Tape 1, Side 1. Rose K. Weed worked as a welder in the Kaiser shipyards. In this interview, Weed discusses the kind of work she did at the shipyards, particularly welding. She describes balancing child care and work. She also talks about the work environment at the shipyards, including her experiences with sexism, the dangers of welding, and her daily commute. She closes the interview by discussing the reasons why she didn't send her child to the shipyard child care centers.

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Marie Gleason discusses working as an electrician at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about supervising other women workers, including helping to accommodate a deaf coworker; and discusses the people she worked with. She briefly mentions the use of the day care centers and how other women had benefited from them. She also talks about training her cat and shares other personal anecdotes. She speaks about being laid off at the end of the war, and talks about her activities since then. She closes her interview by reflecting on her involvement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Laura Fortier describes working as a truck driver for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. She describes driving in bad weather, particularly describing driving in thick fog. She talks about her duties and responsibilities as a driver, about people she worked with, and about instances of unfair treatment. She closes the interview by discussing her activities since leaving the shipyards in 1944, and talking about her early life in Oklahoma.

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Margaret E. Shearer discusses working in the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard. She talks about working in the office and about later working as a tool checker and cable stripper. She discusses her father's career as a foreman at the shipyards. She talks about the friends she made at the shipyards and discusses their later careers.

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Margaret E. Shearer discusses working in the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard. She talks about working in the office and about later working as a tool checker and cable stripper. She discusses her father's career as a foreman at the shipyards. She talks about the friends she made at the shipyards and discusses their later careers.

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Elizabeth F. Goddard discusses her role in founding the child care centers at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about the lasting effect the child care centers had on public education in Portland; about the services the shipyards offered their women workers; and about the other people who helped found the child care centers. She speaks about how the children in the centers benefited. She closes the interview by reflecting on the reasons some women workers chose not to use the centers.

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Vivian G. Humphrey and John Humphrey discuss Vivian's work as a welder for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. They talk about the training women welders received, about crime in the shipyards, and about the dangers of welding. They discuss the reasons Vivian Humphrey quit in 1943. John Humphrey talks about their commute, about shutting down the shipyards after the war ended, and about his work as a burner and chipper. They discuss how male shipyard employees treated the women workers. They talk about living in war housing in St. Johns and about their daily lives. They discuss their careers and raising a family after leaving the shipyards.

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Leah V. Hahn discusses working as a welder and a burner in the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about the training she received and about the dangers of the job. She also speaks about her son, Rick Hahn, and his career; shares her memories of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to the Kaiser shipyards; and talks about working for the American Canning Company during the Depression. She closes the interview by talking about her life after the war.

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Ione L. Williams discusses working as a welder for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. She talks about the dangers of the job and discusses the kind of work she and other women did. She speaks about using the shipyard day care centers and describes the care her children received. She discusses life in the St. Johns Woods war housing project, talks about grocery shopping, and discusses her career after the war ended. She also talks about being required to buy war bonds.

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Eva M. Lund discusses working as a welder for Commercial Iron Works. She speaks about her experience with the boilermaker's union; talks about her experience as the first woman to join the bartender's union; and her child care arrangement while working in the shipyards. She discusses the trucking business she ran with her husband after the war; talks about how work as a welder affected her health; and describes the dangers of the job. She also talks about quality control in the shipyards, about grocery shopping and rationing, and about the mass layoffs of women after the war ended in 1945. She closes the interview by sharing anecdotes about people and events at the shipyards.

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Ruth Cave discusses her work as head teacher at day care centers funded by the Lanham Act of 1940 in Portland, Oregon, during World War II. She talks about some of the children she worked with in Portland; speaks about her teaching methods; and discusses the training available for early childhood educators during the 1940s. She describes some of the children's crafts and activities in the day care centers. She talks about the staff at and the services offered by the day care centers. She compares the Lanham-funded nurseries with the Kaiser day care centers. She speaks about the sanitation protocols at the Lanham-funded day cares.

Tape 2, Side 1. In this interview, Ruth Cave discusses her work as head teacher at day care centers funded by the Lanham Act of 1940 in Portland, Oregon, during World War II. She talks about some of the children she worked with in Portland; speaks about her teaching methods; and discusses the training available for early childhood educators during the 1940s. She describes some of the children's crafts and activities in the day care centers. She talks about the staff at and the services offered by the day care centers. She compares the Lanham-funded nurseries with the Kaiser day care centers. She speaks about the sanitation protocols at the Lanham-funded day cares.

