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A wartime journey : from Ottumwa, Iowa to the Richmond shipyards, 1942 : oral history transcript / 1985.
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A wartime journey: from Ottumwa, Iowa to the Richmond shipyards, 1942 : oral history transcript / 1985On the waterfront : an oral history of Richmond, California
Creator/Contributor:
Cathey, Margaret Louise, 1919-, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Dunning, Judith, interviewer.Creator/Contributor:
Quay, James.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.Abstract:
She recalls leaving her children in Iowa as she joined her first husband in the Richmond shipyards, her work as a welder there,
her romance with her crew's leaderman, Ray Cathey, and the general spirit of the times, including her observances of post-war
Richmond.
Date:
c1990 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caShipyards -- California -- Richmond
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- California -- Richmond
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- California -- Richmond
Industries -- California -- Richmond -- History
Chantiers navals -- Californie -- Richmond
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des civils -- Californie -- Richmond
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Femmes -- Californie -- Richmond
Industrie -- Californie -- Richmond -- Histoire
Industries
Manners and customs
Shipyards
War work
Women
Richmond (Calif.) -- History
Richmond (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
California -- Richmond
Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.)
Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.)
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interview conducted by Judith K. Dunning ; introduction by Jim Quay ; Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley,
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
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Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library. Duplicate transcript.
Excerpts published as A wartime journey, 1942.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral
History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.
Type:
History.Oral histories.
Physical Description:
print
[xv], 46 p. : ill.
2 audiocassettes : analog.
Language:
English
Publisher:
California unknown place Berkeley, Calif : University of CaliforniaCopyright Note:
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral
History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.