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Box 1

 Container

Contains 24 Results:

Women in shipbuilding: A graphic portrayal of the first six months experience of women employed in the Kaiser shipyards, July to December 1942, 1943 January 1

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of papers and interviews gathered by Karen Beck Skold during research for her 1981 Ph.D. dissertation in sociology at the University of Oregon, entitled "Women Workers and Child Care During World War II: A Case Study of the Portland, Oregon Shipyards." Papers include photocopied reports and articles, mostly regarding children's services in Portland, as well as racism and sex segregation in the shipyards; newspaper clippings regarding Skold's research,...
Dates: 1943 January 1

Women's Advisory Committee minutes, 1943 June 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of papers and interviews gathered by Karen Beck Skold during research for her 1981 Ph.D. dissertation in sociology at the University of Oregon, entitled "Women Workers and Child Care During World War II: A Case Study of the Portland, Oregon Shipyards." Papers include photocopied reports and articles, mostly regarding children's services in Portland, as well as racism and sex segregation in the shipyards; newspaper clippings regarding Skold's research,...
Dates: 1943 June 16

Biographical notes on women who worked in the shipyards in Portland, 1975

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of papers and interviews gathered by Karen Beck Skold during research for her 1981 Ph.D. dissertation in sociology at the University of Oregon, entitled "Women Workers and Child Care During World War II: A Case Study of the Portland, Oregon Shipyards." Papers include photocopied reports and articles, mostly regarding children's services in Portland, as well as racism and sex segregation in the shipyards; newspaper clippings regarding Skold's research,...
Dates: 1975

Notes and questions for taped interviews, 1975-1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of interviews that Karen Beck Skold conducted with people, predominantly women, who worked at shipyards and in child care in the Portland, Oregon, area during World War II. The series also includes Skold's interview questions and notes, as well as administrative documents related to the interviews. Most of the people Skold interviewed worked at the Kaiser shipyards, including the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation yard. A few were employed at Albina Engine & Machine...
Dates: 1975-1976