Henry J. Kaiser Company
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kaiser Company letters to Swan Island tanker production workers
Collection
Identifier: Coll811
Abstract
Two letters sent to Swan Island Shipyard tanker production workers by Kaiser Shipyards owner Henry J. Kaiser and manager A. R. Nieman during World War II. The letters congratulate the workers on building a record number of tankers.
Dates:
1944 October 27
Karen Beck Skold dissertation papers and interviews
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1803
Abstract
Research materials gathered by Karen Beck Skold, a doctoral student in sociology at the University of Oregon, for her 1981 dissertation, "Women Workers and Child Care in World War II: A Case Study of the Portland Shipyards." Collection includes reports, newspaper clippings, articles, notes, and minutes, primarily concerning day care and children's services in Portland, Oregon, and women workers in the Portland shipyards. Also included are audio recordings of interviews Skold conducted with...
Dates:
1941-1980