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...