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Helen E. Berggren, 1981 May 23

 Item
Identifier: SR 9071

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Helen E. Berggren was conducted by Sara Cook and Lynn Taylor at Berggren’s home in Brush Prairie, Oregon, on May 23, 1981. In this interview, Berggren discusses her early life in North Dakota and describes the death of her mother in 1920. She talks about working as an electrician at the Kaiser shipyard in Vancouver, Washington. She talks about other jobs she worked and raising her family. She speaks about the people she worked with at the shipyard, about her job duties, and about the dangers of the job. She speaks at length about her life after the war, particularly about houses where she lived in Brush Prairie, and revisits the topic of her early life to talk about her education. She closes the interview by talking about a trip she took to Washington, D.C. Complete transcript available (36 pages).

Dates

  • Creation: 1981 May 23

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 22 min., 20 sec.)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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