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Title: Charles T. Lewis California Shipbuilding Corporation (CalShip)
Collection
Creator:
Lewis, Charles T., 1901-1989
Identifier/Call Number: URB.CTL
Extent:
1.48 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1941-1976
Abstract: During World War II, Lewis worked as
the chief electrician and supervisor for the Marine Electrical Department at California
Shipbuilding Company on Terminal Island, Long Beach. Lewis supervised work on ships for the
US Army Transport Service and War Shipping Administration Transport vessels. Lewis's
personal collection documents the history of Naval construction of the Liberty Ship fleet
during World War II.
Language of Material: English
Biographical Information:
Charles T. Lewis was born March 7, 1901 in Galena, Kansas to Thornton and Charlotte
(Carpenter) Lewis. After graduating from high school, Lewis joined the United States Marine
Corps, serving from 1918 to 1920. He was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba until leaving the
service as a corporal.
During World War II, Lewis worked as the chief electrician and supervisor for the Marine
Electrical Department at California Shipbuilding Company on Terminal Island, Long Beach.
Lewis supervised work on ships for the US Army Transport Service and War Shipping
Administration Transport vessels. Prior to his civilian position for the military he was
working with the crew that built Boulder Dam. After the shipyards closed its Naval
construction activities, Lewis continued working on military contracts for the Naval
Ordinance Test Station at China Lake, California and then at the Atomic Energy Testing
Facility in Nevada. Lewis died on November 28, 1989.
Scope and Contents
The
Charles T. Lewis California Shipbuilding Corporation (Calship)
Collection
documents the history of Naval construction of the Liberty Ship fleet
during World War II contains correspondence files, publications such as the
CALSHIP Log, invitations to and general information regarding new
ship launchings, electrical unit manuals and drawings, and several photographs.
Related Material
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deana Brown, 07/2006.
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Processing Information:
Robert G. Marshall
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents