Portland
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Francis T. Barnekoff papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss2773
Abstract
Francis T. Barnekoff was a native of Helena, Montana, and worked as an inspector for the Outfitting Department of the Kaiser Company in Portland, Oregon, during World War II. Collection includes inspector's manuals, lists, personnel, and diagrams regarding shipbuilding and equipment.
Dates:
1942-1944
T2 tanker drawings
Collection
Identifier: Mss 4067
Abstract
Twenty-one technical drawings on 21 sheets made by Floyd H. Runk for the Portland shipyard of the Kaiser Company, Inc., depicting the bow, midship, tanks and aft of T2 tankers.
Dates:
circa 1900-1978
Mary Willett papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll 366
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...
Dates:
1943-1993; Majority of material found within 1943-1945