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Interview with Vivian G. Humphrey and John C. Humphrey (Interview 14)
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- 1976-05-16 (Creation)
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1 audiocassettes; 53 min., 20 sec.
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Vivian Gesme Humphrey, nee Vivian Belle Gesme, was born in 1916. In 1941, she and John Clinton Humphrey were married; they later had two children. They both worked for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon: Vivian as a welder, and John as a burner and chipper. Vivian G. Humphrey died in 2001.
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John Clinton Humphrey was born in 1918. In 1941, he and Vivian Belle Gesme were married; they later had two children. They both worked for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon: Vivian as a welder, and John as a burner and chipper. John C. Humphrey died in 1977.
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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. Incomplete transcript available (31 pages).
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Joint copyright for audio recordings in the collection is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estates of each interviewee. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
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- English
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- Skold, Karen Beck (Contributor)
- Women's Advisory Committee (Portland, Or.) (Subject)
- Henry J. Kaiser Company (Subject)
- Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation (Subject)