Kaiser Company letters to Swan Island tanker production workers
Content Description
The collection consists of two letters that were sent to the tanker production workers at the Swan Island Shipyards in Portland, Oregon. The letters, written by Kaiser Company, Inc. owner Henry J. Kaiser and Swan Island Shipyard manager A. R. Nieman, congratulate the workers on having built a record number of tankers and oilers.
Dates
- 1944 October 27
Creator
- Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967 (Person)
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.
Historical note
Swan Island is an island in the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. During World War II, the island was the site of one of Henry J. Kaiser's shipyards. The shipyard at Swan Island was managed by A. R. Nieman, a civil engineer from Vancouver, Washington. Between 1942 and 1945, the Swan Island Shipyard produced 147 T-2 tankers.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rich Michelsen, April 2019 (RL2019-070).
Creator
- Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967 (Person)
- Nieman, A. R., 1904-1963 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Kaiser Company letters to Swan Island tanker production workers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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