Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Charles P. Harman family papers
Photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Charles P. Harman, Jr. (1908-1986) and Harlay Harman (1948-2001). Charles P. Harman, Jr. was an engineer who worked for the Kaiser Company at the Swan Island shipyard and the Detroit Dam; Harlay Harman was his nephew.
Northwest Women's History Project records and interviews
Records of the Northwest Women's History Project, primarily concerning its interviews with women who worked in shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, during World War II, and audio recordings of the interviews. The Northwest Women's History Project was founded in 1978, and in the early 1980s made a presentation based on interviews with women who had been shipyard workers in World War II, titled, "Good Work, Sister!"
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation collection
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation materials include an instruction manual; reports and diagrams; photo albums; training manuals for the main jobs available at the shipyard during World War II; and a print of an unidentified ship.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation photographic collection
Black and white photographs depicting the shipyard, workers, and ships of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon, including an album on the all-woman launch of the S.S. Nehalem, and images of fireboats and crews fighting a fire at the shipyard on August 30, 1945.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation records
Small binder containing information on vessels built, sponsors, employment levels, facilities, and related matters.
Franklin D. Roosevelt letter to Albert Bauer
Letter from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) to Albert Bauer (1900-1993) about the importance of manufacturing amphibious combat transports. Bauer was the general manager of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, which built ships and other watercraft for the U.S. armed forces during World War II.
Karen Beck Skold dissertation papers and interviews
Billie H. Strmiska shipbuilding memorabilia
Clippings, publications, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the shipbuilding career of Hermina "Billie" H. Strmiska (1908-1993) during World War II. Strmiska worked as a welder in Portland, Oregon, and participated in women's welding contests, including a national championship held in Pascagoula, Mississippi, which she lost to Vera Anderson.
Transport attack ship drawing
Blueline inboard oblique drawing of a transport attack ship design for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation.
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