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Stella I. Vogel discusses her work as a tank cleaner for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Reynold S. Vogel discusses his work as a welding leadman at the same company. Stella I. Vogel talks about living in Vanport, about the hours she worked, and about her child care arrangements. The Vogels discuss their activities after the war, and Stella I. Vogel briefly talks about her family background and early life. They describe the work they did at the shipyards, talk about tensions between women and men on the job, and Reynold S. Vogel talks about supervising women welders.

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Mildred O. Kane discusses working as a teacher at the Kaiser Child Service Center on Swan Island during World War II. She describes a typical day at the center; discusses the program for children 18 to 24 months old; and talks about the center's early childhood education philosophy. She talks about the influence the Kaiser Child Service Centers had on other day care facilities in Portland; discusses the low wages child care workers are paid; and shares ideas for expanding and improving the child care options available at the time of the interview in 1976.

Tape 1, Side 2. Skold did not assign a number to this interview. The sound quality is very poor. In this interview, Anita Warner discusses her background as a teacher and describes working in the offices of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation.

Tape 2, Side 1. Audio recording of a presentation Skold gave on February 1, 1980, to the Sociologists for Women in Society in Alameda County, California. The presentation is based on research for Skold's dissertation. She speaks at length about the services provided by the Kaiser Child Service Centers, about the reasons the centers were created, and about opposition to their creation by the Portland community. She speaks about the use of the day care centers by the female workforce in the Kaiser shipyards. She describes the closure of the centers after the end of World War II and what happened to the centers' buildings and teachers. She talks about the reasons the day care centers were not continued after the war. A question and answer session follows the presentation, as well as discussions about day care as a feminist concern and about the Kaiser health care system.

Carpenters building a wooden sleigh, as part of a Santa Claus parade float, at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Several men are holding tools while another holds what appears to be schematics (negative 3 of 3).

Three electricians at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. The women appear to be working on an electrical box on wooden work bench. One woman is holding the box while another uses a wrench (negative 3 of 10).

An electrician at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, installing two small power boxes onto a wall. She’s seated on a wooden stool and wearing a leather porch holding tools (negative 5 of 10).

A night photograph showing a ship stern segment being lifted at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Workers can be seen standing at the base of the metal piece, which is being lifted by a hoist (negative 2 of 7).

A group stands in front of shipbuilding scaffolding at Oregon Shipbuilding Company in Portland, after the launching of Liberty ship C.J. Jones. From left to right: Captain W. Wills, Mrs. Kathryn Jones Bedinger (sister of C.J. Jones), Charlotte McNary, and Mrs. Charles L. McNary (wife of Senator Charles McNary. This photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 2 of 7).

Children on a playground set at a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. One child, wearing a hat, looks towards the camera while climbing (negative 8 of 12).

Women from the “hellcats” welding crew at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Top row, from left: Hazel Zimmerman, Georgie Towell, Verna McCaughey, Frances Reid (helper). Front row: Mayme Matchett, Mabel Geist, Bess Blankenship, Vivian Sales, Martha Raymond, and Leadman Paul (‘Doc’) Shade. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 23, 1944 (negative 1 of 3). See also: negative 901-1.

A grease crew, posing as a group, at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. From left to right (back row): Labor Supervisor Harry Stokes, John Gilbert, Leadman Harry Bartsch, Burner A.J. Bry, Cal Bumgarner, Ben Whipple, Charlie Barkman, W.M. Bowe; (front row) William Liston, Martin Hansan, C.C. Busby, R.O. Avery. This photographed was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 21, 1944 (negative 1 of 2).

Mary Bowman, wearing work wear, at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (negative 5 of 7).

The U.S.S. Bronx, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River upon its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ways. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 15, 1945 (negative 1 of 8).

A woman stands next to a large wooden crate filled with metal safety hats at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, as the company ceases shipbuilding operations (negative 3 of 26).

Photograph showing logs and timber being used to construct raised decks at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Logs can be seen laying on the ground throughout the frame (negative 1 of 16).