151 results for: Aerospace
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Oral history interview with Robert J. (Bob) Gerbracht, October 28, 2001
Interview with Robert J. (Bob) Gerbracht, a physicist and rocket scientist who specializes in aviation scheduling, conducted by Constance Schnell for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project on October 28, 2001. Topics discussed include his childhood in Seattle, his education at Reed College and Caltech, and his career in rocket science. Copyright agreement: YesDigitized: YesTranscript: Yes, 1 .pdf file…
ID Number:2019.35.1.26
Date:2001
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Oral history interview with Jeff Peace, November 11, 2008
Interview with Jeff Peace, an aerospace engineer at Boeing and longtime MOHAI trustee, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project on November 11, 2008. He was based at Boeing between 1989 and 2006 and served on MOHAI's board between 2003 and 2011.
ID Number:2019.35.1.50
Date:2008
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Oral history interview with Rosemary Brester, July 24, 2003
Interview and plant tour with Rosemary Brester, president and CEO of Hobart Machined Products Incorporated, conducted by Helen Divjak in Seattle for the Washington Workplace Oral History Project on July 24, 2003. Hobart Machined Products Incorporates specializes in precision machining for aerospace, defense, electronics, and space sectors. She and her husband later sold a portion of the company; she now…
ID Number:2019.35.7.2
Date:2003
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Oral history interview with Lyle Eveland, August 18, 2003
Interview with Lyle Eveland, the former director of operations for Boeing Commercial Airplane Programs, conducted by Helen Divjak in Seattle for the Washington Workplace Oral History Project on August 18. 2003. He had retired in 2001, two years prior to this interview.
ID Number:2019.35.7.5
Date:2003
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Oral history interview with Elsie Anderson, October 18, 2004
Interview with Elsie Anderson, a Boeing employee during World War II. She started as a stenographer in the engineering department and retired as an executive secretary. Topics discussed include taking test pilots out to the hangar, playing Christmas music on the organ during lunch hours, work attire, and what Boeing was like when the war ended. Interview conducted by Patricia…
ID Number:2019.35.9.1.1
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Donna Bajocich, August 18, 2004
Interview with Donna Bajocich, a Boeing employee who worked as a riveter during World War II. Topics discussed include her work as a riveter, pressure from unwelcoming men who wanted her to leave her position, and her union membership and participation in a strike. Interview conducted by Constance Schnell in Seattle for the Speaking of Seattle: Rosies Oral History Project…
ID Number:2019.35.9.1.3
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Margaret Berry, September 23, 2004
Interview with Margaret Berry, a Boeing employee during World War II. She was employed as a bucker and a riveter. Topics discussed include the relationship between bucking and riveting, having to buck her own rivets, racial diversity, and plane restoration. Interview conducted by Patricia Hackett Nicola for the Speaking of Seattle: Rosies Oral History Project on September 23, 2004.
ID Number:2019.35.9.1.4
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Katie R. Burks, July 28, 2005
Katie Burks discusses her move to Seattle from Birmingham, Alabama to work as a mechanic for Boeing during World War II. She includes details about her social, family, and work life, unions, the YWCA and Mount Zion Church, discrimination in the South and Seattle she faced as an African American woman, and returning to work at Boeing in 1950. Interview…
ID Number:2019.35.9.2.1
Date:2005
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Oral history interview with Vivian Laye, September 13, 2005
Interview with Vivian Laye, a Boeing employee during World War II, conducted by Anita Warmflash in Seattle for the Speaking of Seattle: African American Rosies Oral History Project in September 2005. Topics discussed include: moving to Seattle, her Boeing-subsidized education and work-life balance, the union, and other employment.
ID Number:2019.35.9.2.2
Date:2005
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Oral history interview with Katherine D. Thompkins, September 1, 2005
Interview with Katherine D. Thompkins, a Boeing employee during World War II, conducted by Anita Warmflash in Seattle for the Speaking of Seattle: African American Rosies Oral History Project. Topics discussed include: moving to Seattle, difficulties with welding, working at the Boeing Little Red Barn, and the union. Please note that second part of interview is missing.
ID Number:2019.35.9.2.3
Date:2005