for Walt Disney for 40 years, as a producer, originally working as manager of shorts, then supervising live-action films for television in the 1950s
-Wrote One of Walt’s Boys about his experiences
-Served on the board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Louis C. Tiffany, Attended PMA (1862) (2 folders)
-Son of the founder of Tiffany & Co.
-Founder of Laurelton Hall for artists
-Artist in many fields including: pioneer of Art Nouveau style, Favrile blown glass and stained glass, metalwork
Charles Vezin, PMA (Class of 1876)
-Impressionist Painter, famous for paintings of Manhattan, Brooklyn and other New York scenes
-President of the Salmagundi Club 1911-1915.
Neil Weygandt, Penn Morton College, Class of 1968
-Marathon and ultra-distance runner, holding the longest finishing streak for the Boston Marathon
Stedman T. Wickes, PMC, Class of 1883
-Suspended and returned to ranks for disobeying Colonel Hyatt’s order not to see a show in town, along with 36 others, including P.G. Lowe and H.M. Fish
William Wolfgram, Class of 1943
-Killed in action during WWII, received Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
Wood, Frank, Class of 1899
Francis F. Gruszka, Class of 1953
-Nonresident cadet from the Chester area, won competitive scholarship. Includes a great deal of newspaper clippings detailing PMC sports and events.
Joseph G. Shryock, Class of 1900
-Includes family tree and information about the Lincoln pallbearers.