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Oral history interview with Mira H. Ehrman conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 20, 1976. Ehrman discusses her involvement with several Portland, Oregon, civic organizations.

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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.

Abstract Includes work by photographer Al Monner for the Oregon Journal newspaper from 1936 to 1974. A small selection of pre-1938 photographs were likely taken for the Oregonian newspaper, where Monner worked from 1936 to 1938. The photographs cover a wide variety of people and topics, primarily in the greater Portland area. Of particular interest are photographs documenting World War II efforts in Portland, as well as large dam-building projects. Large-format negatives from 1936 to 1959 have been...

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Transcript of a counselor's report written June 7, 1943, by Camille Somerville (1901-1967), who worked as a matron for women workers at the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland, Oregon. Also includes a photograph of Somerville in uniform and a photograph of the badge she wore. Somerville was born near Winnipeg, Canada, and came to Portland with her husband and three children about 1930.