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Marian Irons Gottschalk, 1943-1945

 

Summary

Extent:
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Boxes and Folder number], Marian Irons Gottschalk, 05.0002, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-05-0002

Background

Scope and content:

The collection of Marian Irons Gottschalk contains items from her job in a defense plant as a sheet metal helper for the Kaiser Company, Inc. at the Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver, Washington from 27 October 1943 to 20 January 1945 where she worked primarily on baby flat tops (escort carriers). Her collection includes numerous newspaper clippings on the Vancouver Shipyard and the ships it built as well as a few clippings of the "Stubby Bilgebottom" comic. Also included are small books on the ships built by the Kaiser Company, Inc. and the Oregon Shipbuilding Company; a map of Vancouver, Washington's housing district; aerial photographs of the shipyard; and two letters of commendation for overproduction in 1944. There is also a scrapbook containing many more newspaper clippings on the yard, 'Stubby Bilgebottom" comic strips, and a list of carrier production.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Boxes and Folder number], Marian Irons Gottschalk, 05.0002, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-05-0002

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA