Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation collection
Scope and Contents
The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation materials include an instruction manual, 1 volume, 1944; reports and diagrams, 1941-1945; photo albums, 2 volumes, 1941-1945; training manuals, 1940-1943, for the main jobs available at the shipyard during World War II; a print, 35.6 x 50.8 cm., of an unidentified ship, with 12 service citation seals representing defense work during World War II. Also in the collection is a folder of materials relating to Marie "Chub" Hopkins Klinkhammer, who worked at Oregon Shipbuilding in the 1940s, including a letter and postcard describing the Vanport flood of 1948, and a copy of "Record breakers" signed by various workers at the company.
Dates
- 1940-1945
Creator
- Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
2.1 Cubic Feet (2 document cases and 3 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bulk of the collection, gift of Albert Bauer, March 1979. Instruction manual, gift of Donald B. Straub, May 1988. Training manuals, gift of Maurice Bullard, January 1990. Print, gift of Emery Neale, December 1983.
General
Some materials in this collection are stored offsite and may require up to one week's notice for retrieval. Contact library staff for assistance.
General
Contains material previously designated Mss 2547-1 and Mss 2547-2.
- Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation -- Records and correspondence
- Portland
- Shipbuilding industry -- Oregon -- Portland
- Ships and Shipping
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Oregon -- Portland -- Engineering and construction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Oregon -- Portland -- Equipment and supplies
- drawings (visual works)
- financial records
- photograph albums
- training manuals
Creator
- Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org