Mary Willett papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll 366

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of brochures and other publications, news clippings, correspondence, teaching materials, and photographs of students, as well as documents related to Mary Willett's employment at the Swan Island Kaiser Child Service Center, and her reminiscences written in 1993.

Dates

1943-1993
Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Creator

Willett, Mary (Person)

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.

Historical note

Mary Willett left her teaching position in New Haven, Connecticut, in January 1944 to work at Swan Island Kaiser Child Service Center in Portland, Oregon, which opened in November 1943. Willett served as senior teacher for the five-year-old day group at the Swan Island center. Many were children of women working in the shipyard building tankers for use in World War II. The Kaiser centers served children ages eighteen months to six years in three shifts around the clock.

Extent

0.46 Cubic Feet (1 document case and 1 oversize folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Mary Willett served as senior teacher for the five-year-old day group at the Swan Island Kaiser Child Service Center in Portland, Oregon, beginning in January 1944. The Kaiser centers served children ages eighteen months to six years, many of whom were children of women working in the shipyard building tankers for use in World War II. The collection consists of brochures and other publications, news clippings, correspondence, teaching materials, and photographs of students, as well as documents related to Willett's employment, and her reminiscences written in 1993.